Sample Size Samantha Spiers

Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss coronavirus stories that wouldn't fit in our last episode! Discussion includes an NIH study about COVID-19 prevalence in the summer, the fight over masks in schools, and actual social media posts from health agencies combating misinformation.
    
Post production by Scott Stronach.   
Check out other Sample Size episodes here and reach out to us on twitter or email us at samplesizeshow.gmail.com if you have any topics you want us to cover in the future!
Remember to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you can and stay safe! Also consider donating to Imagine Water Works to provide relief from Hurricane Ida.
Sources: 
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-study-suggests-covid-19-prevalence-far-exceeded-early-pandemic-cases 
https://apnews.com/article/health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-school-boards-35db5c9eec87b85ca8eb95a64c2f6dd7 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-judge-orders-immediate-lifting-desantis-ban-school-mask-mandates-n1278720 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-more-florida-school-districts-defy-desantis-order-vote-mask-n1277117 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/09/10/appeals-court-reinstates-gov-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates-in-florida-schools/?sh=46d030bf4aed 
https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1429050070243192839?s=19
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/23/fda-horse-message-ivermectin-covid-coronavirus
https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1437842755196268555?s=19 
 
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Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss Apple's new CSAM scanning. Discussion includes what is CSAM, how has Apple decided to scan for it, and why this noble pursuit may be problematic.
    
Post production by Scott Stronach.   
Check out Cameron's Youtube video on the subject at youtube.com/WildcardCameron.
Check out other Sample Size episodes here and reach out to us on twitter or email us at samplesizeshow.gmail.com if you have any topics you want us to cover in the future!
Remember to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you can and stay safe! And please consider donating to organizations providing supplies and relief to India to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit UNICEF or Mutual Aid India.  
Also consider donating to Imagine Water Works to provide relief from Hurricane Ida.
Sources: 
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A
https://www.pcmag.com/news/edward-snowden-slams-apples-csam-scanning-as-a-disaster-in-the-making
https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/16/us-senate-bill-would-legally-require-apple-to-build-a-backdoor-into-iphones/
https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/17/german-parliament-pens-letter-to-tim-cook-with-concerns-over-csam-detection-system/
https://iapp.org/news/a/report-apples-performed-csam-scans-since-2019/
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-to-fight-for-your-rights-and-privacy-online/
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/264324/20210819/apple-csam-detection-how-to-stop-scanning-your-iphone-photos-iphone.htm
 
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Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccines. Discussion includes how effective are the vaccines against the delta variant, should the data from Israel have us worried, and do we need boosters.
    
Post production by Scott Stronach.   
Check out other Sample Size episodes here and reach out to us on twitter or email us at samplesizeshow.gmail.com if you have any topics you want us to cover in the future!
Remember to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you can and stay safe! And please consider donating to organizations providing supplies and relief to India to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit UNICEF or Mutual Aid India.  
Also consider donating to Imagine Water Works to provide relief from Hurricane Ida.
Sources: 
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 
https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-vaccine-breakthrough-cases-data-from-the-states/ 
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e2.htm 
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/delta-variant-pfizer-covid-vaccine-39percent-effective-in-israel-prevents-severe-illness.html 
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/covid-vaccine-booster-shots-nih-director-says-new-israel-data-is-building-case-in-the-us.html 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/29/israel-offers-covid-booster-vaccine-for-ages-12-and-up 
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/569730-covid-19-vaccines-work-misreading-the-data-can-make-you-think-otherwise?amp&__twitter_impression=true 
https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-efficacy-vs-severe-disease-be-strong-when-60-of-hospitalized-are-vaccinated 
 
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Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss the right to repair movement. Discussion includes what is right to repair, why is it important, and why don't we have it.
    
Post production by Scott Stronach.   
Check out other Sample Size episodes here and reach out to us on twitter or email us at samplesizeshow.gmail.com if you have any topics you want us to cover in the future!
Remember to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you can and stay safe! And please consider donating to organizations providing supplies and relief to India to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit UNICEF or Mutual Aid India.  
Sources: 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ape4/it-is-time-yet-again-to-beg-for-the-right-to-repair 
https://www.copyright.gov/policy/1201/ 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-06/right-to-repair-movement-gains-momentum-as-states-consider-bills 
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/21/1018443062/president-biden-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-you-to-get-your-broken-smartphone-fi 
https://www.protocol.com/ftc-right-to-repair 
https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-votes-to-enforce-right-to-repair/ 
https://www-cnet-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/right-to-repair-what-bidens-order-means-for-your-broken-tech/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D 
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/eu-right-repair-technology-decade-b1809408.html 
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Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss the FDA's approval of Aduhelm, a new drug developed to treat those with Alzheimer's disease. Discussion includes what is this drug, why is its approval controversial, and why did the FDA go ahead and approve it.
    
Post production by Scott Stronach.   
Check out other Sample Size episodes here and reach out to us on twitter or email us at samplesizeshow.gmail.com if you have any topics you want us to cover in the future!
Please consider donating to organizations providing supplies and relief to India to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit UNICEF or Mutual Aid India.  
Sources: 
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/07/1003964235/fda-approves-controversial-alzheimers-drug-aducanumab 
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/11/1005567149/3-experts-have-resigned-from-an-fda-committee-over-alzheimers-drug-approval 
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-disease 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/06/17/manchin-wants-biden-to-oust-fda-chief-over-controversial-alzheimers-drug-approval/?sh=43bb08626c80 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/17/alzheimers-drug-controversy/ 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33656288/ 
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees 
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This episode is not a Sample Size episode, but instead an interview given recently by Wildcard Cameron on The Decentralized Web podcast. We're excited to share this discussion with you about decentralized web technologies, data privacy, and why the way we think about data is changing. Don't know what decentralized web means? Find out by listening to this episode and other episodes from The Decentralized Web podcast!
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