some history of Neo-Confederate, white-identity, apocalyptic evangelicalism, what I call the Cult of the Shining City. (tags: christianitypoliticsusaevangelicalism)
It’s an interesting paper but consensus seems to be that it’s not a good reason to give up lockdown (it’s ancient history from back in March now, but some discussion going on on UnHerd after they interviewed one of the researchers). (tags: covid19modelmathematics)
All studies so far flawed, including the flaw of eliminating dead people from the stufy. Tom Chivers continues to be one of the few worthwhile things on UnHinged. (tags: covid19sciencedrugstom-chivers)
Really cool playable simulations of the pandemic, looking at the effects of various strategies. A collaboration between an epidemiologist and a make of cool web pages. (tags: covid19infectionsimulationmedicineseirmodel)