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2.8 billion still cooking with biomass

Reality check on cooking in low income countries Many cooks and diners around the world take their cooking appliances, and often meals, for granted. Inhabitants of high income economies (that are not at war) may not reflect on the effort involved in preparing food where there is no electricity or a handy propane tank and barbecue. However, some 2.8 billion

Dec 12th, 2020
by MBarker

Mini-list: Covid-19 & gov’t response

Introduction to the science and response to Covid-19 We suggest the following materials to help you understand viruses and pathogenic microbes generally, and the novel coronavirus in particular. These resources will also aid an understanding on how a virus, not previously dangerous to humans, can become pathogenic through the passage from other species into human populations. Finally, we have selected

Apr 20th, 2020
by MBarker