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Don't Believe The COVID-19 Models, Where America Didn't Stay Home Even As The Virus Spread — Visualized, I'm Trapped In A Russian Airport. The US Embassy Told Me My Best Chance To Get Home Is To Flee To Finland, and more.

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WE'RE IN IT NOW A LONG, DIFFICULT MARCH The Daily Deaths From Coronavirus In The US Vs. Other Leading Causes Of Death, Visualized digg.com Here's how the number of people killed by COVID-19 has changed from March 1 to March 31 and how that compares with the average numbers of the top 15 leading causes of death in the US. BROAD (BUT IMPORTANT) STROKES Don't Believe The COVID-19 Models theatlantic.com Here's the difficult part: There is no right answer. But here's the simple part: Right answers are not what epidemiological models are for. C'MON, SEC COUNTRY Where America Didn't Stay Home Even As The Virus Spread, Visualized nytimes.com Travel patterns, based on anonymous cellphone data from 15 million people, suggests people living in Florida and the southeast have resisted calls to stay home. STRANGER IN MOSCOW I'm Trapped In A Russian Airport. The US Embassy Told Me My Best Chance To Get Home Is To Flee To Finland buzzfeednews.com Trenton Thurber says he feels like "there's no way to get out" of an airport in Moscow as the coronavirus crisis deepens. TECH WE DIGG | SPONSORED PayPal Has 300 Million Members — Yet Few Have This Upgrade joinhoney.com If you ever shop online, you need to read this. UNLIKELY HEROES INDIE ROCKERS The 50 Most Important American Independent Movies film.avclub.com In our attempt to assemble this list, we have included works by mavericks, film school grads and true outsiders; productions with multimillion-dollar budgets and labors of love; movies that played the arthouse, the grindhouse, or barely anywhere at all. CARE TO EXPLAIN? Ok, WTF Is NASA's Humanity-Saving Ion Engine? vice.com The NEXT-C thruster doesn't use volatile fuel, looks like Iron Man's repulsors and is being tested to one day save humanity from an incoming asteroid. JUST DOING THEIR JOB Why Do Physicists Keep Finding New States Of Matter? gizmodo.com In reality, physicists know about many states of matter — the number is likely in the thousands. And they keep finding new ones. There are probably millions of potential states to find. FROM OUR FRIENDS AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY Win A $3,000 Online Learning Giveaway giveaways.dojomojo.com This spring, our friends at General Assembly and Climb are partnering up to provide one lucky skill-seeker with free access to an On Demand learning path and a $3K credit for GA workshops in coding, data, marketing, and design. VIDEO OF THE DAY G H O S T C R A S H This Footage Of Car Crashes With One Of The Vehicles Digitally Removed Is Deeply Unsettling youtube.com It's like something out of a sci-fi movie with an invisible villain. IN THE NEWS US Weekly Jobless Claims Double To 6.6 Million Secret Service Signs Contract This Week To Rent Golf Carts In Town Of Trump Club Adam Schlesinger, Emmy-Winning Songwriter And Fountains Of Wayne Musician, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications 70 University Of Texas Students Flouted Public Health Advice And Chartered A Plane To Mexico For Spring Break. 28 Now Have Coronavirus FROM THE DIGG STORE Decode The True Power Of Microsoft Excel With Over 40 Hours Of Advanced Online Training store.digg.com Everybody knows Microsoft Excel, but few people really know Excel. In this ten-course bundle, you'll learn advanced functions and formulas, automation, and more. Get it for $49.99 today. FROM THE ARCHIVES SKELETON KEY Did A Violin Teacher From Plano, Texas Solve The World's Greatest Classical Music Mystery? (2017) newrepublic.com Bob Padgett used to work for large insurance companies in northern California, assessing property damage from fires and floods. But he was also a talented classical violinist, and he would moonlight for different orchestras, which is how he came to plumb a century-old mystery called the Enigma. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE GILDED In Search Of Russia's Lost Gold (2017) bbc.com One hundred years ago, the Bolsheviks captured the entirety of Tsar Nicholas II's family gold reserve — or so they thought. IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH My Lovely Wife In The Psych Ward (2015) psmag.com We met at 18. We wed at 24. At 27, I checked my wife into a psych ward — for the first time. How mental illness re-shapes a marriage. Just keep streaming. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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The World's Most Dangerous Cheese, The Least Helpful TV Characters Of The Century, The 00s Cam Girl Who Livestreamed Every Second Of Her Life

