#Bias

We tend to take more risks, when we feel protected and safeThis is called the peltzman effectA thread The peltzman effect is a tendency to adjust our behaviour based
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THREAD: On the death anniversary of Dalit scholar #RohithVemula, we must remind ourselves that #MentalHealth is not an "individual problem". It is interlinked with a person's social position, determined by
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Thread: This tweet from Robert Barnes sparks me to write about how I look at information sources.https://twitter.com/Barnes_Law/status/1284539300768624642?s=20 First of all, I’ll read anything. I don’t care what publication it is,
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A basic thread on critical appraisal for those who don't know where to start/have low confidence. Aiming to share links+resources here.First, get ready for ACTIVE reading. Don't let the words
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1. As zoo-based cognitive research programs become more common, @LydiaMHopper, @chimpfreq, and I wanted to test if animals’ task accuracy is influenced by visitors watching them, suggestive of attentional bias
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TL getting into VIXX? Here's my fav VIXX songs with a hefty shout out to @Wylde909094 who made me the baby starlight that I am. I'm obsessed with blond Leo
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So a handful of the comments I saw say something along the lines of, "I don't mind diversity, but I want my historical games to be accurate"Let's break down what
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This man's whole life is in shambles because he got mad at Seth Meyers and Barack Obama roasting him. Could've just been grifting in peace for the rest of his
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We have a Fartsucker parroting this "bias" thing at work, as loudly as he can to anyone in the cafeteria who will listen (but mostly to those of us who
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Brand new @UN_CTED Analytical Brief on the #Prosecution of #ISIL-associated women is out! http://bit.ly/3jrdtPl Here are some key takeaways [thread]:https://twitter.com/UN_CTED/status/1285923060051333121 The overall number of prosecuti
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The military is a profession. So is teaching. So is pipefitting.We trust professionals to do their jobs without partisan bias.In the political sphere, however, this apolitical expectation should not be
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I can't believe the "sceptical" noises are already starting about the SPI-M long-term scenarios. How we respond to these and how they are presented is a political choice, but they
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Let's stop saying "Republicans were silent" with regard to Marjorie Taylor Greene's support for political murder. In a court, silence is absence of evidence. In politics, it's rhetoric. Accurate reporting
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Little fired up this morning, because I have ZERO patience for “scientific activism.” Anyone can see in my timeline I have both condemned and celebrated #DezNat. I will admit, I
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I wouldn't call it a flub; it's a ~6 pt error more than 3 weeks out!But it is an interesting questionhttps://twitter.com/BruneElections/status/1304530197555838976?s=20 As a general rule, our polls fared quite well
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. The political realm has two groups: partisan BS and people who are actively discerning what’s best. The latter have nuanced and
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