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Science News for 1 February 2020
Can wearing a face mask protect you from the new coronavirus?
Live Science - 1 Feb 2020 16:00
Only an N95 respirator mask can help.
What's Wrong with Physics
Scientific American - 1 Feb 2020 21:00
A physicist slams hype about multiverses, string theory, and quantum computers and calls for more diversity in his field --
San Francisco Bay Area reports 1st coronavirus case
Live Science - 1 Feb 2020 03:28
A resident of Santa Clara County had tested positive for 2019-nCov.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 1)
Singularity Hub - 1 Feb 2020 19:00
COMPUTING Alphabet Has a Second Secretive Quantum Computing Team Tom Simonite | Wired “[Alphabet’s ‘moonshot’ incubator X’s] small group of quantum researchers is not building its own quantum computing hardware...
How to Argue with a Racist smashes race myths that plague society
New Scientist - 1 Feb 2020 13:30
Adam Rutherford's new book busts persistent myths about race, sexual prowess and intelligence that beset society, giving us a way to fight back
Unusual cyclones over the last 2 years created Africa's locust plague
New Scientist - 1 Feb 2020 12:00
East Africa is being ravaged by vast swarms of desert locusts, which have taken advantage of ideal breeding conditions created by unusually heavy rainstorms
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