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What is interesting is that there doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in this thread, which suggests that people don't have strong feelings about Weikert, in contrast to Sharara. Back in those days the TT forums were busy on the topic, with about 9/10 of posts being people who wanted him out...

I stopped following after Shahara was toast. Is the general impression that Weickert sucks too, and beyond what Mart said ( which is certainly worth noting) is there any resson to think this cabal has any different vision for TT, or do they just want to run things for the sake of it? I'm...

Nothing they present could be called data by anyone competent to evaluate it. They clearly do not understand the concept of a biased sample ( for example people who come to get a test are not representative of an entire population) and even beyond that we would need to know a lot more about...

This is very promising. A human monoclonal antibody that can neutralize SARS-COv-2 and block infection in vitro. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16256-y

We are opening this week. I had to send a list of people authorized to work in the lab, a justification for each person, and a list of each room where people would work and if there is more than one person in any room they have to wear masks, keep 6 feet distances, etc.

I was just on a zoom call with colleagues, one of whom is a pathologist. He mentions that the proper swabbing of the nasalpharynx area is really painful because the swab has to be pushed all the way back to the nose. If people don't sample correctly, it is likely to yield a false negative...

Interesting summary of various vaccine strategies for non-specialists. It also has nice and easy to understand diagrams of how SARS-COV-2 infects cells. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01221-y

Interesting points Rain.

I think they are not misrepresented at all. And it is a false choice. Are you willing to die for Dow-Jones? Should workers be required to work in hazardous conditions without legal and physical protections? This is my last comment that deals with something other than biology or medicine a d...

The Wuhan lab got NIH funds because many coronaviruses are endemic to animals in China and other parts of east Asia, and people have been predicting for a long time that another one would jump to humans and this lab was established for the purpose of learning about them. Coronaviruses were...

Sort of but with a really weird slant to it. It doesn't state why the US provided money for coronavirus research in various species in Wuhan in the first place, and it quotes rightwing extremist Lou Dobbs without noting that independent academic researchers and US intelligence now conclude that...

They also withdrew the US from an international vaccine consortium..No explanation was given. I find that even more disturbing.

Last month, White House National Economic Council chairman Larry Kudlow claimed in an interview that “The cure can’t be worse than the disease, and we’re gonna have to make some difficult trade-offs.” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on live television that “lots of grandparents” are willing to...

Yeah, well then there's this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/34-days-of-pandemic-inside-trumps-desperate-attempts-to-reopen-america/2020/05/02/e99911f4-8b54-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html

I already pointed out above that we dont know that. In fact, survivors who were serious enough to be hospitalized may be facing some serious health outcomes down the road such as pulmonary fibrosis or kidney fsilure, possibly neurological issues. This is based on studies showing where the...

The fact that we are at 65,000 now (actually more) even with steps taken (especially in California) makes that argument ring strongly false to me, but in any case what's the point? 200,000 is supposed to be an acceptable number?

The ITTF does not actually LIKE Chinese dominance. They would prefer things were more competitive, clearly it would help grow the sport in other countries, so there is really no conceivable way they decided one side should be black so the CNT could keep their "Secret Weapon Magic Rubber That...

It really is a good video. I highly recommend. Thanks 42.

It would narrow the gap.

I have some personal excperience on this. First a bit of history. Sweden's importance in table tennis didn't begin with Waldner and Persson. It actually dates to the early-mid 60s (or earlier if you include Tage Flissberg). Recall Alser, Johansson, then Bengtsson, also Appelgren then Waldner...