Sunday, March 20, 2022

Cryptocurrencies: The Power of Memes

 About Al Taglio and Last Night with J and F



Changes in cognitive functioning after COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis Alzheimer’s & Dementia 

What We Know About the ‘Stealth’ BA.2 Omicron Variant New York Times (Kevin W). I am at a loss as to how to reconcile these statements:

The subvariant of Omicron is becoming more common in the United States but probably won’t cause another large spike….

It appears that these mutations speed up BA.2 by making it more transmissible, rather than better able to evade immunity. In Denmark, for example, scientists found that people infected with BA.2 were substantially more likely to infect people they shared a house with than those with BA.1.

In England, researchers found that it took less time on average for someone with BA.2 to infect another person, accelerating its spread through communities.

Um, this was obviously coming and foretold repeatedly by scientist GM:


WOW - Multiple Reinfections ⚠️ Do you even realize what this means? The world should be screaming.


Covid-19 cases are exploding in Asia. Here’s what it means for the rest of the world.


Why Omicron Is So Deadly in Hong KongNew York Times 

HK runs out of coffins as Covid deaths surgeAsia Times Kevin W: “Obviously the people of Hong Kong were never told that the Pandemic is over. /sarc”


Cryptocurrencies: The Power of Memes Research Affiliates


Tax the land Vox. On a land tax, see e..g. Michael Hudson at NC here.



Why Aren’t There More Dogs at the Doctor’s Office? JSTOR


How to Squeeze Twice as Much Energy Into Solid-State Batteries Popular Mechanics


Novel theory of entropy may solve materials design issues Phys.org 


Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time Live Science 


Scientists See What People Picture in Their Mind’s Eye Neuroscience 



Scientists Create RNA That Evolves on Its Own. This Could Be How Life on Earth Started ScienceAlert 


Cancer Cells’ Iron Addiction May Be an Achilles Heel SciTech Daily 


Beyond Psilocybin: These Mushrooms May Offer Brain-Boosting Compounds, Too Discover Magazine