Every day, more and more people are sharing stories about how COVID has changed their lives so badly – and a subset of people who may never be the same again. One patient said, “I think I have dementia.” New York Times, The chronology of patients suffering from neurological symptoms. …
Read More »Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their contribution to the theory of auction.
Milgram and Wilson, both professors at Stanford University in California, gained recognition for their theoretical discoveries on how auctions work. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, they also created auction structures for goods and services that would be difficult to sell in the traditional way, such as radio …
Read More »The coronavirus can live longer on smartphone screens than the flu virus
While it shows the importance of cleaning and disinfecting phones and other surfaces, the study comes with some big caveats. To deny the effects of UV light away from real world conditions it was done at a constant temperature of 68 degrees F in dark conditions. The experiment did not …
Read More »Gail Gadot will provoke controversy in Israel in her role as Cleopatra
Israeli-born actress Gail Gadot announced on Sunday that she will rejoin the team with “Wonder Woman” director Patti Jenkins in a new film about Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra. “I like to start new journeys, I like the excitement of new projects, the thrill of bringing new stories to life.” “Cleopatra is …
Read More »Iceland is on the verge of erupting as seismologists warn that large-scale volcanic eruptions could be imminent.
The world 10:03 GMT 11.10.2020Get a short URL The last volcanic eruption in question was in 2011, which closed Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport and caused the cancellation of about 900 flights to Europe. Iceland’s most active volcano, Grimsvotten, may be on the verge of another eruption, with a large increase in …
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