#Experts

Gabriel Recchia

mesotronium

Our paper on how well experts and laypeople forecast the size of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK (back in April) is out: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0250935 @d_spiegel @alex_freeman Short answer: Not ve

Mitya

Mishka_Hoosen

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot as a non-Black POC trying to be of help rn is this pressure of time. Well-meaning people can be distracted by the urgency

Ana Mitrić

ana_mitric

FWIW: if Djoković is going to do a series of video Q&A with folks from the wellness industry, he should also provide a platform for the same number of scientific

Wagatwe Wanjuki 🇰🇪 🇧🇸

wagatwe

I'm tired of having the same convos about police violence. We spend way too much time refuting arguments made by conservatives that are not even done in good faith. I

Bill Kristol

BillKristol

Trump and GOP today:No reason to prepare to move to vote by mail now.Trump and GOP in Oct.:The public health experts say an election on Nov. 3 won’t be safe.

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

I've seen talk about how the media tends to emphasize negative news about COVID, which I don't doubt is true, but which surely stems in part from the fact that

Jon Levy

jonlevyBU

Being a doctor does not make you a public health expert.Being a statistician does not make you a public health expert.Being an economist does not make you a public health

Bloke From Barnsley #Is #Sisu

NicolaJames007

I'm sure I'll lose followers for this, but there's something I have to get to the bottom of.Since the 2016 ref, remain has generally regarded itself as the clever ones.

Elizabeth C. McLaughlin (she/her)

ECMcLaughlin

It is just astonishing to me that folks are mad at me for sharing the view of a slew of people, including Dr. Fauci, that we may not be able

Caroline Buckee

Caroline_OF_B

Who are experts anyway? I think it depends on the audience, because it’s a relative term. But here are some categories I have observed consistently during COVID-19. 1/7 1. “True”

Ari Paul ⛓️

AriDavidPaul

I spend much of my time navigating contrasting expert opinion and trying to adjust for biases, and to identify when expert consensus may be simply wrong. Here's the heuristics I

Donnie Berkholz

dberkholz

I am quite amused by how hard this post tries to disclaim the ITIL model while basically having a team that is dedicated to Major Incident and Problem Management, in

Sarah Mojarad

Sarah_Mojarad

Let’s talk about white coats A thread If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know my stance on white coats.They are a symbol of expertise and prestige.I think they

Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺

fascinatorfun

UK market flooded with inadequate Covid tests, experts suggestNew rapid swab, saliva and antibody tests do not have to be approved by a regulator..Claims of accuracy based on a handful

Gad Saad

GadSaad

Here is a thought. The current pandemic has yielded numerous circumstances where experts in white lab coats (hence trust them) have stated that A and eventually not A are true.

Nick Guarisco

FantasyLawGuy

I’m starting a solo #FantasyFootball PODCAST! A few episodes are up. Great content. Average host. It would be cool if you listened, subscribed, and gave it a 5-Star Rating! I’ve