COVID-19
Wearing a proper mask can keep the risk of infection below 1%, even after an hour of exposure
A group of researchers recently created one of the most comprehensive fluid-dynamics model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission yet. The model has...
COVID-19 conspiracy theories thrive on social media platforms, EXCEPT Twitter
A new study suggests that while most social media amplified COVID-19 conspiracy theories during the pandemic, Twitter successfully curbed its...
What fuels science skepticism?
The effects of Science Skepticism is out in the open for all to see, and enumerate - the number of...
COVID-19 and Spanish Flu initially spread faster among the rich
‘Pandemics balloon in poor neighbourhoods’ is a long-standing dogma in epidemiology. People living in crowded, tightly packed environments, working in...
People who wear masks on their chin/neck are greater liars
Of the three kinds of people that exist in 2021, two - people who wear masks properly and people who...
Text-based intervention can improve vaccination by 11%
According to Pew polls, a growing share of Americans (69% as of Feb 2021) either say that they plan to...
Getting back your sense of smell after Covid-19
Loss of smell (anosmia) is a common symptom of COVID-19, reported in more than 70% of patients with mild infection....
People are surprisingly good at reading mental states from the eyes
If you thought it was impossible to read facial expressions from masked faces during the pandemic, think again. A study...
Americans wrote more blackout tweets during the pandemic
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