#Estimates

Ahona Panda

ahona_panda

Dr. Sumit Sengupta (great pulmonologist based in Kolkata) writes: This is a personal summary of the COVID situation (without going into nuances or details) with some references meant for non-specialists

Alex Coolidge

alexcoolidge

BREAKING: Oops: @Kroger overpaid some workers and demanded repayment, now says 'nevermind' https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2020/05/19/kroger-overpaid-workers-then-demanded-repayment-now-says-nevermind/5221322002/ via @enquire

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

I was asked yesterday why we hear so little about T-cell immunity to coronaviruses & to SARS-CoV-2. As they observed, while there are various estimates ranging 20-50% possessing this immune

Cata Gaitán

catalinagaitan_

Using Twitter to coordinate, volunteers gather 3 times a week (location announced the night before) to build these shields. All materials – including duct tape, power tools and pool noodles

Nidheesh M K

mknid

When Kerala was offered ₹700cr aid by UAE post megafloods in 2018, India's central govt had a major ego-bruise& rushed to block it. Isaac called it 'dog in the manger'

Marc Gayle

marcgayle

“Jamaica’s Golden Window”. What is it and how can it help you live a better life?This idea has been germinating in my mind for months and I have been meaning

Philippine Collegian

phkule

The words used to skirt around the brutality of poverty are telling. “Involuntary hunger,” the term that independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) prefers to describe “hunger due to lack

James Plunkett

jamestplunkett

This is a big deal that could get overlooked: the @CMAgovUK is considering overruling regulators on price controls - could lift costs for consumers by £3.7 billion. THREAD --> Back

David Hills

WanderinTeacake

1/ Okay, strap in for a thread on the UK, no-deal, and the decisions that got us here.Let's remember for a moment that Johnson and his govt are angling at

JamesSmithRF

JamesSmithRF

More startling @ONS monthly GDP data out this morning (for June and our first look at Q2). Despite the strongest *monthly* growth rate on record at 8.7%, Q2 as a

NBC News

NBCNews

Working at home isn't an option for millions of Americans.From prisons and meatpacking plants, to grocery stores and buses, @NBCNews identified 7 occupations in which employees are at especially high

Angie Jackson

AngieJackson23

Not paying a traffic ticket in Michigan can trap people in a cycle of license suspensions, jail time and more fines and fees. Lawmakers could change that. A thread on

Social Justice Warlock

charllandsberg

CW: discussing TERF/transphobic ideologyOne of the major reasons TERF/transphobic ideology is so pervasive is that it presents the simplest wrong answer in contrast to a much more complicated correct answer.Let

Alex Hollingsworth

ajhollingsworth

Really excited that work with @ivanjrudik is forthcoming at AEJ:Pol. We wrote a non-technical summary highlighting our key findings. You can find that here: https://hollina.github.io/hollingsworth_rudik_social_cost_of_lead_summary_2020.pdf

Glen Peters

Peters_Glen

THREAD on Carbon BudgetsThe 'Carbon Budget' is the cumulative CO₂ emissions from one point in time to another given a temperature limit, such as exceeding 1.5°C, reaching net-zero (~peak temperature),

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Flashback, 2009: Swine flu 'could kill millions unless rich nations give £900m'UN report says pandemic may result in anarchy unless western world pays for antiviral drugs and vaccineshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/20/swine-flu-cos