#Pandemics

Alex Washburne

Alex_Washburne

When you can’t control the chaos, learn to enjoy it.Twitter is a collective fire not of heat and plasma but of language and norms consuming the rot of our past

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Yes, I do think that COVID19 *might* be remembered differently, in part because of the superior (electronic, real-time) documentation of our predicament. #ApollosArrowChat 1/https://twitter.com/davidrosenthal/status/1322249242950488068 And

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yoonysuss

TW // sexual abuse, PTSDso a couple of years ago i was diagnosed with ptsd due to the sexual abuse i was a victim of for years as a child.

Kim TallBear

KimTallBear

Forced hysterectomies, theft of children, people sacrificed in pandemics, colonial devastation to the environment thus dispossessing and starving people--none of this is new or adequately explained in a Trumpian turn

Richard Florida

Richard_Florida

1. Been thinking a lot about the argument that we should leave pandemic "planning" to medical professionals, epidemiologists & public health experts. Everyone else, all of us actually, should stay

Natalie B. Milman

nataliebmilman

This is for #ProfMoms #Momademia who need to know they're not alone -women are publishing less during the pandemic. What can IHEs do to help?: "Are women publishing less during

Beronda Montgomery ~ #BlackBotanistsWeek

BerondaM

Common discussions about COVID-related issues in #highered/#academia which are not unrelated even as we are discussing them in silos currently: "An initial (non-scientific) scan of stories [re: students' stress/challenges/well-being] seems

It's Still Only Thursday

0nIyThursday

Covid 19, a thread.I never thought I'd see it. Never thought I'd see people effectively placed under house arrest by our own government.And the vast majority welcoming it.Why? Because of

Jared

j_stewart97

I think I have mentioned this before but war as a metaphor doesn't work for me. This thread might be disjointed.https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/15/21193679/coronavirus-pandemic-war-metaphor-ecology-microbiome I grew up in the suburbs. Middle c

Pwn All The Things

pwnallthethings

I mean, this is right in a sense. Lots of folks (imo) conflating chance of illegitimate attempts to subvert the election (certain) with chance they succeed (less much less certain).

Mystic⁷ #BLM

MysticDistance

So, while the COVID-19 pandemic is definitely a major deal, let's talk about something that most don't want to:Eventually, the world is going to have to open back up to

Mark Brown

MarkOneinFour

Just wondering: is the working hypothesis in the UK that people who are finding themselves feeling more mentally 'unwell' will be people developing psychiatric illnesses; people experiencing life stresses; people

Robert West

WestMagic

Ok, let's talk about jobs. I, like every performer, have been told in the past to "get a real job". When being flippant, Rhys and I often joke about the

🌸 Clementine Fraser 🌸

clemmiegirlnz

I was thinking about my wariness of ‘the youth will save us’ mentality so have this short thread I agree that young people have an incredible voice & sense of

CNN Philippines

cnnphilippines

Sen. Gordon: We are going to have this virus for the next two years, that's why our investment is worth it, so we are prepared for future pandemics Sen. Gordon:

Nanjala Nyabola

Nanjala1

We are grasping for "why aren't more Africans dying" explanations, but maybe the better question is why are so many people in the US and Europe (and Brazil) dying? I'll