#Experts

When Chris Whitty trended last week, some calling for him to face war crimes for the putative policy of herd immunity, I started to understand the fear gripping officials in
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On COVID-19 They say, "We MUST Listen to the Experts!"Let's take a look at what the experts have said. MarchI. "Do not wear masks."Why not? "Masks worn by the public
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Experts: Who is to blame? Trump.Trump: And they said to me "WHO is to blame, Trump". That's what the experts said. And I have to agree! So blessed to have
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One thing that I hope we learn from this experience: most "experts" know a whole lot less than they want us to believe they do. And many of them are
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The German approach to ending a lockdown is refreshingly robust in its use of the term 'expert' compared to other countries: https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/scientific-experts-release-proposals-for-loosening-the-lockdown-a-f6247e
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Leaked documents show the UCP is planning to turn Alberta schools into right-wing, evangelical brainwashing factories. The changes are “regressive, racist, unsupported by research” and would make Alberta's schools “a
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Another great piece from @HelenBranswell :https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/20/the-months-of-magical-thinking-as-the-coronavirus-swept-over-china-some-experts-were-in-denial-about-what-was-to-come/ "On Jan. 5...Michael Osterholm, director of the
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I’m not sure I agree with this framing for several reasons: (1) “random people on Twitter” encompasses all manner of maniacs, the “upper normies” who initially downplayed it and is
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Feeling some clarity and the long arc of justice this morning so I'm sharing while it's clear. First up was my earlier thread on how Trump wins - always by
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Being a North Korea watcher is like being a dedicated watcher of a niche television show most people don’t watch. When one episode suddenly gets more views than usual, the
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An industry thesis driven search is all the rage today, but getting up to speed on an new industry/niche quickly is a skill. Here is how we do it in
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Maybe, just maybe, you should *your own publications review of Malcolm Gladwell's most recent* and then write about the fascinating territory of how mental biases explain everything.https://twitter.com/olgakhazan/status/1253335074986029056 "
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Activists, experts and policy makers are speaking out on what they describe as an ever-growing “influence” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Canadian business, academic and political circles.https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/activists
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Why AREN'T you running @rustlang on your embedded systems today? Psst if you want to ask questions, I'll be doing a live Q&A tomorrow at 18:00 CEST! See this thread
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Journalist colleagues, I'd like to have a word, because - and I will give you the benefit of the doubt here - many of you have not reported about health
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Here’s what I don’t get..Why did @balajis get it right and Dr Anthony Fauci & everyone else who studies this stuff for a living get it so wrong?Why did an
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