#Pandemics

Kenny Mathieson

KennyMathieson

Human beings are generally bad at understanding risk, particularly as it relates to themselves.Having said that, in this case the information being supplied related to the Pfizer vaccines, is certainly

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

By the spring of 1918, the First World War was into its fourth year. A weary British population had lost fathers, sons, uncles and friends all fighting on the battle

Shefaly Yogendra, PhD

shefaly

In these first two days of #RWRI14/ #RWRI my key takeaways relate to avoidance of ruin, #risk layering, dynamic assessment of risk, and fat tail risk awareness.For us practitioners, these

Rhea Liang

LiangRhea

This article in @watoday by @nathanhondros about senior medical staff accused of bullying has been held up by some as illustrating the harm that #OperateWithRespect is causing.Some comments-https://amp.watoday.com.au/national/western-austra

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what were the best climate stories of 2020? Climate writers: what did you write that you’re really proud of? Climate readers: what did you read that stuck with you? We’ll

Pierre Morcos

morcos_pierre

[Thread] The report of the experts group appointed by @jensstoltenberg to think on the future of NATO has just been released. Brace yourself because the report is 67-page long and

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Let's take a break from pandemics and civil wars, and talk about...life expectancy!https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/answering-the-techno-pessimists-part 2/Over the past month, I've been writing some "techno-optimist" po

Michael V. Smith

MichaelVeeSmith

Moving online made me rethink my #CreativeWriting course delivery so I’m sharing what worked in case it’s helpful. Honestly, it’s embarrassing I didn’t see some of this before (but who

Gavin Freeguard

GavinFreeguard

Responsibility for 'govt use of data' has transferred from DCMS to Cabinet Office (after moving from CO to DCMS back in 2018).Main thought: Time for shuffling deckchairs is over -

Rebekah Honce

RRHonce

We’re living in two pandemics:1. COVID192. COVID19 conspiraciesScience can be confusing (even if you are a scientist!) and it doesn’t help that scientific facts about our current situation are matched

Jon Nichols

wvualphasoldier

I've spent a lot of time thinking about the economics around Pandemics as they relate to Supply Chain Collapses, and ultimately Systems Collapse.I'll start by explaining the history and end

Jessica Isom MD MPH

DrJessIsomMDMPH

We don’t “complain” of racist treatment. WE RECEIVE IT. Amplify her story. Then do something about it.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/susan-moore-black-doctor-indiana.html?referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR2SIupOsl8_04

Eddie Du

Edourdoo

Tasuku Honjo (本庶佑), who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, tells Nikkei while it's hard to predict, China's place in the world will change significantly,https://cn.nikkei.com/columnviewpoint/viewpoint/40149-20

Tom Gatti

Tom_Gatti

A lot of number crunching, careful reporting, late nights and screen-based eye-strain have gone into this week's special issue - from the whole @NewStatesman team - so I'm excited to

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

Waiting for BidenWe’re waiting. Waiting for the leadership that will allow us to live our lives again. We have been living with COVID for so long, it often feels like

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Let’s talk about the fact that both the attack rate and the death rate among the young is indeed very low with COVID19, unlike most prior pandemics. And let’s speculate

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