#Specificity

Winston

WN_Myers

The secret to writing effective sales letters that get people hooked on your offer right from the headline to the P.S often eludes even the best copywriters in the worldHere's

John Neary

jddneary

Thread warning: why the "psychometric validity" argument from the MCC is utter nonsense. 1/https://twitter.com/giulianaguarna/status/1317135548851552258?s=19 Arguing that virtual exams would not be "psychometrically defensibl

Laura Walker ⚖🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LauraWalkerKC

If you are paying attention to Legal Twitter - specifically the people I've been retweeting in the past few days - as they unpack the Trump Campaign's Legal Clown Car

#LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia

wmnjoya

"You didn't mention...I didn't hear you say..."I often find panels on Kenya at international academic conferences frustrating because of this response.THREAD Here's the formula.Someone presents a paper on Kenya. At

John Ma

Nakhthor

More thoughts on Millar, Emperor in the Roman World (1977). THREAD Hopkins' review (rehashed in a recent essay in the TLS) wished for another book, of "new" social history. Millar's

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

Let’s talk COVID testing. Public needs to know how they work, why they can be wrong, what decisions to make based on imperfect “specificity”, & how to tell when a

A.M.

bhalomanush

This is a very confused thread arguing testing isn't perfect and therefore it should only be done where probability is high. But it's fundamentally flawed because you don't know where

Taal Levi

taaltree

Antibody tests are coming online. Never before have humans needed to understand Bayes rule more. Let's talk about why it's critical NOT to assume you are immune to covid-19 when

John Mandrola, MD

drjohnm

Thread on a potential silver lining of #COVID19 My friend @BenMazer is a pathologist and he's noticed huge declines in specimens obtained for cancer diagnoses. Reason: hospitals have stopped elective

Victoria Manning

Victoriaruthlsu

Recently I read Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood by @aimeebyrdhwt. I’ve been reflecting on certain questions and points she brings up and I’d like to share some of them.

PJ McCormick

peejmccormick

Hot take alert! The UCB system is biased. BOOM! Mic drop.Wait, here’s a very long winded explanation why. Please bear with me. Mic pick up. Intelligence tests are used to

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

Urgent @US_FDA @CDCgov #AndWhoeverWillListenRapid paper strip tests can be extremely powerful public health toolsBut they cannot just be introduced without major information campaign AND clear algorithm for use - like

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

New: CDC says don’t use antibody tests yet: “It cannot be assumed that individuals w/ truly +antibody test are protected. Serologic testing should not be used to determine immune status

Ned Glasier

nedglasier

I’m not sure that asking teenagers to write manifestos or make manifesto plays is the best way to find out what they actually want for the future. (a thread) There

#DigitalHealth Futurist 👨‍💻

ManeeshJuneja

Day 41 of lingering #covid19 symptoms – the day is almost at a close, I’ve discussed my negative PCR swab result with my NHS GP today as well as the

low arctic

LowArctic

honestly a lotta North American Native folks id’ing as Indigenous / using Indigeneity as a framework is like using a pressure washer instead of a watering can to water your