Coronavirus Surface Stability
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
TL;DR on yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine coronavirus surface stability article. (1) The virus lingers on surfaces for hours, similar to the earlier SARS virus (2) Unfortunately the new virus is more contagious, likely due to its ability to be spread by folks lacking symptoms (aka “asymptomatic shedding”) (3) Action item for all of Read more…
March 18, 2020
Dr. Malia Jones on Dr. Phil Show
Infection and Spread
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We are super proud of Nerdy Girl Dr. Malia Jones for her appearance on Dr. Phil! This is a great watch and a great forward. What strikes me is how timely Malia’s advice still is even though this was taped last week. Most other experts’ advice isn’t aging well! /Alison Link to appearance Link to Read more…
March 15, 2020
Explanation of Contact Patterns
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Nerdy Girl Malia has been trying to figure out how to explain this concept of contact patterns to people. This is what I study so I’m struggling with how unnatural it is to non-nerds. So let me run something by you all to see if it resonates. Imagine that some people out there (maybe you!) Read more…
TL;DR on yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine coronavirus surface stability article. (1) The virus lingers on surfaces for hours, similar to the earlier SARS virus (2) Unfortunately the new virus is more contagious, likely due to its ability to be spread by folks lacking symptoms (aka “asymptomatic shedding”) (3) Action item for all of Read more…
Dr. Malia Jones on Dr. Phil Show
Infection and Spread
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
We are super proud of Nerdy Girl Dr. Malia Jones for her appearance on Dr. Phil! This is a great watch and a great forward. What strikes me is how timely Malia’s advice still is even though this was taped last week. Most other experts’ advice isn’t aging well! /Alison Link to appearance Link to Read more…
March 15, 2020
Explanation of Contact Patterns
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Nerdy Girl Malia has been trying to figure out how to explain this concept of contact patterns to people. This is what I study so I’m struggling with how unnatural it is to non-nerds. So let me run something by you all to see if it resonates. Imagine that some people out there (maybe you!) Read more…
We are super proud of Nerdy Girl Dr. Malia Jones for her appearance on Dr. Phil! This is a great watch and a great forward. What strikes me is how timely Malia’s advice still is even though this was taped last week. Most other experts’ advice isn’t aging well! /Alison Link to appearance Link to Read more…
Explanation of Contact Patterns
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Nerdy Girl Malia has been trying to figure out how to explain this concept of contact patterns to people. This is what I study so I’m struggling with how unnatural it is to non-nerds. So let me run something by you all to see if it resonates. Imagine that some people out there (maybe you!) Read more…
Nerdy Girl Malia has been trying to figure out how to explain this concept of contact patterns to people. This is what I study so I’m struggling with how unnatural it is to non-nerds. So let me run something by you all to see if it resonates. Imagine that some people out there (maybe you!) Read more…

