#Researchers

Mathematician John Horton Conway died on Saturday at age 82, reportedly from COVID-19. In “Genius At Play,” @sioroberts’ 2015 biography of Conway, she described him as “somewhere between ‘The Hobbit’s’
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/cdcs-failed-coronavirus-tests-were-tainted-with-coronavirus-feds-confirm/Who's in charge of the CDC again? Tick tock Additional sauce Prior articles from March on tainted test kits Scoop: Lab for coronaviru
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@FootnotesAnthro @KrystianaKrupa @Savvy_Newell What is this newest Footnotes post? Something feels icky about having two white women talk about how NAGPRA, as it is currently being utilized, is harming Native
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Thread #3- science communication and engagementG'morning, everyone. Today, I will be talking about my journey in science communication! It will be the last topic from me.p/s: I am working on
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1) I've not posted about 5G because I don't have an opinion on it one way or another. I haven't seen long-term studies that show the effects 5G could have
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Interestingly, just before reading this I was reading a great piece from the Fordham Institute about evidence-based practices.Let’s talk about educational technology research and “media comparison studies.” (thread)https://twitter.com
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Kwara: The making of zombie land for “dumbasses”By AbdulWahab BolaToday Kwara is not just an haven of dumbasses but the state where you are rewarded for being a dumbass.Don’t mind
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Thread on school re-opening: It's really something: we are seeing in real time the acknowledgement that teachers and related staff are the equivalent of menial "essential workers" who never had
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I wanted to answer this with a mini-thread of an example of what I mean by brain rot, and how I think it manifests. Take with a pinch of salt
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Yes, peer-review has its problems. However, without peers, there's no peer-review at all. Therefore, publishing original #statistics research in non-#stats journals is - well, not the best idea. Yet, #sportsscience
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Honestly what wrecks me is these research studies are always like an evil mirror image of a Really Important Point we need proof for.Heaps of Autistic people are living in
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I'm getting questions bout how I did all these international field things. It's a fair question, conservation often makes it so you either don't get paid as an early-career practitioner
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I want to reboot the conversation about this patent, and, crucially about patents in general. Let me start by saying that it was not my intent to single out @anshulkundaje,
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Apr 1. “For weeks, Gov. Brian Kemp stood firm. Repeatedly, he said the coronavirus pandemic in Georgia didn’t warrant the extreme social distancing measures that most other states were imposing.”
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Goracana, or Indian Yellow pigment made from the urine of cows: This deep mustard yellow is famously named after the pigment collected from the crystallised urine of cows fed on
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My story about how Hungary has changed in the decade since Orban returned to power is in this weekend's @FTMag. I spoke to Hungarians who've been shaped & affected by
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