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Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

There are debates - important debates - to have in these COVID times, but there are some either stupid debates or misguided in my view debates. Here's my list with

Rachael Meager

economeager

So some very smart folks have asked about how we would apply the AMIP metric to studies of rare events. This kicked off a discussion of what robustness checks are

Magilla Gorilla 39

39Magilla

(1) The @nytimes updates its United States Excess Deaths analysis based on August 22nd CDC Dataset updates.CDC Reported Deaths: 176,188CDC Excess Deaths: 246,588CDC Undercount: 70,400 (+40.0%)NYT 9/10 Reported Deaths: 190,714NYT

Cavid ⛧

cavidaga

Yesterday @eminmilli wrote about the possible restoration of "Caucasian Albanian Church" and @Tom_deWaal commented there that "I'm afraid there is almost no C.A. heritage apart from a few fragments in

oscar perry abello

oscarthinks

Have you ever wondered what banks do?Many have the impression that banks take deposits from people or institutions who don't need to spend them now and loan them out to

Tara Cookson

tpcookson

@UN_Women's Research & Data team is asking: Is this time (#covid-19 crisis) different? @Jayati1609 says yes, and so the usual (capitalist) remedies won't work. What's needed? public investment in the

Fife4Europe 🇪🇺 #FBPE #RejoinEU #3.5%

EuropeFife

Never in our lifetimes has our democracy been so under threat. We in the European Movement in Scotland are an avowedly pro-EU group, drawing support from across society and all

la scapigliata

lascapigliata8

There‘s a horrific amount of magical thinking and plain ignorance among transactivists and young people in general thanks to deliberate and systematic attempt to use these rare medical conditions to

John Cook

johnfocook

It’s challenging debunking misinformation in polarized issues like climate change or COVID. The @crankyuncles game tackles this problem with a critical thinking approach known as logic-based inoculation. http://crankyuncle.com/game

Joe Marshall

Joe_Marshall0

Brexit talks are in the 'tunnel' or final stretch, with rumours of a deal as soon as next week. But what difference would a deal make? Tl,dr: Not much in

AukeHoekstra

AukeHoekstra

Recently a scientific paper claimed we cannot meaningfully decarbonize transport.I criticized their dismissal of electric trucks. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2020.100543 Now they're back with a 'rebuttal' to my criticism.Allow

Heidi Cuda

Heidi_Cuda

INFODEMIC: So tax deadbeat Robert Mercer funds anti-science movements and lo, so does Putin.“Putin played a principal role in the spread of false information as part of his wider effort

Jeremiah Owen Music

HolyCStudios

Ive been studying the Schumann cavity resonance affects on mammalian cognitive functioning since i was first intrigued in teens, and im blown away by the current readings coming from@schumannbot!Heres a

StuckInTheMiddle

StuckIn48403550

I've been grumpy all day, so I've decided to be grumpy about education. A Thread. What is the purpose of school? Is it "developmental outcomes"? Children grow and develop whether

Finance ASMR

financeasmr

From @HindenburgRes 's latest report on $NKLA, here's how shady Trevor Milton's background is(Thread) After dropping out of college in 2009, Milton created an alarm sales business and exited with

Saamaanya Jeevi ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜೀವಿ Shivakumar

SaamaanyaJ

A Long Thread: On Uttiramerur Temple, Tamil Nadu.Importance: World's 1st Record of a Democratic ProcessTime Period: 10th Century ADKingdom: CholaKing: Paranthaka This will cover- Essentials of the Inscription- Elements of

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