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Jakob Foerster

j_foerst

The gradient is a locally greedy direction. Where do you get if you follow the eigenvectors of the Hessian instead? Our new paper, “Ridge Rider” (https://papers.nips.cc/paper/2020/file/08425b881bcde94a383cd258cea331be-Paper.pdf), explor

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

drsanjaygupta

Today the @FDA’s vaccine advisory committee is meeting again:this time to consider @moderna_tx’s #vaccine. By the end of the day, the US could be on their way to authorizing a

Amy 🦓

skepticalzebra

THREAD: Scientific Evidence & CovidSo, a paper has been submitted (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.23.20160762v1) stating that Herd Immunity thresholds may be considerably lower than thought, due to variations of suscept

Danyaal Raza

DanyaalRaza

.@fordnation is wrong when he says the federal CRSB is an acceptable substitute for provincial #PaidSickLeave & ignores expert advice from public health leaders across the province, with each repetition.

Lucrecia Santibañez

lucasantibanez

Summary of what we know so far:- Kids don't learn as well in remote environments relative to in-person (even good remote ones): https://www.aei.org/economics/the-damage-we-cause-when-we-close-down-schools-its-worse-than-you-think/1/n -

Eliza Forsythe

ElizaForsythe

For the last 6 months or more, I have been obsessed with this basic measurement problem: how many individuals who lost employment during the pandemic received UI benefits? Here is

David Begnaud

DavidBegnaud

While grieving the loss of Peter "David" Guarisco III due to COVID-19, a Louisiana family says they were mocked at Martin & Castille funeral home for asking funeral home officials

Sandhya Ravishankar

sandhyaravishan

Just for kicks - let us take a look at the chronology of published articles on the violent history of the policemen involved in #JeyarajAndBennicks case. There could be more,

Ben Goertzel

bengoertzel

1) It doesn't take too much reflection to see these Trump and Parler bans for what they basically are: **A disinformation campaign by Big Tech to distract attention from their

Hakique Virani

hakique

We wrote this piece in the spring after BC's Chief Public Health doctor officially recommended decriminalization of drug possession. A @globeandmail editorial followed in support.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/articl

Greg Newkirk 🔦

nuekerk

Boiled Peanuts 101:- Boiled peanuts are a distinctly Southern thing, and you can find them sold roadside in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, etc with ease. Gas stations often have big

Matt Weatherall

matt_weatherall

“So many haters had just prepared their Marmite wrong!” Happy to see @jonnyburch newslettering again. I enjoyed this one about Marmite and first-time user experiences. It inspired me to put

wsbgnl

wsbgnl

Thread. Many are discussing student debt forgiveness. (e.g.@MattBruenig) One question is if forgiveness primarily benefits higher income households.tldr; Survey of Consumer Finances is a key data source for determining who

Sarah Kliff

sarahkliff

Last month, my son's daycare had a coronavirus outbreak. Another student in his class was positive. Then, my son vomited. I wanted to get him a COVID test.Even living in

Gabrielle Drolet

gabrielledrolet

I didn't write as much as I would've liked this year, but still — I did a lot of work I'm proud of, and I'm excited to recap it.Here's everything

Ashley Westerman

_aswesterman

.@SecBlinken's call today with #Indonesia FM Retno Marsudi has sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole re the largest Muslim-majority nation's work on the #Afghanistan peace process. Here's

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