Note to editors assigning COVID pieces. This is ~5K words, (Had another 1K on hygiene theater when @DKThomp scooped me with a great piece!). Overwhelming feedback: thank you for the details! Do let your writers go long and treat the reader as a partner.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Rachel Barnhart
Yes. When schools open, they need to focus on ventilation, masks and distancing/separation especially among the staff and the older students. A sensible level of cleaning high-touch surfaces is good, but ventilation/masks is key and not to be overlooked!https://twitter.com/rachbarnhart/status/1289245963773546500 …
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People have been asking about germicidal UV lights for killing the virus in indoor spaces. It is a real tool, and hospitals use it, but I did not include that in the article because it is not something to try without calling in the experts. Real dangers. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tressie McMillan Cottom
I’ve been looking for a good analogy to airborne vs sprayborne, and asked all the experts, and this may yet be the best (for people who go to hair salons!)
This matters, because having the correct mental model can empower people to think through this.https://twitter.com/tressiemcphd/status/1289602987711582208 …zeynep tufekci added,
Tressie McMillan CottomVerified account @tressiemcphdDon Milton’s examples of droplet differences are a little high class. If it helps anyone else, I find it useful to think of the difference between hair spritz and fine hair spray. If it’s L’Oréal Elnett we are screwed. If it’s Pump it Up we are less screwed. https://twitter.com/miketuritzin/status/1289093700132380674 …Show this thread4 replies 50 retweets 184 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted
Exactly. Aerosols are like short-range mist—the closer you are to the person emitting it, the more exposure *but* under the right conditions (poorly ventilated indoors space), the mist can accumulate and even be pushed around by air currents beyond 6 feet. https://twitter.com/dylanhmorris/status/1289612851762667521 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Peter Staley
So this happened!
https://twitter.com/peterstaley/status/1289565286035750912 …zeynep tufekci added,
Peter StaleyVerified account @peterstaleyMy morning text to#TonyFauci, which led to a call during his powerwalk. He said he'd share it w/@CDCDirector (hopefully when Redfield comes up for air from licking you-know-whose you-know-what). An amazing article,@zeynep! A must-read for everyone: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ … pic.twitter.com/97iZYu1P3611 replies 40 retweets 420 likesShow this thread -
What it's like to be a woman writing about tech/science/society. Two things happened the same day, and one of them is random dude telling me I "clearly have no clue" about airborne spread, just after I wrote a ~5K article about it. No track record is ever good enough for women.
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Replying to @howellsacto
Yeah. Well. Meh. I do the blacking out to signal that I don't want people to seek out the random dude—no point; his kind never gives up & are numerous. People can also find it from text if so motivated, so what I'm doing is more of a social signal rather than an absolute wall.
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Gotcha. Just thought it might have been inadvertent. Trying to be helpful.
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It was inadvertent! Thank you! I'm just explaining why I'm not going to delete and redo. :-D
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