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How far can respiratory droplets fall when we speak? What would a public health plan targeted towards the elderly look like? Some advice on combatting COVID-19 symptoms from someone in recovery. Plus, have birds gotten louder recently? Why did Michael Jordan agree to star in Space Jam? And a site to help you discover new-to-you music on Spotify. Links: Experiment shows human speech generates droplets that linger in the air for more than 8 minutes (Washington Post) Coronavirus: False claims viewed by millions on YouTube (BBC) Covid Targets the Elderly. Why Don't Our Prevention Efforts? (NY Magazine) Opinion | Coronavirus Is Making Young People Very Sick. I Was One of Them. (New York Times) Breathing exercise (Dr. Sarfaraz Munshi, YouTube) Birdsong seems louder and the ravens are more relaxed (Irish Times) Human Life Is Literally Quieter Due To Coronavirus Lockdown (NPR) Do Those Birds Sound Louder To You? An Ornithologist Says You're Just Hearing Things (NPR) Why Did Michael Jordan Star in 'Space Jam'? (Vulture) SpaceJam.com Forgotify See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mental health concerns for children as the pandemic goes on. The seven things we can be doing to beat COVID-19 and save the economy. How our changed behavior has confused the algorithms. Why humans freak out when they get lost, and a new interactive Netflix special to enjoy while you stay home this weekend. Links: Coronavirus suppression: Expert recommendations to beat Covid-19 (Vox) Netflix’s first interactive sitcom: Good for laughs, deserves a better app (Ars Technica) Our weird behavior during the pandemic is messing with AI models (MIT Technology Review) Why Humans Totally Freak Out When They Get Lost (Wired) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles is considering extending their lockdown for three more months while other places begin reopening. A practical guide to avoiding COVID-19 risks. What the loss of smell and other neurological symptoms might mean for the relationship between coronavirus and the nervous system. Plus, a new online simulator from SpaceX, how to make cold brew in a french press, a comet to look out for tonight, and Guy Fieri and Bill Murray go head-to-head. Links: As coronavirus cases resurge, lockdowns reimposed on at least three continents (Washington Post) Restaurants in Washington Need to Track Customer Info for Contact Tracing (Eater) A Practical Guide to Covid-19 Risks and How to Avoid Them (Kottke) Loss of smell, confusion, strokes: Does Covid-19 target the nervous system? (Knowable Magazine) Try to dock with the International Space Station with this SpaceX Crew Dragon simulator (The Verge) How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies (New York Times) How to Make Cold Brew in a French Press (LifeHacker) Guy Fieri and Bill Murray are having a nacho cook-off for charity (Mashable) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many countries around the world take cautious steps toward reopening, but spikes of new daily cases are still popping up. Should people with mild cases of coronavirus be allowed to isolate at home? Why the passage of time feels so disorienting right now. And why Clorox wipes are still so tough to find. Plus, and the gene that causes South African bees to have “virgin births.” Links: Coronavirus tracked: has your country’s epidemic peaked? (Financial Times) Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count (New York Times) Should Mild Coronavirus Cases Isolate at Home? Many Asian Countries Say No (Wall Street Journal) Why Clorox Wipes Are Still So Hard to Find (Wall Street Journal) Why quarantine has made time feel so weird, explained (Vox) Here Are Some Easy Tips So You Can Make All Those Zoom Calls Less Exhausting (Science Alert) Every episode of The Office is now playing out live on Slack (AV Club) Virgin birth has scientists buzzing: Researchers discover a gene in honey bees that causes virgin birth (Science Daily) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Numbers are looking relatively promising in a lot of places, but one incident has jeopardized South Korea. The FDA has approved the first antigen test, and what’s the difference between that and an antibody test? Why might a vaccine take so long to develop? Plus, the internet shares their favorite memories of Little Richard, how to cook murder hornets, using nanospacecraft to locate black holes, and how The Simpsons predicted 2020. Links: New case results charts FDA Grants Emergency-Use Status for First Coronavirus Antigen Test (Wall Street Journal) The difference between antibody and antigen tests for the coronavirus: Who should get them and what do they do? (Business Insider) What if it takes a really long time to develop a coronavirus vaccine? (Wired) Little Richard, Flamboyant Wild Man of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 87 (NY Times) Little Richard story one (Doug Benson, Twitter) Little Richard story two (Blaine Capatch, Twitter) Little Richard Put Wild Sex Into the Top 40 for Good (Vulture) The Simpsons predicted 2020 including the murder hornets (Boing Boing) How to Cook a 'Murder Hornet' (Gizmodo) 'Murder hornets' have arrived in the US—here's what you should know (National Geographic) Closest black hole to Earth found 'hiding in plain sight' (National Geographic) If Planet Nine Is a Tiny Black Hole, This Is How to Find It (Discover Magazine) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices