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In theory, the US retains a launch-on-warning *capacity* for the ICBMs. But I’m pretty sure they’re not on an actual…
On (4), and with the usual caveat that I’m not an expert here: The US has 400 land-based ICBMs, carrying…
In itself, not much. (A few quibbles: the estimates of deployed warheads are implausibly precise; the assessment of nuclear winter…
I’ve looked only quickly at the linked piece, but I did notice a factual mistake in point 5. Point 5…
Very interesting interview with Professor Schwarcz on the latest episode of Ipse Dixit podcast: https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/daniel-schwarcz-on-ai-and-human-legal-reasoning
*Yes, you are correct that the synthesis task required participants both to read the source material and draft a memo.…
Thank you, Dan. Your “synthesis task” required students to both read the packet and write a legal memo on a…
Another two-dose vaccine, that was 90% effective in the group that got a half-dose first, and then a full dose second (but less effective in the group that got a full dose each time). Note that in this trial they also checked for asymptomatic infections. Various experts comment here.
I fully agree with Sheila Bird's take in the reactions linked above. We have to wait for proper, published data. These press releases… they aren't enough to base a firm opinion on.
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