What makes the Delta covid-19 variant more infectious?

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Invite Friends Highlighted Stories! What makes the Delta covid-19 variant more infectious? The variant, which first emerged in India, is already the dominant strain in the UK. Researchers are working to uncover the secrets of its success. Covid cases are on the rise in England, and a fast-spreading variant may be to blame. B.1.617.2, which now goes by the name Delta, first emerged in India, but has since spread to 62 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Delta is still rare in the US. At a press conference on Tuesday, the White House's chief medical advisor, Anthony Fauci, said that it accounts for just 6% of cases. But in the UK it has quickly overtaken B.1.1.7—also known as Alpha - to become the dominant strain, which could derail the country's plans to ease restrictions on June 21. The total number of cases is still small, but public health officials are watching the variant closely. On Monday, UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock reported that Delta appears to be about 40% more transmissible than Alpha, but scientists are still trying to pin down the exact number - estimates range from 30% to 100%. They are also working to understand what makes it more infectious. They don't yet have many answers, but they do have hypotheses. Continued here � � This Harvard Researcher Studied How to Slow Aging for 20 Years. He's Made These 3 Changes to His Own Routine This longevity researcher practices what he preaches. If you want to get confused, try following the latest health and diet advice. Low fat or low carb? Will coffee kill you or help you live longer? What's the best kind of exercise to keep your body and mind young? Expert advice seems to change at a blistering pace, but if you want to know which findings are definitive enough to follow in your own life, you could do a lot worse than asking David Sinclair. He's been studying how to slow aging at Harvard since 1999 and is a top expert in the field of longevity research. He's also founded several biotechnology companies. If you want to know how to put off dying (and who doesn't?), he's your man. And if you really want to know which interventions are road tested enough to move from the lab to real-world practice, there's no better way to find out than to see what changes he's made to his own routine. Continued here You Might Like � � � The biggest rebrands of the decade have this visionary designer in common How Lisa Smith turned the world off of minimalism and changed the design landscape. Earlier this year, the internet gushed over Burger King's spicy new look, its first major overhaul in 20 years. Reviewers called it a "sizzling masterclass in flat design" and "design fit for a king." Illustrator Jessica Hische said her appreciation for the rebrand was "a little unhealthy." But while a rebrand of this scale was certainly a departure for Burger King, it wasn't a one-off for the designer behind it. If you've dallied in the grocery store dairy aisle, picked up a newspaper, or made a doctor's appointment online, you've likely interacted with the design work of Lisa Smith, an executive creative director at design agency Jones Knowles Ritchie. But the significance of her career isn't that her work is everywhere - lots of corporate brand designers and commercial artists experience that kind of market saturation because they design the look of mass consumer goods. Though relatively unknown, Smith's work is unique because it has consistently changed the visual landscape, disrupted popular aesthetics, and started trends of its own. Burger King is just the latest example. Continued here � Giving Effective Feedback When You're Short on Time Virtually all of the young executives I work with want to be good managers and mentors. They just don't have the time - or so they believe. "I could either bring in a new deal, or I could take one of my people out for lunch to talk about their career," a financial services leader told me recently. "In this industry and in this market, which one do you think I'm going to pick?" Good question. It's not easy to help your employees develop even as you take advantage of every business opportunity, but you can make coaching easier on yourself, in part by giving feedback efficiently. Once you've identified that you need to give feedback to a direct report, you can make that process more efficient in three ways. Continued here You Might Like � � � The Japanese Art of Making Boring Tasks Better Even if your work feels mundane, there's a way to find meaning in it In Japan, phenomenal customer service is not limited to just high-end luxury shops and hotels. If you walk into any regular store, you will likely be greeted by an employee who will politely welcome you in, bow to you, and rush to help you as soon as they realize you need assistance. Their uniforms are crisp, clean, and appearance clearly cared for. The shelves are put together, the products aligned and organized. Floors are mopped, windows are clean, and when you exit the store, the employees will say thank you, smile, and bow to you until you are a considerable distance from the exit. This is not to say that Japanese people always love their jobs. In any job, there are moments that are tiring, boring, and tedious. But the idea of putting your best foot forward in your work - ganbaru - is one that is widely valued, no matter your profession. Whether you're a CEO or convenience store worker, if you can exemplify the principles of ganbaru, your work will be respected. Continued here � The social conservatives won more than you think On abortion, sexuality, and other issues, the 1980s and 1990s left their mark When I was growing up, social conservatives were incredibly powerful. When the Eagle Forum came to my high school to urge us to use creationists textbooks, local citizens scrambled to fight it with the same fervor that conservative parents might now fight "critical race theory". Almost everyone in my Texas town was Christian, but fervent, passionate Christianity was its own subculture-within-a-subculture. "See You at the Pole" was a big deal. Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition made the cover of TIME as "The Right Hand of God". And so on. Fast forward a quarter century, and it feels like a different country. Christianity is in decline as irreligiosity grows, and church membership has fallen off a cliff: Meanwhile, social conservatives were spectacularly defeated on one of their signature issues - opposition to the normalization of homosexuality. Gay marriage is the law of the land, and even a majority of Republicans are in favor. In 2014, Ross Douthat, perhaps the nation's most prominent social conservative writer, wrote a column called "The Terms of Our Surrender". No one really seemed to disagree with that assessment. Evangelical Christian organizations were a part of the Trump coalition, but only as a disempowered, dejected shadow of what they had once been. But I don't think social conservatives were defeated quite as decisively as they or others believe. They made significant progress on the policy front, and influenced American culture in deep and lasting ways - ways that even liberal Americans have since come to accept and even embrace. 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