Thoughts on far-UVC after working in the field for 8 months
This post was written for the EA forum; you can comment there. Views expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer SecureBio. Summary Introduction Far-UVC (200-235 nm) has received quite a bit of attention in EA-adjacent biosecurity circles as a technology to reduce indoor airborne disease spread and is often discussed in…
Map of maps of interesting fields
I love seeing cool visualizations (maps) of interesting intellectual fields. I’m also a big fan of making lists! Accordingly, I compiled a bunch of maps of fields that I thought were interesting. Please comment if you know of more such maps, and I’ll include them. Scott Alexander’s map of Effective Altruism (2020) mariekedev’s mindmap of EA…
TIL You can make a frog’s entire leg regrow after cutting it off
Today I learned that you can make an adult frog’s entire leg grow back after cutting it off. I was pretty surprised that the science of limb regeneration has come this far. It took the frog 18 months to regrow the leg, but the treatment only lasted for 24 hours (!) immediately after cutting off the leg.…
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