Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Subtle Psychology of Nudges During a Pandemic

 MY DOC HAD ME TAKE LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN WHEN I HAD COVID, AND FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER: Aspirin linked to lower risk for death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Also HCQ, doxycycline, zinc, and quercetin.


NO FLIGHT, NO BITE:  ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children. “Unlike other insecticides which kill the mosquito via the nervous system, the effects of the new bed net mean the mosquito dies from starvation or being unable to fend for itself.”

Every time a mosquito dies, the world becomes a slightly better place.



Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on showing the face of war

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been making news herself lately: she recently took what many consider to be a war defining photograph–that of a church...


The Subtle Psychology of Nudges During a Pandemic

For years, the U.S. and U.K. governments embraced the concept of nudges to change social behavior. Then came Covid-19.


Legal Aid Society files lawsuit against NYPD, accusing police of collecting DNA for ‘rogue’ database ABC7 New York


A Drowning World: Kenya’s Quiet Slide Underwater Guardian



Sanders Opposes America COMPETES Act Over Billions in ‘Corporate Welfare’

Sanders takes on the supposed US competitiveness-boosting COMPETES Act as corporate grifting


Android’s Messages, Dialer Apps Quietly Sent Text, Call Info To Google The Register


Russia Counter-Sanctions “Unfriendly Nations” by Requiring Gas Payments in Roubles; Dallas Fed Predicts 2022 Global Recession if Russian Energy Supply Remains Restricted

Clearing up misunderstandings about the Russian move to require unfriendly countries to pay roubles for gas.



Philip Mattera – Research Director of Good Jobs First & Director of the Corporate Research Project: “The latest expansion of Violation Tracker includes more than 2,000 consumer protection and safety cases brought by state public utility commissions across the country over the past two decades. We’ve published a report called Policing the Grid which analyzes the enforcement actions. Among the key findings: California accounts for well over half of the $13 billion in fines and settlements collected by the states, largely because of $5 billion paid by Pacific Gas & Electric for causing wildfires and other offenses.”