Life After COVID: Signposts to Normal

Life after COVID is becoming clearly visible. That is, after humankind, like Thor, defeats the World Serpent of coronavirus, hopefully without suffering Thor’s subsequent fate. As promised in previous blogs, the media abound with good news about the coronavirus. Therefore, … Continue reading

COVID-19 Immunity Across the US…

Contrary Paths to a Single Goal… COVID-19 immunity across the US is rapidly evolving. As the previous blog showed, US States have adopted quite different strategies. Some are keeping coronavirus controls tight while vaccinating the population as quickly as they … Continue reading

COVID-19 Vaccine Prep: Maximize Your Jab!

COVID-19 vaccine prep is today’s topic. This blog addresses the easy decisions you can make for maximum results and minimum annoyance from your “jab.” (This term used by the Brits is so descriptive!) You may have a few questions that … Continue reading

COVID-19 Herd Immunity Delays: Discouraging News?

We’re Not In the Herd Yet… COVID-19 herd immunity delays threaten to frustrate our public efforts to control the coronavirus. The latest science makes our goal look a lot more difficult. Three Paths to COVID-19 Herd Immunity As we discussed … Continue reading

Political Loyalty: How Party Affiliation Shapes Morality

Political Loyalty is today’s topic. It’s the third-in-line conclusion to the preceding blogs on Political Apathy and Political Morality. Our previous blog treated Moral Foundations Theory (MFT), which focuses on personal values. This one takes an opposite view: looking at … Continue reading

Political Morality: The Ethics of the Other Party

Political Morality is the topic of today’s blog. It follows the previous blog about Political Apathy and will lead to another article about Political Loyalty. So this forms the second of a set of three. Sectarianism is usually used to … Continue reading

COVID-19 Forecast & Data Models

The Past, Present & Future of Coronavirus… COVID-19 forecasts try to predict the future. Accurate predictions would help hospitals and emergency rooms plan staffing and order supplies. Even better would be a model that could guide public policy, telling officials … Continue reading

COVID-19 Herd Immunity

A Faster Path to Normal Life? 2/18/2021 – For an update on COVID-19 Herd Immunity, see also this later blog: https://artchester.net/2021/02/covid-19-herd-immunity-delays/ COVID-19 Herd Immunity, in which so many people have antibodies that the virus can no longer spread, is where … Continue reading

COVID-19 Workplace Safety – Avoiding Infection

Make your job as healthy as your home… Welcome to a blog about COVID-19 workplace safety. Why should you read this? I’m not a physician, but I am a scientist. I read the news and I read the research reports … Continue reading

COVID-19 Z-Pak – A Surprising Coronavirus Treatment

Azithromycin (Zithromax®) Being Tested Against Coronavirus… COVID-19 Z-Pak may be in your future! It hasn’t yet been proven – but if it turns out to be important, you might have heard it here first. The Desperate Scramble to Fight Coronavirus … Continue reading

COVID-19 Aerosols – Airborne Infection

Indoor Air is Dangerous! COVID-19 aerosols have been largely ignored in public health guidelines. This blog gives you an early alert to a rapidly-developing story: the great risk of indoor airborne infection, due to COVID-19 aerosols. Here are the major … Continue reading

Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly: Photo Log of Solving a Liberty Puzzle

A Klimt Image Appears from a Random Pile of Parts! This Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly blog is the third and last of a series. The first one gave an overview of all modern jigsaw puzzles. The second one described the personalities … Continue reading