Subvariants, spikes, and sewers. A few indicators remind us that we’re not quite out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID. Plus, a new method that shows how any person can be trained to harness the creativity inside of themselves. And what it means that the sun is getting more and more active.Sponsors:Lendtable, Use code KOTTKE at Lendtable.com to get an extra $50 added to your Lendtable balanceDeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/EngineeringLinks:U.S. Sewer Data Warns of a New Bump in Covid Cases After Lull (Bloomberg)Is omicron subvariant BA.2 to blame for rising Covid cases? (CNBC)People, Not Science, Decide When a Pandemic Is Over (Scientific American)Anyone can be trained to be creative: New program shows early success with US Army, others (ScienceDaily)Officials Confirm Several Geomagnetic Storms Are Hitting Earth This Week (Science Alert)Why are we seeing more northern lights this year? (The Conversation)Sofiane Pamart live under the Northern Lights, in Lapland, Finland for Cercle (Cercle, YouTube)Netflix drops trailer for Barack Obama's national parks documentary series (Mashable)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.