#Evidence

Austan Goolsbee

Austan_Goolsbee

A thread on new work Syverson and I just released looking in depth at the impact shutdown orders (and repeals). Short version: they don't do much. Of the 60% drop

Spencer Greenberg 🔍

SpencrGreenberg

How Trump Plays the LeftStep 1He says something genuinely ambiguous that his base likes but which angers the left.Ex. "The Chinese Virus"Right: It's from China. And they should be held

Digital Soldier

peatapann

@DrJudyAMikovits "It's very clear this virus was manipulated and studied in a lab, the virus didn't jump directly to humans from a bat, that's not how it works, that's accelerated

Sophie Hill

sophie_e_hill

Harvard will continue employing David Kane, who has never published in a statistics journal and has a history of making basic stats errors, as Preceptor of Statistical Methods.This isn't just

1Guylikedat

chrisansel

If you are a top politician and have facts and evidence that buhari is dead, Kindly & Bravely speak up, Break the ice we’ll forgive you & Protect you at

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Forgive a bit of an evening rant but am finding the whole 'civil service was out of touch over Brexit and therefore needs reform / destruction / whatever' to be

gwen

kirschyeager

[ WHY AOT AS "PRO-NAZI, FASCIST PROPAGANDA" IS IN ALL ASPECTS WRONG, INSENSITIVE, AND POLITICALLY TONE-DEAF ]— a necessary, easily comprehensive thread.#AttackonTitan #ShingekinoKyojin (contains #aot131spoilers) Comparing fictio

Matthew W. Johnson

Drug_Researcher

Thought provoking piece by @eddietalksdrugs on #psychedelic therapy ethics! As one of the creators of much of the referenced science, I have a perspective on the topic that is not

Ari Paul ⛓️

AriDavidPaul

I spend much of my time navigating contrasting expert opinion and trying to adjust for biases, and to identify when expert consensus may be simply wrong. Here's the heuristics I

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ARIOSOPHY

1 RT = 1 Recent Discovery, Revelation, or Dispelled Misconception Regarding NEANDERTHALSThe biggest misconception is that the evolution of a species necessitates its extinction, the descendants of Neanderthals are still

abolish the filibuster

onekade

The Boston PD knew in the mid 90s that Pat Rose committed sexual assault against a child. But the department did not fire him. He accumulated power and eventually became

Miriam J

miriamqueeny

So I have been seeing people saying they are disowning Pastor Chris and saying that he’s fear mongering. Ok, this is funny. (Pls read the whole thread) Pastor Chris is

Mark Changizi

MarkChangizi

Lionel Shriver:“In the absence of any persuasive scientific evidence that they significantly impede transmission of the virus, masks are clearly performing a different function.” “Part of it is tribal, especially

Blair King

BlairKing_ca

A quick thread on that @SoniaFurstenau minute on LNG in BC from the BC Leader's debate on @cknw.Let's start with the stuff she got absolutely wrong.The research is clear there

Ankit Madhwani

AnkitMadX

Thread on #Scam1992 web series on #HarshadMehta (HM) based on book by Sucheta Dalal.23 April 1992HM had repaid 500 crs to SBI. The article ruined it.It was a crime to

Luca Fornaro

LucaFornaro3

Hysteresis strikes back! The view that deep recessions may damage future productive capacity, e.g. by leading firms to reduce investment in innovation, is gaining more and more traction in the