#Cases

Andy Matuschak

andy_matuschak

I’m fascinated by experiments using quadratic funding to provision public goods (good overview from @mattsclancy: https://mattsclancy.substack.com/p/optimal-kickstarter). Could this mechanism fund research—and in particular, tools for t

Loren Adler

LorenAdler

THREAD Today's bipartisan, bicameral surprise billing legislation isn't perfect, but it's a clear improvement over the status quoLeg text: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

Covid Epi Weekly: Humanity vs Virus – the Virus is WinningPerfect storm: 1. Uncontrolled spread in most of US, 2. Slow vaccine rollout, 3. Worrisome mutations increase transmissibility and could

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

The Greatest Showman has great music but makes the life of an interesting man far less interesting than it actually was His theater wasn't burned down because people thought the

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

This news is really worrying for a number of reasons:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54977290Police suspend fixed £10k fines for big gatherings (thread) Since July, police have had power to issue Covid 'mega fines' of

Dan Ports

danrkports

We studied this effect a few years ago in the context of tail latency of individual servers (https://drkp.net/papers/latency-socc14.pdf). Both the basic effect and some of the things that interfere with

Dr. Safa Mote

SafaMote

Thread: Wearing masks is our best defense against the #coronavirus.@WhiteHouse press secretary said today that masks are no longer required in West Wing. Many tweets also advise against masks.Result: Colossal

Sarah Kliff

sarahkliff

As we wait for election returns, let me tell you about something you might see on your medical bill soon: a COVID fee.It's new, it tells you a lot about

Karam Bales

karamballes

So @GavinWilliamson and @BorisJohnson claimed that schools would be secure from the new strainLooking at the latest advice from a SAGE sub committee it appears they are clearly being dishonest,this

John Bye

_johnbye

This week's Test & Trace report covers the first week of January, when the number of people testing positive was rising rapidly.There are still delays in getting test results, and

🇺🇸Mrs.Deplorable

RedNhappy

It’s just a mask.It’s just six feet.It’s just two weeks.It’s just non-essential businesses.It’s just non-essential workers.It’s just a bar.It’s just a restaurant.It’s just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals.It’s just

Isaac Bogoch

BogochIsaac

1/ @nature asked over 100 scientists if they felt that #COVID19 was going to become endemic & circulate on earth for years to come. ~90% felt this was a likely

Marc Bernardin

marcbernardin

I was listening to the Wind of Change podcast today—I know I'm late, but it's awesome—and there was a quote from Nina Simone that unlocked something for me. She said,

Stefan Buttigieg👉🏻#DigitalHealth

stefanbuttigieg

Digital #PublicHealth lessons of the #COVID19 pandemic Will be updating this thread as we go along this journey 1) Operational transformation is on the critical path for digital

Martin Valk

martincpvalk

1/12I've seen diverse opinions on Twitter about @Ripple joining #TheBoardChallengeI used to believe that the best person should get the job. Period.Gender, ethnicity, age, and geography were irrelevant as long

Oran Doyle

oran_doyle

I think this is a correct read of the situation. I also think it is positive that Gov will not go against AG advice. Will try to explain why 1/https://twitter.com/conorucclaw/status/1350228482387832832

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