Favorites September 8th 2022

Balboa Park, June 2022

Nikki Teran @DrNikkiTeran

I learned the little lamps are Krypton Shields. My half birthday is coming up if anyone is looking for something to get me…

faruv.comFar UV Disinfection Floor Lamp, Krypton-SHIELDKrypton Shield Disinfection Floor Lamp is capable of continuously disinfecting air and surfaces in occupied spaces such as homes, healthcare facilities, restaurants, and retail space. Disinfect any space, anytime and anywhere.

This Far-UV stuff looks interesting, I hope it makes a difference for other airborne pathogens.

Randall Munroe @xkcd

We partnered with @minutephysics to bring a question from WHAT IF? 2 (out on Tuesday!) to life! Check it out here:

youtube.comWhat If Pluto Was Plutonium? (with XKCD!)Where to buy WHAT IF? 2 by Randall Munroe – Amazon: https://bit.ly/3Rk5Vy2 Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3AKwXIl Penguin Random House: https://bi...

Randall Munroe is going all out promoting his new book, and I'm really enjoying the stuff that's coming out of it. Oh, and the book.

David Mack @davidmackau

this remains an all-time story about the queen

There was also a lot of discussion of corgis today.

Chris Blattman @cblatts

A new malaria vaccine shows 80% protection against the disease in children (at least in a seasonal malaria region of Burkina Faso) economist.com/science-and-te… from @TheEconomist

economist.comA new malaria vaccine shows promising resultsIf further tests remain successful, it could be deployed in the field as soon as 2023

And there's still an mRNA vaccine in the works as well.

Will @WillEvans215

The Historical Commission created months of delays to make the building on the left change to the building on the right

Threads

• Short description of the DOJ's response to the Judge's Special Master order, one expert approvingly calls it a "work of art", and here's another unpacking the strategy. The judge also responded.

• Thread about a Czech machine tool company that's freaking out because researchers say they're operating in Russia. It's because they pretty clearly are.

• Discussion of evidence that Russia has lost 3 battalions worth of equipment in the last 72 hours. Also, footage of Ukrainian Humvees storming a Russian Occupied Village, and helmet cam footage of civilians happy to see Ukrainian troops arrive. Oh, and some low flying jets too.