#Zeynep

Anna Gifty is on IG and says #SACE2021

itsafronomics

Y'all. Algorithms are WILD af. #CodedBias You can't question a computer, but the computer mistakes are justified because of efficiency. This is criminal. This is LITERALLY criminal, and fundamentally unethical.

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ As the virus spreads, more people will "have no idea" where they got infected from. As this happens, we need to gain a better understanding of how & why

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Folks, stop refreshing the forecasts. The comfort you seek isn't there—and can't be. The excessive uncertainty this year–especially about turnout in a pandemic and which votes will count—makes these models

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Exactly. Aerosols are like short-range mist—the closer you are to the person emitting it, the more exposure *but* under the right conditions (poorly ventilated indoors space), the mist can accumulate

Sandy Douglas

sandyddouglas

This issue is, appropriately, contentious. As a vaccinologist - & citizen & relative of people in at-risk groups - I fully support the UK decision to increase dose intervals of

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ Sharing our new piece in @washingtonpost on using rapid tests for epidemic control.It shouldn't have taken 8 months for the idea to pick up- the same arguments were made

Elaine Doyle

laineydoyle

So what happened?In a word: Christmas.In more words: we left lockdown at the beginning of December. The Irish government opened shops - but also opened pubs, restaurants and cafés in

Matt Malkus

malkusm

Let's take a trip down #SARSCoV2 memory lane, shall we?Here's one of the big misses from early estimates which informed @IHME_UW modeling, and ultimately policymakers: "15-20% of those who contract

Rhys Lindmark

RhysLindmark

1/ @threadapalooza of Sociotechnical Diagrams.These images answer the question: how does tech change society? And how does society change tech? 2/ We can start with the original tech society

Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD

cfiesler

Twitter has announced that they're providing more access for academic researchers. As someone who's been studying the ethical implications of Twitter research for half a decade I do indeed have

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

new free online course: Practical Data Ethics, from fast ai & @DataInstituteSF covering disinformation, bias, ethical foundations, privacy & surveillance, silicon valley ecosystem, and algorithmic colonialismcc: @craignewmarkhttp://

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

School openings and children (0-18yo) have been the most complex and contested subject of the pandemic. In this letter, we are calling for balanced and nuanced scientific and media coverage

Trisha Greenhalgh 😷 #CovidIsAirborne

trishgreenhalgh

1/Thread on objections to face coverings for the general public. See this tweet for a longer lay summary.https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875?s=20 [Mute thread if you’ve had enough on this topic.] 2/Also draws on

Ed Yong

edyong209

I wrote about what health-care workers are going through, how exhausted & scared they are, and what this 3rd pandemic surge is doing to them. It’s not like the first

Butterfly8

ButPink8

Quindi ricapitolando #DoğduğunEvKaderindir doveva essere una serie che parlava di due cuori feriti che avrebbero saputo riscattarsi, poi si è trasformata in una serie contro la violenza sulle donne e

T. Greg Doucette

greg_doucette

The midterm Congress doesn't matter; it would be the Congress elected in 2024 that takes office on 3 January 2025But yes, both chambers of Congress acting together have always had

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