New York Times – Would You Let a Scientist Infect You With COVID?

By Kate Murphy, New York Times In an age of masking, compulsive hand sanitizing and plexiglass dividers, it seems inconceivable that for more than 40 years people enthusiastically signed up — and were often put on a waiting list — to have respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, dripped into their noses. They were volunteers at the […]

New York Times – You See Pepsi, I See Coke: New Tricks for Product Placement

You See Pepsi, I See Coke: New Tricks for Product Placement …The streaming services have data on viewers’ spending habits and brand preferences, and they’re looking into new ways to use it. First came product placement. In exchange for a payment, whether in cash, supplies or services, a TV show or a film would prominently […]