#Policymakers

Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

OtherSociology

An article commenting on the science/ policy divide that interviews only scientists is a good illustration of why this divide exists in the first placeThis doesn't explain how policy is

Alain Deckers

Alain_Deckers

"Follow the science" A thread about science and policy. 1/N Who am I to opine about this? I'm a scientist (physics degree). I have a masters degree in science and

Brooke M Feldman, MSW

BrookeM_Feldman

Re: VapingI was a heavy smoker from age 13 to 30.I was in the 'Newport 100s 4 Life' crowd.For real.After a number of serious but unsuccessful quit attempts, I stopped

Ring of Fire

Saros129

1. Debt Forgiveness WWThis is HUGE.$1.6 Trillion in Chinese Bonds discovered in Lewisville, TN Bond House could result in forgiveness of all debts of all countries. Negotiations have been underway

Dr Ola Brown

NaijaFlyingDr

I would like to begin by thanking all the stakeholders who weighed in on the discussion of this unfortunate event namely:1. The staff of the David Brown cockroach removal company

James Brooks 🗞️

AK_OK

ICYMI: (thread) Yesterday, @adndotcom published a story about how Republican fundraisers are continuing in person, undeterred by the president's infection or state public health guidance. https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/10/04/alaska-r

Casey Rutherford

rutherfordcasey

For people who say “I just can’t understand how rioting moves their cause forward”A thread. You need to get outside your perspective and consider the perspective of others. Though this

Fergus Hunter

fergushunter

Think this story might speak to why policymakers/modellers can be nervous about how modelling is handled in the public domain. The story uses the word "predicts". Some quick observations on

Ankita Gangotra

ankipodean

It’s #EarthDay so let’s talk about cement & concrete: the 2nd most used resource on the planet after water. Every year cement production causes ~8% of our global greenhouse

Derek Thompson

DKThomp

OpenTable bookings had declined 70% before US restaurants were closed.Swedish movie theaters are open but revenues are down 90%.“When will government open up the economy?” is the wrong question. Open

EduTech Nigeria

EduTechNG

Using technology to diversify and improve access to education is the very premise on which EduTech was born. Long before the advent of social distancing, it had been established that

George Croner

GeorgeCroner

I see that @FredFleitz has joined the debate over "unmasking" and claims NSA should have refused the requests for the "unmasking" of Flynn by Obama Administration officials. First, Fleitz's references

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

We could blame the people for spectacular breaches of the lockdown and the major health hazard they present. Or we could see that when millions of people are doing the

Yeshi

YESHICAN

Data is often not collected by Black communities when it is needed the most. We have compiled a list of all of the states that have shared data on COVID-19

Lauri Myllyvirta

laurimyllyvirta

It looks like China's need to increase current account surplus&bring in more dollars might be affecting energy policy now. I've wondered for years how policymakers are so sanguine about oil&gas

New Financial

NewFinancialLLP

The Covid crisis: how capital markets can be part of the solution. Thank you to all the participants in our call this week to discuss how the banking & finance