#Science

Charlotte Minsky

extrasolarchar

Many months ago, I promised a friend a tweetstorm on my senior thesis, so here it is, long overdue -Settler Colonialism and the Making of the Lick Observatory, 1846-1919: a

Bᴇᴀᴛ Aʟɢᴏʀɪᴛʜᴍ I Prabhu

BeatAlgorithm

5 things I wish they should teach in school:[A THREAD ] 1. Financial Literacy:Do you know my most high-income people are not wealthy?Because they are financially illiterate.With that topic being

Chad Loder

chadloder

What is fascism?A belief in the supremacy of the police and the military, united under a charismatic ruler who will forcefully protect the nation from “social decay”, caused by demonized

Admiral General Aladeen

Blem_4r

Don't you find it funny sometimes, that people we don't know, know so much about us, including those things we don't know of ourselves?? Some people will see you moving

Adrienne LaFrance

AdrienneLaF

Hear hear. @TheAtlantic's @zeynep is extremely good at getting the most complicated things right. Just a few examples... (1/6)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/business/media/how-zeynep-tufekci-keeps-getting-the-big-things-right.html H

GreyNoMatter

greynomatter

Stopped for a sandwich a few days back & started conversation with guy in queue. He is an importer/supplier of #PPE. He told me he has tried several times to

Teach For America

TeachForAmerica

We’re compiling a running, non-exhaustive list of resources to support educators during the #COVID19 outbreak @NEAToday has gathered some general guidance specifically for educators on #COVID19 from the @CDCgov

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Lots of people are getting interested in industrial policy. That's a good thing. Here is a reading list of good books about industrial policy. 2/The best book to start with

Marshal McKenzie 💪

TheForeverFit

Yes, the older you get, the more of an uphill battle fitness becomesBut don't try telling me it's not possibleIt's possible at ANY ageAnd to prove it to you...I've compiled

Not Fast Just Furious (1.7k)

sxpmgrntsds

Jimin was known to hook up with people throughout college, so it wasn’t terribly surprising when the summer of his junior year, one of his summer flings presented him with

Kishore Hari

sciencequiche

Shaming, calling people idiots, and even labeling people anti-science will likely have the opposite effect of what we need in the U.S.. This is a marathon, so if you're going

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

CDC's updated webpage on how COVID-19 is spread & prevention tips is now (almost) in line with science!(WHO please do the same!)(Hooray! only 10 months into epidemic & when Trump

Gabor Erdosi 🧩📄📊🧭

gerdosi

New mRNA vaccine technologies may offer 94-95 % efficacy. What an achievement of 21st century science!On the other hand, good old natural immunity provides 100 % protection from symptomatic COVID-19,

owen cyclops (+👶🏻)

owenbroadcast

remember google glass? remember those programs that could emulate peoples voices crazy well? remember when virgin galactics 1st spaceflight, which theyve sold tickets for, was supposed to be in 2009?

David M. Perry

Lollardfish

Today the @WhiteHouse released a statement on National Down Syndrome Awareness month. It's terrible. /1https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/presidential-message-national-syndrome-awareness-month-2020/ 2) "These treasured

Mina Harker’s Regretful Ghost

neversremedy

I won't tear people down based on their appearance. There are a lot of beautiful young women posting to #hotgirlsagainstabortion who are being told they're ugly. What's ugly is the