Tuesday, May 12, 2020
(Wasn't it April 12 a few days ago?)
No matter what plans we have, we are all forced to respond to the times in which we live. Nothing super deep about that. However, I am an interested observer of the way people handle the clash between their expectations and reality. And there is nothing like a pandemic to highlight this delta. So many examples of good, bad, and mixed have emerged in the last few weeks.
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Data Visualization Update
State comparisons:
https://public.tableau.com/views/Coronavirus-ChangeovertimeintheUSA/2_Corona?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Rt data
https://public.tableau.com/shared/7FH637YGW?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
FT data is still the best visualization I have found for country comparisons.
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&cumulative=0&logScale=1&perMillion=0&values=deaths
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Our friend at FT, John Burn-Murdoch uses data to illustrate the death rate in Russia.
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1259960313358749701
Dr. Burgio discusses another trial (a cohort study) on HCQ. Like bait, this draws out some people who are very hostile to the data and attack Dr. Burgio directly. These comments exemplify the dark underbelly of social media peppered with a sprinkling of logical fallacies.
https://twitter.com/GaetanBurgio/status/1259975273941893120
Here is what happens when we incomplete data sets when it comes to therapies for COVID. Patients, physicians, and hospitals working are now working in a knowledge vacuum when it comes to Remdesivir. As you would imagine, consternation and increased competition ensue. Here is an article on the unintended consequences and chaos of attempting to distribute limited supplies of Remdesivir.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/12/coronavirus-doctors-struggle-to-decide-which-patients-should-get-remdesivir/
This article manages to weave politics, history, culture, and COVID into a coherent story about handshaking. It is like a tiny episode of Seinfeld all in one place - so much about so little.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/good-riddance-handshake/611404/
A physician I follow on Twitter, Rana Awdish, also thinks about the vocabulary employed to describe the pandemic. The psychology of war metaphors has consequences.
https://twitter.com/RanaAwdish/status/1259849425700171776
Another discussion I encountered highlighted a (now retired) immunologist from Univ. of Pittsburgh who writes and teaches on the immune consequences of stress - news, fear, poverty, etc.
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhood/2020/05/11/Us-column-Bruce-Rabin-stress-coping-pandemic-loneliness-UPMC/stories/202005050123
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471241814/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dIiUEbR44Q36X
Discussion: https://twitter.com/jfitzgeraldMD/status/1259529130812506112
How some folks working in the 1099/gig-economy have struggled in a COVID world.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/this-part-time-consultant-and-uber-driver-navigated-through-filing-for-unemployment/
Using your now well-worn Medscape account, you can read about a pediatric practice in NY that set up GoFundMe accounts to maintain economic stability.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/930266
Here is, I believe, a unique article from The Atlantic - strategies to respond to people who espouse conspiracy theories. Honestly, I am not sure if this indicates they are running out of topics or breaking new ground.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/plandemic-video-what-to-say-conspiracy/611464/
Infographic of the day #1
https://i1.wp.com/www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chemistry-of-Whisky.png?ssl=1
Infographic of the day #2 (which could be the result of infographic #1, if used intemperately)
https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/01/hangover/
Bonus Round --- People responding to the times they live in edition
I have written about my persistent interest in the inextricable link between science, scientists, and the times in which they live. I came across a few stories of note in the last few days:
William Saville-Kent was a marine biologist in the late 1800s who used his study of coral to deal with family tragedy and a very public crime. The byproduct of his coping is a beautifully illustrated book on The Great Barrier Reef. You can download his illustrations in the second link.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/05/11/william-saville-kent-great-barrier-reef-prints/
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/images-from-william-saville-kent-s-the-great-barrier-reef-of-australia-1893
King Crimson is a jazz-rock-experimental band started in the late 1960's who influenced an entire later generation of progressive rock musicians. Some of their early stuff is pretty out there. There have been a lot of members over the years, but Robert Fripp has been constant. And, he is still making music - he just released the first few songs in a 50-track series of an ambient album, Music for Quiet Moments. I did not realize he was so open about his life - check out his online diary. It is interesting to see how he has grown through the years, both musically and in his thoughts. He certainly appears to be much more into antiques and gardening at age 73 than in the early 1970s. His latest music is more about finding solitude in chaos than pushing the boundaries of what music can be.
http://www.openculture.com/2020/05/robert-fripp-releases-free-ambient-music-to-get-you-through-the-lockdown-enjoy-music-for-quiet-moments.html
Diary: https://www.dgmlive.com/diaries/Robert%20Fripp/rf-diary-may5-2020
Clean hands and sharp minds
-Adam
(Wasn't it April 12 a few days ago?)
