#Researchers

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

(1/6) Why does superspreading occur?There are likely many reasons, but one intriguing possibility is some people might be biologically predisposed to release more aerosols when they speak.This study shows that

Andrew Barry 🦁

Bazzaruto

Off-Topic Interest LoungesLet me tell you a little story In 2005, two college roommates Alexis and Steve attended a lecture by @paulg Graham invited them to apply to @ycombinator with

Jen Keane

zenbuffy

So it turns out more of ye didn't know about the WoW pandemic than did. 56% didn't know.It's honestly a pretty interesting thing. In 2005, a new raid and boss

Sabina Walker 😀 Master Appl Science (Neuroscience

SabinaWalker18

15.1/x Coronavirus vaccine from UQ and CSL abandoned after #HIV response which scientists say was 'unexpected'“...the vaccine generated additional antibodies that tripped up some HIV tests, leading to [HIV] #false_positive

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

PURE EVIL: Trump EPA just finalized a rule to limit using research to craft public health protections, unless raw data given to EPA—aimed at crippling EPA’s ability to aggressively regulate

Russ

RussInCheshire

"A virus is far too small to be stopped by a mask"This is really simple.A virus IS too small to be stopped by a mask. But an influenza or coronavirus

Ibraheem Thurial B.

Afghan_Policy

This is an intriguing quote from TPC members of the Taliban. What had me curious was that the TPC has largely been consistent in their public messaging and generally abstained

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

The history of the autism diagnosis,an unscientific thread - Researchers look at white cis boys who don't mask and base autism diagnostic criteria off of them and describe their behavior

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

Finally read the new update on UK variant B.1.1.7, posted yesterday, which includes a study suggesting the variant is no more (or less) severe than prior virus variants.Just a very

The Autisticats

autisticats

Something I learned yesterday is that autistic children are 2x more likely than the general population to experience chronic pain. The article I read is right here, for anyone who

Orthodox Conservatives

OrthodoxConsGrp

Some took issue with our demand for more beautiful streets & lived spaces.Yet, among others this Norwegian study from January 2020 found “most people don’t feel happy around modern architecture”.

Women in Statistics and Data Science

WomenInStat

I fundamentally believe that statistics is a field that is meant to be in service of solving real problems in the world. 1/8 I have great respect for those who

Ethan Mollick

emollick

Management researchers are beginning to publish the first papers of the effect of COVID on companies & work. I want to highlight some of the most interesting findings from multiple

Thinking fast and slow

ElleMandell

Very interesting study regarding kids, flu vaccine & covid, and also viral interference -- covid "outcompeting the flu." 1/4: "Researchers looked at medical records of 905 children who tested positive

Dr. Jonathan Malloy

JonathanMalloy

My thoughts in the @globeandmail on Erin O'Toole + 'cancel culture'. His defense of free inquiry at universities comes as he leads a political party that has spent the last

Hanna Wallach

hannawallach

I'm tired. And if I -- an enormously privileged member of the ML community -- am tired, you can bet that less-privileged members are absolutely exhausted and crushed. Why? Here

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