#Measures

As a heads up, this will be tangentially political. The greatest thins I ever learned at school, other than hockey - I was really quite good at it - was
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The (continued) exposure of systemic racism in MN and NY (& US) the past couple days reminds me of a handful of conversations I've had with local emergency managers on
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A set of honest questions about measuring performance of academics versus other jobs - to put the insanity in perspective (thread) First some examples of quantitative metrics: number of publications,
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Something really interesting is happening in Liverpool. In the past week public health officials noticed a surge in cases in one ward - so a few dozen streets - Princes
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1.5 Recent #Covid19 numbers in are plateauing, suggesting the viral spread is slowing. Though some suggest insufficient testing is masking the rise in cases, the plateauing of the test
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Basically, most people are too optimistic.For example, we like to believe that in the future we will have no illnesses, and when in doubt; misfortunes will more likely affect others
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Here's some through traffic filters in "working class" parts of Haringey and Tower Hamlets. Why don't we hear about reopening these? Because they're pre sat nav, noone even really knew
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A reminder for everyone in the cheap seats. Brexit was never really about sovereignty, or taking back control, or giving more money to the NHS, or immigration, or any of
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China, newly elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council, just reviewed the U.S. human rights record."China wishes to recommend to the U.S.: 1. Root out systematic racism, address widespread police
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In a report which it has given to the Financial Times but has not published to the public which paid for it, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has
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1/9 Yoram Lass, former Dir of Israel’s Health Ministry on “monstrous hysteria” of Covid19: “This is nothing more than a flu epidemic if you care to look at the numbers
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Break: I am told that a very tense meeting of the executive of the Conservative backbench committee 1922 has just concluded. Every Tory MP at the meeting and every MP
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Thread by @Doc_0: It's very good that Trump called out the World Health Organization, but we should be demanding specific measures to purge if Chinese influence, beginning with a list
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As we continue our efforts to fight #Covid19, it is equally important to take effective steps to provide succor and support to the economically vulnerable and the small and medium
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Quick thoughts thread I feel like writing it even if nobody reads this. I visited a shopping centre today and people who could potentially come across challenges in daily life
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@FinMinIndia @nsitharaman to address press conference at 4.00pm with the first set of details about the #AatmaNirbharBharat Abhiyaan. #Finance #PressConference #IndiaFightsCorona #Bharat The press conference by Smt. @nsitharaman, @FinMinIndia will
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