tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post3492661094223172776..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: In Which I Have a Lot of FeelingsJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-28084194083078533772021-08-03T15:37:05.806-04:002021-08-03T15:37:05.806-04:00And almost soon enough, even! But I hear I'm s...And almost soon enough, even! But I hear I'm supposed to come back or something.Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-29135015715254962982021-08-03T15:36:31.183-04:002021-08-03T15:36:31.183-04:00Those studies are good! And also hard and expensi...Those studies are good! And also hard and expensive. Let's just publish a lot of really terrible data instead. (I agree that the US numbers are somewhere between twice as much and 4 times as much; I'm not sure about the 120M number but it has NOT BEEN GOOD.) Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-70571950067109087092021-08-03T10:31:39.472-04:002021-08-03T10:31:39.472-04:00The numbers drive me crazy... the Reuters (and wor...The numbers drive me crazy... the Reuters (and worldometers, which all appear to draw on the same data) report ~36M cases in the US but the CDC estimated 120M actual infections in the US through May 2021. With a third of the population possibly now having natural immunity, plus a significant number vaccinated, shouldn't herd immunity be around the corner? Of course, there's statistical overlap (some have been infected and also had vaccine, some people have been vaccinated but have no antibodies...) The studies that seem most interesting are the ones that measure actual immune response in the population but I haven't seen many of those lately.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980843056685225542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-23498184022563313052021-08-03T10:03:20.027-04:002021-08-03T10:03:20.027-04:00That all sucks. :( That all sucks. :( nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-91975844721995525792021-08-03T09:21:33.227-04:002021-08-03T09:21:33.227-04:00You're right, everything is horrible and so ma...You're right, everything is horrible and so many people are illogical everywhere. At times like these, I fall back on my philosophy and psychology courses. Buddhism says desire is the root of all unhappiness. Your desire for logical humans makes you unhappy. Psychology points out that you have a certain Circle of Control, and there are many, many things outside of that circle. Clearly you know all of this and worry anyway.<br /><br />On the upside, you will soon get to visit Cold City and hang out with me! We can walk through the gardens of Bicycle Company and look at plants. You DO get to run away from home!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.com