#Evidence

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

I'm afraid this is a naive view on the virulence / transmissibility tradeoff in pathogens. A reduction in virulence is only expected to happen in strictly vertically transmitted pathogens (e.g.

Steve Vladeck

steve_vladeck

4. As the story (and the song) go, in exchange for agreeing to assume states' Revolutionary War debts, Congress provided that the capital would be on land at a point

Chanel Rion OAN

ChanelRion

#HAPPENINGNOW White House Task Force Briefing 4/9/20:- Labor Secretary Scalia in Attendance.- Project Airbridge: 49 flights scheduled- American Med System performing strong- Testing capabilities, best in world- Spoke w/ Mental

Nader R Hasan

Nader_Hasan_law

It’s okay okay to be upset by the verdict in R v Theriault. But I suggest we be upset for the right reasons. (thread 1/14). It’s certainly okay to be

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan

The Woke hate liberalism as a philosophy and as an organizing principle for institutional order. One way they do that is by insisting among other things that there is no

Tom McWilliams

tom_mcphagy

I have encountered some strong opinions in Finland on “who should express an opinion” on #COVID19. Science works best when a diversity of thought can flourish. No person/agency is beyond criticism. Data/evidence

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

In normal times. In normal times, @CDCgov, @NIH & @US_FDA would have been empowered to lead our response to #SARSCOV2. 1/ In normal times. In normal times, experts on every

Nick Wallis

nickwallis

This is a summary of the most explosive moment in the Depp v NGN trial so far. It concerns the cross-examination and re-examination of Kate James, a former personal assistant

liv💜

livyuhfn

KAMMUNICORN: THE TRUTH / disclaimer: friends and i have spent the last day organizing and investigating so we could have the BEST idea of what is going on. like you

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Today's "breakthrough" announcement is unlikely to be any breakthrough.1. Convalescent plasma has no randomized trials. It contains many antibodies that have no neutralizing effect. If it has efficacy, it will

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

"If there's one thing we learn from history, it's that we don't learn from history"A new study from India looks at #COVID19 contact tracing And now reported, "[children] transmitted the

SamSays

samjawed65

Social media and WhatsApp are replete with unscientific, non evidence-backed cures for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. This thread is about those unverified claims that were propagated and endorsed by

Nick Mason

notthenickmason

Just in case I am unable to complete my BPTC Ethics exam on Friday (like many of my fellow students have been unable to), I would like this thread to

samir kaji

Samirkaji

1/For Emerging VC’s raising, the headline of “fundraising is tough as it’s been since 2009” is accurate, but obvious, and not overly helpful for those in process. It’s hard to

sara wajid

waji35

been chatting about gender politics / culture recently. evidence suggests women don't tend 2 apply for the big jobs. got any stories of applying / not applying u care 2

GOLDEN|Liv

gldn_mariposa

Since I was a girl, my mom prepared me. Being FEMALE, she warned to never trust ppl's first intentions. More-than-likely it's cloack-service. Predatory behavior is REAL! Which is why I