#Explaining

Ronald Richman

RichmanRonald

Some rambling thoughts on COVID-19 modelling.Since COVID-19 began, I've seen a few different *types* of models being used to make forecasts. SEIR (susceptible/exposed/infected/recovered) models have been used quite extensively for

Mark Joseph Stern

mjs_DC

Here's a terrific preview of today's oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the latest census case. This time around, Trump is trying to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population

Zero HP Lovecraft

0x49fa98

A common misconception is that morality is "caring for your fellow man," but if in our time together I could persuade you of only one thing, my friends, I would

Airy Manning

AiryManning

The #Holocaust was the industrialised genocide of millions.Learning lessons about what led to it is absolutely appropriate.Using it as a f***ing METAPHOR for family planning, the treatment of idiot anti-vaxxers,

ECCHR

ECCHRBerlin

Thread: Violent pushbacks at EU's external border in #CroatiaFour years of violent and lethal #push-backs. The EU has to urgently show its commitment to #humanrights.It is time for real steps

Richard Wilson

timomouse

A not-so-little thread on how post-Brexit work permit regulations will apply in Scottish football and why it’s, broadly, not a good thing... 1) Work permit calculations are based on the

mili🕷️

miliddaeng

@BTS_twt logs, a summary with relevant info: first, notice how all the 22 videos have the hashtags #StayConnected and #CarryOn. and now let's go. 200417 RM:is a intro to the

Phil Booth

EinsteinsAttic

#WTAF? Has anyone confirmed this statement from @MattHancock?Where is the #ClinicalEvidence for such a deviation from protocol, not to mention trashing systems & processes the NHS has set up?@pfizer/@BioNTech_Group have

Ian Bassin

ianbassin

@ProtctDemocracy Counsel Erica Newland has a powerful op-ed in today’s @nytopinion. It’s generated some necessary debate -- which was its intent -- and also some commentary that I think is

Obsolesence

Obsolesence

I know I keep promoting this crowdfunder but having just sat through the argument being made by Scot Gov that transwomen should be considered women in law (we are just

Marco Malvagio - poorly explained history stuff

MalvagioMarco

Byzantium was a christian empire, and Christians Are Not Gay.Therefore, their ritual union of two men in church to become lifelong companions was Not A Gay Thing.A THREAD ABOUT THE

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Read this story and weep. This, after masks, is the biggest failure—both scientific and communication—of the pandemic in Western nations: the airborne nature of the pathogen. CDC changed this guidance

(((Dr. Mia Bloom)))🇺🇸🇨🇦🗽🦈🥃🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

MiaMBloom

Dear news anchors, It’s only a suicide bombing IF the perpetrator’s death was intentional part of the attack. Remains alone don’t = suicide bombing. I’ve never seen a VBIED Park

HUNTSMAN 🇺🇸

man_integrated

𝐎𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡"Make no mistake: it's not revenge he's after. It's a reckoning." - Doc Holliday, 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 (1993)There is a

Sophie

MSovay

We're in lockdown again, so here is a story of what can happen when you're a part-time medievalist and are in the habit of frequenting small parish churchyards on your

EverythingOppresses

SoOppressed

Thread: So many people are reacting with surprise to the NY Times's firing of a star journalist with the explanation that "intent doesn't matter". That's insane! they exclaim. How can

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