#POPULATION

James Surowiecki

JamesSurowiecki

1. It’s amazing how common this kind of virus nihilism - there’s no way to contain it - is on here, given how empirically wrong it is. Set aside the

collbradán

collbradan

deer populations have 'irrupted' (undergone explosive population growth) in Scotland and across the world wherever their predators have been exterminated. by contrast, persistent irruptions have never been documented in areas

Charles Ornstein

charlesornstein

It's Sunday morning so now's as good a time as any for some COVID math. Follow along. 1/x NYC has 8.4 million people (source: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/newyorkcitynewyork). If 21% have had COVID

BG.Subhash

bgsubhash

@narendramodi @AmitShah @PMOIndia @blsanthosh @HMOIndia @ysjagan Yday we heard from Raghu Ramakrishna YSR MP who is openly admitting conversion under money/coercion. Before major shift takes place take action,punish the guys

George Mack

george__mack

THREAD: The top 0.1% of ideas I’ve stumbled upon on the internet.The rabbit holes (without the distractions). 1. Directional Arrows of Progress “Study the undeniable arrows of progress.” - @wolfejosh

Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈

leahmcelrath

I just chose to leave a DM group filled with physicians because they had gone off on a tangent talking about patients presenting with pain whom they believed were med-seeking

Tom Wolf

tomTMwolf

We’ve reached a resolution to our census lawsuit that will lead to a better #2020Census and support fairer electoral maps.Court’s approval pending. Important info re: the terms, apportionment timing, redistricting

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 29V stable @ucsfhospitals: 18 cases (down 2), 4 on vents (see last tweet for outcome of one). ZSFG: 25 pts (down 9 from 2d ago),

AJ+

ajplus

BREAKING: The House passed a bill to admit Washington, DC as the 51st state. It still needs a Senate vote.DC's population of 705,000+ is about 60% POC and larger than

Helen Pluckrose has returned to Hermit Mode

HPluckrose

Nope, not arguing. Don't even bother. I don't have to pretend to think someone who expresses a wish for a demographic she is prejudiced against to die of a virus

Rich "The People's Pundit" Baris

Peoples_Pundit

If the @PressSec and the Biden Admin think conservatives are their major hurdle with the vaccine, they they have a real problem. We found a clear disparity between black, Hispanic

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

The drug Remdesivir has started to be used to treat #COVID19 and the first data were just published. So, does it work? The answer is that we don’t know yet.

Simon McGarr

Tupp_Ed

I was on my bicycle today, doing essential lawyer things when I met a Garda checkpoint. The pleasant Garda asked why I was out, and I gave her the old

~🦋~SHIVALA~🦋~

shiviesweet

Every day in our country atrocities are being perpetrated against vulnerable children & families within the US & at our borders. At least 545 children may never see their parents

Orekelewa!

DorcasAOmole

There have been lots of conversations around #FoodSystems in #Africa and the world at large now, especially because we are currently experiencing a pandemic. When we talk about food systems,

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

Finally, an antibody test in a high-prevalence area (NYC)!21% of New Yorkers infected + 1% death rate = 17,600 deathsThat's not too far off from the 15,400 reported by the