#Pandemics

Rama Saala Dieng

Drsaalajeng

What do feminists have to say on #COVID19. A thread on Resources from (mostly) Global South thinkers. Why Nigeria knows better how to fight corona than the US By @crystalsimeoni

Henry Farrell

henryfarrell

1. A thread on William Gibson's novel Agency, summarizing this http://crookedtimber.org/2020/04/06/agency-2/ and explaining/partly disagreeing with its implicit thesis (which is very plausibly distinct from Gibson's own views, novels being no

MI6 ROGUE

mi6rogue

#ExerciseCygnus uncovered a major problem with PPE in the UK, The @Conservatives GOV choose to not bulk up stockpiles & instead went for the cheaper option of relying on global

Sarah DEMOCRACY IS BACK Parcak

indyfromspace

*The Egyptologist has entered the chat room* Sit down a spell, y'all. I need to talk about this viral video, and give you some context. Been working in Egypt for

Amir Attaran

profamirattaran

I’ve worked with @WHO many times and have no doubt they bent to China. But this isn’t remarkable, and it isn’t because China is a giant. Worse, it is because

jan homolak

JanHomolak

A bizzare story of Croatia and COVID-19 spiced up with potentially problematic use of scientific methodology? /thread [2/2] …(1/25) @GordanLauc supports his point by attaching an image of @ResearchGate account

Owen Jones 🌹

OwenJones84

The Sunday Times investigation into the government's catastrophic handling of the coronavirus is one of the most important things you've read.It's behind a paywall, so here's a thread with the

Paul says Mask It or Casket

idealust

This is my fear.The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 had a small wave in the spring. We had a wave in the spring.That 1st wave isn't why people remember it.

Marc-André Argentino

_MAArgentino

1/ So I got this question earlier on today and I think it is a good opportunity to shed some light onto QAnon and the environmental factors that can lead

VoidSurf

VoidSurf1

We can't understand the present if we don't understand the past.This thread will show you the history of death and disease outbreaks in Sweden. Source data was all retrieved from

Untold Stories Retold

retoldstories

*THREAD*The 1918 Influenza PandemicThe 1918 influenza outbreak or “Spanish flu” spread across the world between 1918 and 1919.Infecting 500 million people and killed 50 million, making it the deadliest pandemic of modern

Rill-Liberty

ThAlMeArCrEq

“Governors are referring to this crisis as if it were a previously unknown meteor from space. In fact, we have been discussing the utter lack of prep for a pandemic

Sunil Kumar

sunilc_

Internet has made it easy to have multiple passive income streams. And having multiple income streams really helps during tough times like recession, pandemics etc.This covers some of the

Robert H Frank

econnaturalist

Economic Naturalist Question #19. Why are dramatic political shifts so difficult to predict? #EconTwitter In an earlier thread, I explored why introductory economics courses appear to leave little lasting imprint

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO

It’s #WorldHealthDay !Today, we celebrate the work of nurses & midwives by showing our appreciation for their bravery, courage & resolve in the global #COVID19 response.Tell us who your favourite

Paul Behrens

DrPaulBehrens

Now that my book is out, I thought I’d explain what it’s about and why I wrote it… [a thread] It’s hard to keep two fundamental things in mind: 1)