#SCIENCE

Inadvertently Arming China? @RadoTylecote and I for @Civitas_UK investigated the links between UK universities, research institutions, & industry partners, & Chinese military universities & arms manufacturers.A thread.https://ci
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The number of papers I have been called upon to review that are putatively about the FEP and yet which describe something that has nothing to do with the FEP
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Let's go a layer deeper on this. WTF is going on with #feminism to produce the boob armor dialogue?https://twitter.com/RokoMijicUK/status/1327909806569566208 The complaint underlying "boob armor" is that it objectifies women w
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All right, since people seem to like takahē I figure I better share a thread of the reasons rainbow chooks are one of my fave animals, and why they should
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OK, so now I will stick my neck out and make a prediction for the next four years and not one that I am happy to make. I predict that
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Thread.Thoughts on the Byju's - Aakash (ongoing) M&A.Hearing though the price may be a bit lower — more like 2x of what Blackstone came in at in ’19.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/byjus-signs-billion-dollar-d
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On this day in 1958, one of the most famous and powerful landslide tsunamis occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska This is a perfect example to illustrate the hazard of landslide
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#threadScientific Explanation of Simantonayan Sanskar (Baby Shower/Godh-Bharai)It is the last sanskar for pregnancy period of mother. It is performed in either fourth, sixth, seventh or eighth month of gestation. The
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Most academics believe at some level that we can read our way out—that if we just put the right information in front of folks they'd change their minds & do
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Truly mind-boggling that at this point, with global bird and insect populations under severe pressure, the UN's Food & Ag Organization @FAO would launch an alliance with the ... pesticide
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I'm going to try to save some lives today. Here's a timeline of the science behind wearing masks. I believe the messaging about "wear a mask" may be the problem.
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The reason @GavinNewsom sidesteps questions on whether data supports new business closures is there is no data that supports them.https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-stay-at-home-COVID-closures-lockdown-15774021.php?utm_cam
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Ive had a few conversations with non-medical folk about taking the vaccine, most recently with the boys I grew up with. Real questions have come up, and they're not stupid
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A short story about #bioinformatics, #genomics, bacterial reference #standards and the challenges and complexity of doing reproducible science. (Names changed to protect the innocent! )A thread... 1/ Dr. Amy discovers
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Today saw the end of our 2020 Wood Warbler / Bonelli’s Warbler #fieldseason! It wasn’t always a personally gratifying year, but it was definitely a good one. Between 2 people,
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Leading into today's game, the Packer's defensive coordinator made his team watch last year's loss of the NFC championship.Let's take a look at why focusing on the negative right before
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