#People

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

I'd like to highlight a point about epistemology. Many people—scientists and journalists—with infectious disease experience immediately pegged this as the next potential SARS. It had all the hallmarks. Nothing was

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

In our epidemiology course for journalists, I used this as example of selection bias & uncritical journalistic reporting.Here are a few headlines in Indian media screaming that 15% of Indians

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

The guy who invited a Holocaust denier to join him at the 2018 SOTU and hired a white nationalist speechwriter after the WH fired him has some thoughts about “the

David Solimini

CommsDirector

Think people dramatically underestimate how our broken domestic politics will make foreign policy more difficult. I don't mean reputational harm, though that will be real. Something subtler and more important.

Corey Quinn

QuinnyPig

So when DORA was acquired, I started referring to Dr. @nicolefv as their VP of research. "I'm not a VP" was her reply. It was *GREAT* to be able to

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SoulOnFleek9

VG about #SidNaaz i.e., #SidharthShukla & #ShehnaazGillPart-1 VG about #SidNaaz i.e., #SidharthShukla & #ShehnaazGillPart-2 1. Vikas didn't know sidharth before BB132. He had gone inside with a mind to support

brandon w 🗽

monsieurmoscato

Thinking about this interaction with an Uber driver this AM, who (hesitantly) voted for Obama twice & voted for Trump in his first run. He didn’t vote in the last

Hugo Mercier

hugoreasoning

Do you know someone who doesn’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccine? We might have something to help!Getting people to change their minds about vaccination is as difficult as it

David Hines

hradzka

This is a good thread full of very fair points.I am fairly one of the anxiety-inducers, but in my defense a few years back I made a whole essay about

Gail Simone

GailSimone

We had an interesting discussion at dinner last night, was curious what you all think. The topic was, ‘what if Star Wars had flopped?’It’s kind of a bigger Uresti on

Vicky Woodburn

vicky_woodburn

If you are as excited as I am about NASA landing a rover on Mars in just a few days, then get ready because there are so many fun ways

The Chamber

NEEChamber

Today's #NEEChamberWomen experiences and tips are from Natalie Henderson, @NUFC Lead Phase YDP Coach @NHenderson20 What’s your top piece of careers advice?Focus on being the very best you can possibly

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RokoMijicUK

The mistakes of the right are usually to apply traditional ways of thinking without really understanding themThe mistakes of the left are usually to dismiss traditional ways of thinking without

Kingfisher & Wombat

UrsulaV

So WATERSHIP DOWN is one of my favorite books ever. Really an amazing book. And one of the best characters is Bluebell the rabbit. He seems like a throwaway. He’s

Julie Novkov

NovkovJulie

Obvs it's a problem that Rs are actively and aggressively seeking to overturn the results of a legitimate election, but I think it's a mistake to calibrate your freakout according

Jeremy Giffon

jeremygiffon

A thread of incomplete theses I believe to be true as of of 06/15: If you have only vocational ends in mind, you probably shouldn’t go to college. There’s a

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