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Falsely yelling 'Fire' in a theater: How misinformation, confirmation bias make informing the public about COVID-19 so difficult

Falsely yelling ‘Fire’ in a theater: How misinformation, confirmation bias make informing the public about COVID-19 so difficult

Nick Lilja Wednesday, July 29, 2020 // 11:21 am | 2 Responses

A good friend of mine, Ivory Hecker, down in Houston recently had one of her videos pulled from Facebook. Like most of us when facebook fails us, she went to Twitter. The most alarming thing to me about the story on the Houston doctor is the mass censorship that happened across Facebook, Twitter, Google & YouTube. I believe in freedom… Read more →

Posted in Archive | Tagged Confirmation Bias, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, misinformation
7/28/20 Tropical Update - PTC9 / Isaias organizing, moving toward Puerto Rico

7/28/20 Tropical Update – PTC9 / Isaias organizing, moving toward Puerto Rico

Nick Lilja Wednesday, July 29, 2020 // 12:48 am

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. The storm is likely going to be named Isaias in the coming days. It isn’t forecast to be near Florida and the Bahamas until Friday or Saturday, but I wanted to take a few minutes to dive into an important set of data: Water temperatures. A quick note: The… Read more →

Posted in Archive, Forecasting, Tropics | Tagged 2020 Atlantic hurricane Season, Hurricane Season, hurricanes, Isaias, PTC9, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, tropics, weather
NHC issues advisories for PTC Nine, eventual Isaias, for Caribbean Islands

NHC issues advisories for PTC Nine, eventual Isaias, for Caribbean Islands

Nick Lilja Tuesday, July 28, 2020 // 10:45 am

The National Hurricane Center has now designated “Invest 92L” as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.” The change in name will only be temporary. The NHC is trying to issue advisories for some of the islands as soon as possible, even though this isn’t a tropical depression or tropical storm yet. Model Data Model data suggests PTC9 will be soon. And when… Read more →

Posted in Archive, Forecasting, Tropics | Tagged 2020 Altnatic Hurricane Season, Hurricane Season, Isaias, NHC, PTC9, Tropical Weather, tropics, weather
7/28/20 AM COVID Update: Study suggests weather forecasts struggle during pandemic, Teens may be important spreaders, Smart Watches may ID COVID early

7/28/20 AM COVID Update: Study suggests weather forecasts struggle during pandemic, Teens may be important spreaders, Smart Watches may ID COVID early

Nick Lilja Tuesday, July 28, 2020 // 1:48 am

You guessed it: I’m still not a doctor. And, if I’m being honest, I never wanted to be one. Ever. The hours, the stress, the mental fatigue. I couldn’t do it. Oh sure, I’ll go chase a two mile-wide tornado with 300mph wind in Oklahoma. But try to give a kid his booster shot? Nah. Anyway. Here is a look… Read more →

Posted in Archive, Not Weather, Research | Tagged Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19

7/27/20 – Tropical Update (Invest92L)

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