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Tue. 11/3 - The Atheist Ban

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

It’s Election Day in the US. I’ve got some good and some weird tips for staying calm amidst the election storm. An AI that can tell if you have COVID-19 just by listening to your cough. And a deep dive on one type of U.S. citizen who can’t run for public office in eight states. Sponsors: Fitbod, Get one month free at Fitbod.me/kottke HelloFresh, Get $90 off including shipping at HelloFresh.com/ridehome90 Links: Activities to reduce stress waiting for 2020 Election Day results (CNBC) How The Verge is coping with election anxiety (The Verge) Softbody Tetris (Kottke) Election Distractor (NY Times) This AI Can Tell if You Have Covid-19 Just by Listening to Your Cough, Researchers Say (Gizmodo) Anti-atheist statutes still foul 8 state constitutions in U.S. (Patheos) In Seven States, Atheists Push to End Largely Forgotten Ban (NY Times) Church of Universal Suffrage You either have to vote or lie to visit Pornhub on Election Day (A/V Club) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Kotky Ride Home for Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020.

0:40.9

I'm Jackson Bird.

0:42.1

It's Election Day in the U.S., so I've got some good and some weird tips for staying calm amidst the election storm.

0:52.3

Also, an AI that can tell if you have COVID-19 just by listening

0:57.1

to your cough, and a deep dive on one type of U.S. citizen who can't run for public office

1:05.3

in eight states. Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

1:13.5

Election night is always nerve-wracking, but especially in a year when we're unlikely to know the results on the night.

1:20.6

And yes, yes, I know we never have all the votes counted on the actual night, but short of the 2000 election.

1:28.8

In recent years, we've usually known who the president will be by late that night or early the next morning. But regardless,

1:33.6

on top of that uncertainty, which can make everything feel that much more stressful, we've

1:37.9

also all spent the last eight months being more stressed out and uncertain about the future

1:43.4

than ever before.

1:45.0

So we're not exactly working from a sturdy base here.

1:48.4

And to that end, I thought I would share some recommendations for reducing stress today.

1:53.5

I mentioned the New York Times election distractor yesterday, and I still stand by that one.

1:58.1

Also, Jason posted a video to Kotki.org of fuzzy Tetris

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