#Scientific

1/ Let’s take a journey to where “science” got us in 2020. Santa Clara County (CA) was the first in the US to lockdown. They "followed the science" with perhaps
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Lately I've felt really conflicted on this, esp. in regards to elementary schools (like the one where I work), but ultimately I'm not convinced by this line of argument.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/opinion/schools-closing-covi
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Dear academia! I recently received an email asking me to sell coauthorships on my upcoming papers to "get some profit" @AcademicChatter @RetractionWatch @UBVU (thread) (1/8) Let's ignore the typical flattery
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The most common question I get asked about Machine Learning on Twitter is :" Which machine learning frameworks do I need to learn at the start? "Let's find out
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Let me summarize Xi Jinping's speech at Davos in one gif: The Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hong Kongers would like to have a word with you about this "forcing one's own
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1/10A lesson on politicized science from Michael Chrichton.“Imagine that there is a new scientific theory that warns of an impending crisis, and points to a way out.This theory quickly draws
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Looking back at the AQ10, a screening questionnaire for autism used in the UK, I wonder how I managed to tick any boxes. For every single question I really wanted
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This is a thread about the toxicity that permeates the UK #gardening & #horticulture industries. In the current issue of @GWmag @TheMontyDon pointed out that retailers are ‘actively choosing to
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Bullsh*t that happens when you criticize scientists.A thread.There is no system of oppression in the world today that functions w/out the complicity of scientists. Scientific institutions are a crucial part
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Something I've thought about a lot in the last couple of days it that the same country whose scientists and infrastructure produced not one but TWO highly effective vaccines in
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1/ A quick and brief #Tweetorial on how to provide editorial feedback on a medical or scientific manuscript. Or as I like to say “Finding the Goldilocks of giving Feedback
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Public health officials told the Royal Navy to stop using lemons against scurvy because lemons were expensive and took up space. A lot of men died as a result. In
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I think that this Q&A with Sir David King, chair of UKs Independent SAGE sums up the end game of such an initiative. https://www.independentsage.org/qa-with-sir-david-king-chair-of-independent-sage/ When asked why he felt the
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Time to be openhearted.I am currently finding it difficult maintaining my pro-renewables position.Really want to see renewables succeed but my skeptical mind cannot ignore what objectively looks like a total
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1) Here's some help with POTUS code talk to anons!!!Christina BarkerDecode of POTUS Speech ~“1. Medical Miracle = MedBeds2. Safe & Effective Vaccine = Safe Military3. Greatest Scientific Accomplishments in
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I'd like to widen the debate about the role of good grammar teaching. THREAD. The explicit teaching of grammar is a vital strand of disciplinary literacy. If we want to
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