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HINDSIGHT IS 20-20 WELL, THAT'S CONCERNING A Pandemic Expert Tells Us Why She Was So Wrong About Coronavirus vice.com "I just assumed that the US system would be a little bit better…and I just couldn't have been more wrong." THE WHOLE TRUTH We May Never Know The Coronavirus's Real Body Count theatlantic.com "It sounds like it could be totally obvious — just count body bags. It's not obvious at all." YOU CAN'T JUST 'REOPEN' The Story Out Of Wuhan Is Not Very Comforting motherjones.com Wuhan is "reopening," but their version of reopening is more stringent than our version of total lockdown — and people are still getting infected. CAROLE KING WAS RIGHT Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Changed The Way Earth Moves, Literally nature.com Researchers who study Earth's movement are reporting a drop in seismic noise — the hum of vibrations in the planet's crust — that could be the result of transport networks and other human activities being shut down. APPS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Getting Nutrition Advice The Easy Way noom.com If this sounds too good to be true, it's not! The Noom weight loss app allows you to progress through your wellness journey from anywhere and everywhere. WHAT COULD GO WRONG 'NO ONE HAD DONE WHAT WE DID' The 00s Cam Girl Who Livestreamed Every Second Of Her Life dazeddigital.com Sex, showering, breaking up: Tanya Corrin and her boyfriend Josh Harris set up cameras all over their apartment for an internet project that pre-empted everything from influencer culture to digital sex work and reality TV. CHEDDAR OFF DEAD The World's Most Dangerous Cheese theoutline.com Sardinia's casu marzu teems with maggots, and might eat through your stomach. Why can't people stop eating it? REMEMBER THE SAND SNAKES? The Least Helpful TV Characters Of The Century theringer.com From Randy of "That '70s Show" to Mark from "Parks and Recreation," these are the characters that added nothing to, or totally derailed, some of the best shows of the past 20 years. A BOOM BUST The Soviet Union's Rocket Tank Was An Explosively Bad Idea popularmechanics.com Maybe not the most practical use for a rocket engine, but maybe one of the best. VIDEO OF THE DAY NO HANG UPS Woman Has Funny, No-Nonsense Way Of Shutting Down Phone Scammers Real Fast rumble.com Some people just hang up on these scammers. While some, like this woman, opt for a more colorful way of rejection. IN THE NEWS White House Prepares For Us Death Toll From Coronavirus To Exceed 100,000 And Warns Next 30 Days Are Crucial Hospitals Tell Doctors They'll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack Of Gear Senator Kelly Loeffler Reports More Stock Sales Amid Insider Trading Allegations Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? CDC Revisits The Question DIGG PICKS | AFFILIATE Who Doesn't Want A Star Fleet Mug? teepublic.com Teepublic has a curated selection of the very best Star Trek gear in the world. Not only are you getting a pillow, mug or tee that shows off your fandom, but you're supporting the independent designers who actually made them. FROM THE ARCHIVES STOLEN LEGACY Her Family Owned The Building. The Nazis Took It Away. Now She Wanted Justice (2015) momentmag.com "I've come to claim my family's building," I told him. Herr Münch looked nonplussed, perhaps even slightly amused. MYPILLOW IS HIS PILLOW The Preposterous Success Story Of America's Pillow King (2017) bloomberg.com Former drug addict Mike Lindell's multimillion-dollar idea came to him in a dream. THEY BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND SHOAL China's Island Factory (2014) bbc.co.uk New islands are being made in the disputed South China Sea by the might of the Chinese state. But a group of marooned Filipinos on a rusting wreck is trying to stand in the way. Please, no inappropriate COVID-19 jokes on April Fool's Day this year. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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