A few people have recently mentioned that I haven’t published a Cloudy Media Blog article in a while. I love the enthusiasm for these blogs and I really want to provide you, my faithful readers, with evidence-based information, especially during such tenious times. But I have to admit something. I am sick of it.
Continue reading The Scientific Method as the Arbiter of Truth
In all the questions I’ve been directly asked or encountered online during the COVID pandemic, the effectiveness of masks is undoubtedly the most frequent. And rightfully so, when recommendations have swung so far from one side to the other it’s hard to know what to do. Added to the confusion are research studies that show masks are effective and others that show that they aren’t, and it becomes nearly impossible to make sense of it all. So what’s the truth? Are masks really effective?
Continue reading Are Masks Really Effective?
It is estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions every day–that’s about 32 decisions per waking minute or one every two seconds. Whether you hem and haw or make an unconscious choice, one element of the decision making process is the calculation of risk.
Continue reading Evaluating risk during a pandemic
With a growing number of patients recovering from COVID-19, their blood being tested as a treatment, and the approval of antibody tests to detect exposure, immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is now the center of attention. Is immunity to COVID-19 the key to returning to normalcy?
Continue reading Immunity to the rescue (someday)
I got an interesting question about asymptomatic COVID-19 this week that seemed relatively straightforward, but is actually much more complicated. Isn’t it a good thing that a lot of people with COVID-19 have mild illness or no illness at all? Here’s why the answer to that question is both yes and no.
Continue reading Why Asymptomatic COVID-19 is a Problem
There is an overwhelming amount of information about coronavirus circulating on the internet these days. Here are five ideas and sentiments that are utterly false.
Continue reading Five Myths About Coronavirus Debunked