#Researchers

Over the weekend reports of racial/gender bias in Twitter's AI-based image cropping have started blowing up. I wanted to add some context from my perspective as an ex-employee and as
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Recruiters & hiring managers: A UX Designer may be skilled one, some, or many of the following core disciplines of UX:- User Research (UR)- Content Strategy- Information Architecture (IA)- Interaction
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Man this is all getting a bit much. Parenting a 2yo and 5yo while both of us try to work full time is taking its toll. Everyday is a battle
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Remember ladies and Gents.. LifeLog/Facebook knows all..https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-tracking-you-even-if-you-dont-have-account-888699 https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/facebook-upgrades-its-ai-to-better-tackle-covid-19-misinformation-and-hate-s
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October 9th Solidarity Action Statement from 1492 Land Back Lane#1492LandBackLane #ShutCanadaDown #LandBackWe send our love and greetings to all of Creation and to all of you. We send our love
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Okay, let's talk.Let's sit down and unpack about why what ja*min said is problematic EVEN IF it was an accidentA THREAD from your local ACTUALLY autistic mutual, aka one of
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THREAD: Big Pharma is just a part of the global Deep State Cabal as any organization. I think it will sicken people when they find out what they have kept
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We’re facing the biggest recession since World War II.  But with a fraction of what economies are losing to #Covid19, researchers could develop the tests, treatments and vaccines we need to
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These are fair & important concerns regarding the observational study published in @TheLancet last week on 90,000 #COVID19 patients treated with #HydroxyChloroquine showing no efficacy for #COVID19. More transparency is
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We (epi & biostat folks) have a major conflict of interest when it comes to evaluating COVID research that I’m not sure we’ve fully acknowledged. 1/ Mostly, when we assess
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Immunological memory wins! A recent study shows immunity in convalescent individuals will be VERY long lasting and that convalescent individuals who received an mRNA vaccine produced antibodies and memory B-cells
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I do not use any epidemiological model, I test this growth with different forecast models using the past long series. Thus I make predictions for 3 to 4 weeks with
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Thoughts on COVID-19 research RE: psychological impact of lockdown.My interpretation of data I've seen: unless we focus on vulnerable groups (e.g., those w mental health conditions), it looks like people
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#archaeology: Hundreds of massive monuments over 7,000-years-old have been documented in NW Arabia, revealing the oldest known widespread tradition of monument building in the world.Here's an #AntiquityThread on the find,
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Vitamin D and COVID-19.I saw @ChrisMasterjohn post something about how he wasn't taking vitamin D because it could potentially increase ACE-2 receptors. So, I started checking it on my admitted
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The ‘lost sales’ argument has been thoroughly discredited, both academically and legally, for both music and film piracy. How are academic publishers still getting away with using it to justify
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