Are you allowed to criticize Simone Biles? A decision tree

NYT: how safe are you from Covid when you fly?

Neat graphics on this.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/17/travel/flying-plane-covid-19-safety.html

For anyone who can’t access it, the gist is that the filtration system on planes does a great job of limiting your exposure to Covid on a plane, but you should definitely wear a mask. Your greater danger is probably at the airport, especially if you patronize a restaurant or bar.

MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We're on Schedule.

Study author Gaya Herrington told Motherboard that in the MIT World3 models, collapse “does not mean that humanity will cease to exist,” but rather that “economic and industrial growth will stop, and then decline, which will hurt food production and standards of living… In terms of timing, the BAU2 scenario shows a steep decline to set in around 2040.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon