#Scientific

[Political] Science has spoken! America staggers toward authoritarianism. But not just the US, the GOP specifically. Nor is this some wacky Woke think-piece. It’s hard data, numbers, math.Do you believe
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It is a Wednesday. It is almost half term. I am still homeschooling. I am still in lockdown. I want a holiday so much I could cry. But instead, I’m
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@POTUS has an interesting speaking style right ?It's fascinating really.I heard a guy from the @Heritage Foundationdescribe the President's speaking style as elliptical.The guy is a genius and this style
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Good to see #LongCovid getting more attention, but wow, do I see some alarming medical field biases in this article. (Not remotely @guardian’s fault, to be clear). Thread time! (1/13)https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/05/many-lo
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My sense as an outsider is that political psychology is inextricably influenced by The Authoritarian Personality, even though most people in the field regard this work somewhere between deeply flawed
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Masks Masquerading as ScienceTM.I spent a good part of my career engineering emulsion PCR and Nebulization equipment for DNA and RNA shearing. I have a very different view on this
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Oh boy. Project Dir (Prithvi) unleashed an all-barrels broadside during the materials seminar. What NC-NC? Add another NC - No Chance "If the govt really means it, let them put
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Recently, we published a policy report to call for a systemic change for to better address global challenges through #ScienceDiplomacy multilateral responses. But there are diplomatic stoppers, warnings, and
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Happy to share "Revisiting Rainbow" w/ @JS_Obando where we argue small/mid-scale envs can promote more insightful & inclusive deep RL research.Paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.14826 Blog: http://bit.ly/2VkPJ4r Code:
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My main point is that we have "scientists" willing to put economic cost projection figures on devastating climate change: that it will "cost" x% of GDP growth going forward. These
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1/ Conspiracy theorists and peddlers of alternative health facts have been circulating various disinformation about the negative impact of wearing a mask for a while now. Though past 48 hrs
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Ever wonder how single molecules know where to go inside cells? Me too! I am excited to announce the publication of my graduate work @PLOSBiology. We investigate how mRNAs are
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What other techniques do we use to hunt for alien worlds?Introducing the transit technique!For this technique we measure the light of a star & if a planet orbits a star
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Truths on masksDisposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient open wounds,
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To feedback about the 2020 Christmas Lectures, please email us xmaslecs@ri.ac.uk and please don’t abuse our speakers.A thread Some of you may be aware that since our announcement of
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Thread: Guns in CanadaI will not tell anyone what to think. People NEED to educate themself on the issues, policies, statistics & how they all work together. Feel free to
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