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What I Noticed On Social Media During the 2017 Hurricane Season

Austin Startup

Irma and Maria together practically wiped out the entire island of Puerto Rico. In what seems to be a negative world, we’re not all bad 2017 will be more than likely be remembered as the time period where the Internet was full of confusion, trolls, and scams.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

In the time since our conversation, data and science have shown again and again that wearing masks is an incredibly effective, low-cost and simple way to prevent viral spread. The difference in caseloads between counties and states that have done it and those that have not is stark. Massachusetts is rapidly moving as well. Eric Ries : Yeah.