NIH Director 'Guardedly Optimistic' About COVID-19 Vaccine Approval By End Of 2020

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“"All of this, I'm afraid, happens because we have not succeeded in this country in introducing really effective public health measures, those...”

Dr. Collins is Dr Fauci's boss.   As far as expertise goes, Dr. Collins is one of the leading experts on human biology having lead the successful sequencing of the human genome.    He currently spends all of his time on the coronavirus. Bio: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed the...

Full Trump vs Biden Debate Guide - The New York Times

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“Unfolding in a stable presidential race and a tumultuous election year, the debate may be less likely than past ones to sway voters. But it is...”

The first half hour should answer most of the questions.

The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate)

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“Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first of three scheduled presidential debates from Hofstra University.”

The first debate is likely to make the biggest difference, if any, in the 2020 election. To me it is interesting to watch the first 2016 presidential debate imagining Biden in place of Clinton (who was largely unflappable). Trump will still be Trump, but he now has a record that Biden can...

US election 2020: Guide to the presidential debates - BBC News

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“The first one is just weeks away and we are finding out more about the format and the hosts.”

Some people speculate that the debates will not happen.    I find that unlikely. Here is some information on the first debate to be held the 29th of this month. The next debate after that is October 15th with the final on October 22nd. Chris Wallace (the late Mike Wallace's son ... an anchor...

An Analysis of Nearly 4 Million Pitches Shows Just How Many Mistakes Umpires Make

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“Umpires don't need to be replaced by robots, but some troubling findings indicate that they could use a little help.”

No doubt in my mind that balls and strikes will eventually be fully automated.   The technology already exists, is being tested in some minor league parks and the writing is on the wall:  MLB umpires agree to electronic strike zone testing and development for 'robot umps' in new union deal And...

I confess, I'm scared of the next generation of supercomputers | TechRadar

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“Exascale computing has been in the works for years - and is now on the immediate horizon.”

Imagine a single computer that has the processing power of 415,000 of the best modern desktop computers working together. This machine can conduct 415.5 petaFLOPS.  (A FLOP is a floating point operation ... such as dividing two floating point numbers.)  Peta (quadrillion) is the next higher...

The Electoral College Debate

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“Both sides of the debate can make an argument for consistency.”

It is a presidential election year so the electoral college will once again spring into action to determine who will be elected PotUS.  A perfect time to debate how we should elect our president. The framers created a system we now call the electoral college (hereafter EC) for electing the...

George Clooney's PSA for UDUMASS †

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“Tragically though, the volumes of invaluable knowledge gathered over centuries are now threatened by an epidemic of dumb idiots saying dumb things”

Is George right or just cynical?   †  Credit goes to Sandy for discovering this video

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Hold First Joint 2020 Campaign Event | NBC News - YouTube

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“Watch live coverage as former vice-President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris make their first public appearance together as running mates for the...”

Making it easy to hear what Biden and Harris have to say about themselves and the future of the nation.

55 Things You Need to Know About Kamala Harris - POLITICO

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“A trailblazing prosecutor-turned-politician sits on the cusp of history.”

She might wind up being PotUS and certainly has a very good chance of being V.P. so who is Kamala Harris?