We continue from COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 2. The Houston Astrodome is ideal for what scientists call a controlled experiment. With the entrances sealed, it becomes a world unto itself.  We can study a situation analogous to the relationship between communicable disease, and the people, or animals, that … Continue reading COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 3 →

We continue from COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 1. Of relevance, (CNN) Kazakhstan denies Chinese government report that country has ‘unknown pneumonia’ outbreak more deadly than Covid-19 (The Diplomat) China Missteps With Wild Allegation of a ‘New’ Deadly Pneumonia in Kazakhstan, Certain of total falsification, the article blames aggressive … Continue reading COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 2 →

Many accounts of plagues of the past conclude with mysterious vanishing. Since science based medicine did not exist, accounts of contemporary historians exhibit ignorance of mythic quality, of which the historians, biblical and secular, had not the slightest hint. The terror of ancient plagues, coupled with complete ignorance of the causes, has persisted into the … Continue reading COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 1 →

We continue from COVID Second Wave; Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 4. The second question on our list is: What drives virulence, and what holds it back? We noted that even though viruses don’t have brains, they appear to have intelligent strategies. It comes from randomness at the molecular level, resulting … Continue reading COVID Second Wave; Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 5 →

We continue from COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 3., which poses a list of questions.  With our Houston Astrodome experiment, we explored the natural balance between the predator (virus) and the prey (host, you.) We saw that in the extreme, mutual extinction could occur.  While this may have happened … Continue reading COVID Second Wave; Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 4 →

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In the U.S., government is the activity of the political establishment Politics is not the only establishment.  Dr. Fauci is a member of the scientific establishment. The start of The  Enlightenment is marked by some as the year 1637 with René Descartes’ Discourse on the Method. Thus begins the genesis of modern thought, and the … Continue reading Why I Support Dr. Anthony Fauci →

The is for professionals only.  It has significant math.  This is not the continuation of COVID Resurgent: Of Hares and Foxes; Primer for Policy Makers, Part 1, which will follow shortly. If you’re not a pro, skip this article. (CNN) Fauci says task force ‘seriously considering’ new testing strategy. Quoting, “Something’s not working,” Fauci said … Continue reading For Pros Only: (CNN) Fauci says task force seriously considering new testing strategy; Vilfredo Pareto →