The International Society for Hantaviruses: "Human-to-Human Transmission of [Andes Hantavirus] Should No Longer Be Regarded as Merely Hypothetical or Unproven"
There’s a good deal of sturm and drang in the press just now on hantavirus, which I may get to soon — much seems familiar; it’s so good to be hearing from Maria van Kerkhove again1 — but I think it’s more important to get some scientists into the discourse to provide a baseline (since we can’t regard CDC as credible by default any more, if indeed we ever could).
Today's Water Cooler 2026-05-11
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DOGE Used ChatGPT in a Way That Was Both Dumb and Illegal, Judge Rules
There’s such a fine line between stupid and really stupid.
Words of the Day 2026-05-11
Dave Grohl takes a chance and lets fans on stage to play…
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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-11
Sadly, what I hopes would be the final technical tweak turned out to be problematic.
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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-09
Daily posts will be rolling out shortly.
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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-08
My breakfast is coffee.
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Today's Water Cooler 2026-05-08

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CDC’s Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid off One Year Ago Amid Record Outbreaks: Report
The Jackpot is like an iceberg, except (at this early date) 99% percent of the posts are underwater, not a mere 90%.
The submerged posts on The Jackpot are over 1000 reports like this one on DOGE…
Words of the Day 2026-05-08
I invented a new word today….
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