A lot of people, when they have an idea about how something works, say, “I have a theory….” But they don’t. People who say, “I have a theory…” often just have a hypothesis. Theories take time. A lot of time. Albert Einstein had a theory. Claude Shannon had a theory. Alfred Wegener had a theory. Dave Smith, at a bar,… Read more →
Reminder! I’m still not a doctor. Nor would I want to be one. Nor a nurse. Those people are heroes. Semi-related, but the next time you see a nurse, give them a socially-distanced high-five! They don’t get nearly the love they deserve. Before I go any further, I want to take a moment and say thank you to everyone that… Read more →
You know, six months later and I’m still not a doctor. And if you would’ve told me on New Year’s Eve that I was going to spend most of 2020 with my nose in medical journals I would’ve been incredibly confused. Meteorology journals? Sure. Medical journals? Not so much. But here we are! Some troubling new evidence is starting to surface… Read more →
This won’t be a super-detailed post, but rather just a heads up that I stumbled across a new way to figure out the “threat” of meeting someone infected with COVID-19 while I’m out and about. The smart folks over at Georgia Tech put together some research trying to unpack how likely it is that any one person meets another person… Read more →
While the spread of COVID-19 seems to be nearly out of control in some places, in others things are starting to get back to normal. In Mississippi, like a handful of other places in the South, the viral spread is leaning more toward being “out of control” than “completely under control” at this time. So far in July, there have… Read more →
