Mon. 11/16 - The Moderna Vaccine: What You Need To Know

A second potential COVID-19 vaccine is showing incredible efficacy and bringing us a modest dash of hope. The future of sustainable air conditioning. The French media outlet that accidentally published obituaries for nearly a hundred public figures today… all of whom are still alive. And the Star Wars character that the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts brought to space this weekend.

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Links:

• Moderna says its covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective (MIT Technology Review) 
• Early Data Show Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective (NY Times)
• Fauci Is Excited About Moderna's COVID Vaccine, Reportedly 94.5% Effective (Vice)
• Moderna vaccine stability enables distribution in rural America: U.S. official (Reuters)
• How materials you’ve never heard of could clean up air conditioning (MIT Technology Review) 
• Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees | The Anthropocene Reviewed (WNYC)
• Keeping Cool | A Chilly Reception | 1 (American Innovations)
• Radio France Internationale publishes obituaries of people still alive (BBC)
• Romanian court tells man he is not alive (The Guardian)
• SpaceX Crew-1 team harnesses the Force by bringing Baby Yoda with them to space (The Verge)
• NASA and Peanuts Celebrate Apollo 10's 50th Anniversary (NASA)
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• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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