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Science says COVID-19 is transmitted through the air; yet WHO and the USA CDC are milseading

The evidence that the coronavirus spreads through the air has been mounting for months. However, the official guidance from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control is still that droplets are the main route of transmission. Below is a link to the Google document where scientists are answering common questions: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/mobilebasic And thisContinue reading “Science says COVID-19 is transmitted through the air; yet WHO and the USA CDC are milseading”

The payments landscape continues its transformation with Apple stepping in

Apple is staking a position on the merchant side (acquiring) of the payments circuit. It already has positioned itself as an issuer with GS. Given Apple’s size, scope, and consumer access it has the ability to disintermediate banks and schemes (VISA, MC). Most importantly, it will gain access to a trove of financial data asContinue reading “The payments landscape continues its transformation with Apple stepping in”

#e-learning is here to stay!

Schools may re-open after #COVID-19, but e-learning will be deeply ingrained from now on. This is a great opportunity to advance the adoption of e-learning. What will we do when everyone comes back to school? 5 ways for developing resilient education systems © George Nikolaou, 2020. Feel free to share the content of this websiteContinue reading “#e-learning is here to stay!”

PEPP-PT: Europe’s answer to COVID-19 tracing

Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing(PEPP-PT) makes it possible to interrupt new chains of SARS-CoV-2 transmission rapidly and effectively by informing potentially exposed people. read more: https://www.pepp-pt.org/ Here is a report from TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/17/europes-pepp-pt-covid-19-contacts-tracing-standard-push-could-be-squaring-up-for-a-fight-with-apple-and-google/ Privacy concerns: https://www.coindesk.com/decentralized-protocol-removed-from-eu-contact-tracing-website-with-no-notice © George Nikolaou, 2020. Feel free to share the content of this website for non-commercial purposes, as long as youContinue reading “PEPP-PT: Europe’s answer to COVID-19 tracing”