No matter what plans we have, we are all forced to respond to the times in which we live. Nothing super deep about that. However, I am an interested observer of the way people handle the clash between their expectations and reality. And there is nothing like a pandemic to highlight this delta. So many examples of good, bad, and mixed have emerged in the last few weeks.
----------
Data Visualization Update
State comparisons:
https://public.tableau.com/views/Coronavirus-ChangeovertimeintheUSA/2_Corona?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Rt data
https://public.tableau.com/shared/7FH637YGW?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
FT data is still the best visualization I have found for country comparisons.
https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=usa&areas=gbr&cumulative=0&logScale=1&perMillion=0&values=deaths
------
Our friend at FT, John Burn-Murdoch uses data to illustrate the death rate in Russia.
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1259960313358749701
Dr. Burgio discusses another trial (a cohort study) on HCQ. Like bait, this draws out some people who are very hostile to the data and attack Dr. Burgio directly. These comments exemplify the dark underbelly of social media peppered with a sprinkling of logical fallacies.
https://twitter.com/GaetanBurgio/status/1259975273941893120
Here is what happens when we incomplete data sets when it comes to therapies for COVID. Patients, physicians, and hospitals working are now working in a knowledge vacuum when it comes to Remdesivir. As you would imagine, consternation and increased competition ensue. Here is an article on the unintended consequences and chaos of attempting to distribute limited supplies of Remdesivir.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/12/coronavirus-doctors-struggle-to-decide-which-patients-should-get-remdesivir/
This article manages to weave politics, history, culture, and COVID into a coherent story about handshaking. It is like a tiny episode of Seinfeld all in one place - so much about so little.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/good-riddance-handshake/611404/
A physician I follow on Twitter, Rana Awdish, also thinks about the vocabulary employed to describe the pandemic. The psychology of war metaphors has consequences.
https://twitter.com/RanaAwdish/status/1259849425700171776
Another discussion I encountered highlighted a (now retired) immunologist from Univ. of Pittsburgh who writes and teaches on the immune consequences of stress - news, fear, poverty, etc.
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhood/2020/05/11/Us-column-Bruce-Rabin-stress-coping-pandemic-loneliness-UPMC/stories/202005050123
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471241814/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dIiUEbR44Q36X
Discussion: https://twitter.com/jfitzgeraldMD/status/1259529130812506112
How some folks working in the 1099/gig-economy have struggled in a COVID world.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/this-part-time-consultant-and-uber-driver-navigated-through-filing-for-unemployment/
Using your now well-worn Medscape account, you can read about a pediatric practice in NY that set up GoFundMe accounts to maintain economic stability.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/930266
Here is, I believe, a unique article from The Atlantic - strategies to respond to people who espouse conspiracy theories. Honestly, I am not sure if this indicates they are running out of topics or breaking new ground.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/plandemic-video-what-to-say-conspiracy/611464/
Infographic of the day #1
https://i1.wp.com/www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chemistry-of-Whisky.png?ssl=1
Infographic of the day #2 (which could be the result of infographic #1, if used intemperately)
https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/01/hangover/
Bonus Round --- People responding to the times they live in edition
I have written about my persistent interest in the inextricable link between science, scientists, and the times in which they live. I came across a few stories of note in the last few days:
William Saville-Kent was a marine biologist in the late 1800s who used his study of coral to deal with family tragedy and a very public crime. The byproduct of his coping is a beautifully illustrated book on The Great Barrier Reef. You can download his illustrations in the second link.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/05/11/william-saville-kent-great-barrier-reef-prints/
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/images-from-william-saville-kent-s-the-great-barrier-reef-of-australia-1893
King Crimson is a jazz-rock-experimental band started in the late 1960's who influenced an entire later generation of progressive rock musicians. Some of their early stuff is pretty out there. There have been a lot of members over the years, but Robert Fripp has been constant. And, he is still making music - he just released the first few songs in a 50-track series of an ambient album, Music for Quiet Moments. I did not realize he was so open about his life - check out his online diary. It is interesting to see how he has grown through the years, both musically and in his thoughts. He certainly appears to be much more into antiques and gardening at age 73 than in the early 1970s. His latest music is more about finding solitude in chaos than pushing the boundaries of what music can be.
http://www.openculture.com/2020/05/robert-fripp-releases-free-ambient-music-to-get-you-through-the-lockdown-enjoy-music-for-quiet-moments.html
Diary: https://www.dgmlive.com/diaries/Robert%20Fripp/rf-diary-may5-2020
Clean hands and sharp minds
-Adam
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