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5 votes
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders all people to wear face coverings in public
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Google to slow hiring for rest of 2020, CEO tells staff
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Coronavirus vaccine prospects
6 votes -
Why there aren't enough masks in America, and how to get more
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A failure, but not of prediction
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 15
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Iceland's forestry service has come up with a novel way to overcome the sense of isolation many people suffer because of Covid-19 – hug the trees
6 votes -
Tax change in US coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds
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Millennials are now the new lost generation
37 votes -
Google announces a Journalism Emergency Relief Fund for local newsrooms
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 14
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Denmark may issue securities in foreign currencies for the first time in years to finance programs to support the economy through the coronavirus crisis
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Amazon threatens to suspend French deliveries after court order
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Copper-coated doorknobs to kill COVID? It makes sense, say scientists
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Sling TV gives America free fourteen-day 'quarantine offer,' supports local and state shelter-in-place orders
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A Perth man has become the first person in Australia to be jailed for breaching emergency coronavirus laws after he repeatedly snuck out of his hotel room while he was supposed to be in quarantine
5 votes -
San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl loss a life-saver for Bay Area? UCSF doctor calls it a gift
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Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus
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COVID19 serology is harder than it looks
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Shelter in place with Shane Smith & Edward Snowden
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Fear of an impending used car price collapse grips US auto industry
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Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate
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Saudi Arabia races to contain epidemic in Islam’s holiest city
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South Dakota’s governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of the nation’s largest coronavirus hot spots
8 votes -
Another mega drive planned after 10,000 people line up at San Antonio food bank
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 13
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Coyotes, bobcats and bears: Amid coronavirus shutdown, wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
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California, Oregon & Washington announce Western States Pact
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Doctors come under attack in India as coronavirus stigma grows
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PetSmart pressures dog groomers to come into work as "essential labor"
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Top US pork producer shuts key plant and warns of meat shortfall
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English NHS releases Covid-19 decision making tool
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Charity and volunteer work in a time of crisis
Many people have plenty to do just figuring out how to protect themselves and take care of their families. Others are busier than ever with essential jobs. But at least some of us are stuck at...
Many people have plenty to do just figuring out how to protect themselves and take care of their families. Others are busier than ever with essential jobs. But at least some of us are stuck at home and could probably be doing more to support the common effort, something besides avoiding infection and watching it happen.
There are many to choose from, but what charities do you think are most deserving of support, and why? What are good ways to volunteer?
Edit: LessWrong has a section of their link database devoted to work and donations
14 votes -
Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic
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COVID-19 kills renowned Princeton mathematician, 'Game Of Life' inventor John Conway in three days
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Boris Johnson leaves hospital, says 'things could have gone either way'
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Why it’s so hard to make a good COVID-19 model
8 votes -
At least twenty UK phone masts vandalised over false 5G coronavirus claims
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Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 3
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He could have seen what was coming: Behind Trump’s failure on the virus
14 votes -
How Anthony Fauci became America’s doctor
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 12
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
9 votes -
Answers to questions about Apple and Google’s new coronavirus tracking project
8 votes -
Tildes Folding@home team is now in the top 1500, out of 246,901 teams
17 votes -
Clever and stupid in equal measure, Taskmaster is the ideal quarantine show
8 votes -
A very detailed Corona curriculum for your kids
5 votes -
How infectious disease defined the American bathroom
9 votes -
A trio broke the Cannonball Run record by almost an hour, completing it in 26:38
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 11
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
8 votes