Monthly archives: August, 2020

Unmasking Misinformation

Chris Coward, EDxSnoIsleLibraries: “To make sense of the information streaming to and at us through media and social-media, we need to be able to detect and identify misinformation, misleading information, and disinformation. This talk shares key tools and practices we can learn that can help us navigate what can seem like a minefield of misinformation, …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective

CNN – “…a group of researchers at Duke University created a simple technique to analyze the effectiveness of various types of masks which have become a critical component in stopping the spread of the virus. The quest began when a professor at Duke’s School of Medicine was assisting a local group buy masks in bulk …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Can people who are asymptomatic spread coronavirus? What we know right now

CNET: “…many people are confused about whether or not asymptomatic carriers can spread COVID-19 — but the question isn’t really about that. It’s safe to assume that asymptomatic carriers can spread the disease, based on early and ongoing studies about the nature of COVID-19.  The bigger question is about how contagious these cases really are …

Subjects: Health Care

Voters Rarely Switch Parties, but Recent Shifts Further Educational, Racial Divergence

“Neither party nets an overall advantage from the 9% of voters who have switched since 2018: Overwhelming majorities of both Republican and Democratic voters have retained their party affiliation over the past two years, a tumultuous period marked by a global pandemic, mass protests against racial injustice and a presidential impeachment. Since 2018, comparably small …

Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management

Most Americans Say State Governments Have Lifted COVID-19 Restrictions Too Quickly

“As a growing number of states grapple with a rise in coronavirus cases, a sizable majority of U.S. adults (69%) say their greater concern is that state governments have been lifting restrictions on public activity too quickly. Fewer than half as many, just 30%, say their bigger concern is that states have been too slow …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

COVID recovery choices shape future climate

EurekAlert: “A post-lockdown economic recovery plan that incorporates and emphasises climate-friendly choices could help significantly in the battle against global warming, according to a new study. This is despite the sudden reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants during lockdown having a negligible impact on holding down global temperature change. The researchers warn that …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

FDIC BankFindSuite

“BankFind Suite is a way for users to search the FDIC’s extensive data records. BankFind Suite allows you to locate current and former FDIC-insured banking institutions by name, FDIC certificate number, website and/or by location. The Suite also allows a user to follow the history and financial trends of an individual institution, group of institutions, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Ocean heatwaves dramatically shift habitats

NOAA – “Thermal displacement” reflects how far species must go to follow preferred temperatures. Marine heat waves across the world’s oceans can displace habitat for sea turtles, whales, and other marine life by 10s to thousands of kilometers. They dramatically shift these animals’ preferred temperatures in a fraction of the time that climate change is …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Knowledge Management