Fri. 05/22 - Is There Any Safe Way to Socialize IRL?

<p><strong><em>More on that study projecting 36,000 people could have been saved if the US had locked down sooner. How to </em>safely<em> socialize, if you choose to do so. Bots are spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories on Twitter. And, Pac-Man turns 40 today. The hottest new renewable resource on the moon: astronaut’s pee. The twenty-five-year-old skin care consultant fielding Elon Musk’s missed calls. And some recommended videos to watch this weekend.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/22/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-study/" target="_blank">Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1263829555921530880" target="_blank">Hydroxychloroquine study numbers</a> (Ryan Struyk, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/20/859814085/researchers-nearly-half-of-accounts-tweeting-about-coronavirus-are-likely-bots" target="_blank">Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/students-wear-wings-to-maintain-social-distancing-in-china-1.1590047710540?slide=1" target="_blank">Students wear wings to maintain social distancing in China</a> (Gulf News)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/us/coronavirus-distancing-deaths.html?referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank">Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-05-16/so-you-really-want-to-see-your-friends-heres-how-to-assess-the-risk" target="_blank">Want to see friends? Here are the coronavirus risk factors</a> (LA Times)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/23/social-distancing-social-pods-coronavirus-lockdown" target="_blank">Social distancing isn't going to end soon. So how do we l