#SCIENCE

Alexander Kruel

XiXiDu

In late January, rationalists on Twitter were already warning about COVID-19 and stocking respirators. So why did America fail so miserably? Was it only Trump's fault? New York Times, January

Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD

cfiesler

For years there's been a debate in my research community (social computing/HCI) about whether there is an ethical problem with researchers from tech companies publishing based on data only they

ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs

MorlockP

It's a bitter pill to give up your childhood faith in the Myth of 1776. Moldbug warned us that the pill slits open and the sodium core burns as it

Nicholas Loubere

NDLoubere

Disturbing developments in the Swedish covid debate.Yesterday, Radio Sweden published articles accusing scientists and activists critical of the Swedish pandemic response of attempting to damage Sweden's image abroad and encourage

the artist formerly known as haitreason

thurgoodhamer

I also just finished reading the beautiful piece on Saidiya Hartman.I'm like 94% sure I disagree with Nell Painter here.History can be, should be, more than fidelity to "the archive,"

Dr Sally Le Page

sallylepage

STRONG OPINION: There are very very few cases where log scales should be used in communicating data to the general public.This is not one of them.https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/1332274550617288704 On a log scale,

🌟Manpreet Bains

manpreetbains_1

Do we have a comms team in @NHSEngland or @PHE_uk working on a strategy around vaccine hesitancy?Crossing both 1) Routine eg. childhood imms 2) seasonal - 'flu + imminent C19

The Art of The Dive FPL Podcast

DiveFPL

Rules/standards/approaches, whatever you want to call them, serve as a framework for the strategy a manager uses to increase their probability of success. Saying “no rules” may suggests a standard

The Mycological Book Club

MycoBookClub

This month at #MycoBookClub we're going to be talking about one-time mycologist Beatrix Potter.How did this remarkable woman find her way into mycology? Well, let's have a look at what

Eric Seufert

eric_seufert

Yesterday it was reported that Google is exploring a privacy policy on Android as an analogue to Apple's ATT. This has been expected since Apple announced ATT. A few thoughts

Liam

_CFCLiam

- Julian Nagelsmann Thread -The Future of Football Management Very basic thread that will include:• His beginnings as a coach• Experience• What he has achieved• His style of play• Strengths

Helen Pluckrose

HPluckrose

I have finished @charlesmurray's Human Diversity which gave me considerable food for thought. It causes me some problems as a liberal leftie individualist whose main focus has always been improving

Tom Wells 💙

womtells

A spooky thing happened to me the other night. I thought I would tell you about it. It was Sunday, which was Valentine’s Day. I’d finished reading my book and

Dominik Mertz

DocDominik

Thread on my thoughts around tightening lock-down measures (thread below). Summary: a plea for a regional/local approach based on the best data available, considering a hierarchy of needs, and with

John Drury

ProfJohnDrury

A thread on psychology and political context of adherence to physical distancing in the #COVID19 pandemic: What’s the latest research evidence? How can we support adherence?1/15 2/15With rising #covid infections

CodesUcq

CodesUcq

1. - Mount Everest Comms Thread12/08/2020 China and Nepal finally agree on Mount Everest's height after years of disputeMount Everest Is Two Feet Higher now at 8848.86 metershttps://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mount-everest-height-intl-h

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