Year: 2020
2020: Lessons Learned
2020 has been an awful year, not least because years are arbitrary divisions of passing time, so there’s no guarantee the awfulness will end just because the year has. Nevertheless, I learned some important lessons this year. In the interest of brevity, I’m going to boil it down to just three main points: One about… Read more
The Danish mask study and the evidence for community masking
You may have heard about a Danish study that supposedly showed that wearing a mask doesn’t protect you against Covid-19. Since I just wrote a whole series of posts on how to protect yourself and others with masks, I want to address that study and how it affects my thinking about masking. (Short answer: It… Read more
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 4: Mask Use and Care
This is the fourth and final part of my four part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge, in Part 2, I went over some basic information about masks, and in Part 3, I went into some detail about buying masks. In this part,… Read more
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 3: Buying Guide
This is Part 3 of my four-part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge, and in Part 2, I went over the different types of masks. In this part, I’ll go into a bit of detail about how to choose which masks to buy.… Read more
Windy’s Guide to Masks – Part 2: Types of Masks
This is Part 2 of my four-part guide to Covid masks. In Part 1, I introduced some concepts and explained the limits to my knowledge. In this part, I’ll talk a bit about various kinds of masks. As I said before, I am not an expert in this field. I’ve seriously considered not posting anything… Read more