#Explanations

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

THINK LIKE AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST:What does it mean that the median age of new cases is dropping in some areas? I see three possible explanations, not all good. A thread on

Brad Littlejohn

WBLittlejohn

So to my mind the strongest conservative argument against voting for Trump was one I almost never heard made, but one that is now at risk of being painfully vindicated.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd

A lot of *waves hand* things going on right now are about our insistence that rich people have the same emotions that non rich people have. And while they may

Comfortably Shrug 🌮🥑

chadmbol

Benford's Law and election fraud (a thread)1) What is Benford's Law? It's an observation that 1st (left-most) digits of values in many real data sets of counts will fall close

Majesty Ria ✨

ToriNicksWho

It's disheartening to see the way many accept depression as their fate w/ physical explanations (science) of what's occurring within them. we can talk chemical reactions of depression all day

Alex Wice

AWice

Two words are so dangerous to the system, Twitter doesn't want you to say them even today, and restricts your interaction with them. Regardless of what others think about it,

Charlie Camosy

CCamosy

To be clear, they are *not* overwhelmed now. This directive is in *anticipation* of having traditional capacity (no hospital ships, no converted convention centers, no cooperating facilities in other counties)

Harmanoid

harmanoid_

What are some things you vow NOT TO DO as a parent? I’ll start: Treating one child different/better than the other. *Specifically I will not favour my son over my

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

We’re drowning in conspiracy theories because America is failing as a nation and the myths of exceptionalism and white supremacy mean believers must find explanations beyond failings in leadership and

Margot Kossmann Williams

GetYourChorion

Thoughts on watching Jurassic Park as an adult:I only just realized that the ENTIRE PLOT began with alleviating concerns of investors and insurance companies after Hammond is sued by the

Rachael Meager

economeager

Reflecting on seminar talks and job market talks especially, I think one key sign of a successful talk is if you're having a genuine debate about whether the ideas in

Joss Prior🍄...low-grade evil...

joss_prior

There is a batch of self identified AGP accounts.... none of whom have a checkable ID...all descended on me after mocking Uncle Ray yesterday....I engaged a couple who waffled 100s

Matthew W. Johnson

Drug_Researcher

When I warn against being a psychedelic science guru, I don’t mean sharing expertise w/ public e.g. Neil deGrasse Tyson as an astrophysics “guru." Rather I mean going beyond the

Andy Adams

FlakPhoto

Artist statements are the worst. Just talk about your work in plain language! So many times these texts are impossible to decipher. Why is that? Some people say that "pictures

Dr Lauren M Robinson

DrLMRobinson

I really feel academia underestimates the benefits of coming from a working class background. Why do I give such good presentations and handle questions well? Cause I worked retail and

Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega

raulpacheco

I have been thinking about writing a thread on how to link theory with research, which probably fits with the question that was asked by @PhDForum earlier today - how

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