Nov. 16, 2020
Mon. 11/16 - The Moderna Vaccine: What You Need To Know
A second potential COVID-19 vaccine is showing incredible efficacy and bringing us a modest dash of hope. The future of sustainable air conditioning. The French media outlet that accidentally published obituaries for nearly a hundred public figures today… all of whom are still alive. And the Star Wars character that the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts brought to space this weekend.
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Links:
- Moderna says its covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective (MIT Technology Review)
- Early Data Show Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective (NY Times)
- Fauci Is Excited About Moderna's COVID Vaccine, Reportedly 94.5% Effective (Vice)
- Moderna vaccine stability enables distribution in rural America: U.S. official (Reuters)
- How materials you’ve never heard of could clean up air conditioning (MIT Technology Review)
- Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees | The Anthropocene Reviewed (WNYC)
- Keeping Cool | A Chilly Reception | 1 (American Innovations)
- Radio France Internationale publishes obituaries of people still alive (BBC)
- Romanian court tells man he is not alive (The Guardian)
- SpaceX Crew-1 team harnesses the Force by bringing Baby Yoda with them to space (The Verge)
- NASA and Peanuts Celebrate Apollo 10's 50th Anniversary (NASA)
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- Jackson Bird on Twitter
