#Uncertainty

Chad Loder

chadloder

What is fascism?A belief in the supremacy of the police and the military, united under a charismatic ruler who will forcefully protect the nation from “social decay”, caused by demonized

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid Chronicles, Day 307One of the most challenging parts of Covid has been grappling with decision-making under uncertainty. It’s natural for MDs to weigh risks & benefits; med school

Ilya Kashnitsky

ikashnitsky

I have a very strong opinion about this paper that went viral over the weekend. I cooled down a bit since coming across it yesterday and will try to refrain

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

White liberals must face the truth by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/white-liberals-must-face-the-truth?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. Ezra Klein, a prominent white liberal, is the top

Katie Kedward

katie_kedward

New @IIPP_UCL working paper out on nature-related Financial Risks We @jryancollins & Hugues Chenet argue that central banks & financial supervisors must take precautionary action to manage environmental risks beyond

PluckyCanuck

CanuckPlucky

COVID-19 Mega-ThreadOn propaganda, fear, and conspiracies. 1/ Covid is real. It’s a real virus with real victims.But if there is anyhing I’ve learned from the last year, its that media

Houston Institute

houstoninst

LONG THREAD: With today's announcement of substantial investment in data-driven pretrial criminal legal system reform, we are long-overdue for a broad conversation on addressing community needs, the role of philanthropy,

Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸

ASlavitt

COVID Update September 7: The best way to overview what’s going on w people w long term #COVIDー19 symptoms is to let people with #LongCovid speak for themselves.And I gave

nome

NomeDaBarbarian

To determine if a hot dog is a sandwich, you must first define your boundary conditions.There are five taxonomies of hand foods.1) The Pornography Razor2) The Earl of Sandwich Dichotomy3)

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/Lots of people ask me: "Noah, how much can the U.S. government borrow before bad things start happening?"In this newsletter, I try to give a definitive answer to that question.

Kirsti Miller

KirstiMiller30

Transgender Athletes Advantage Myth at the Olympic Games.@iocmedia In Nov 2003,the IOC arrived at the Stockholm Consensus on Sex Reassignment in Sports, which opened the door for transgender competitors provided

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

Trump pits GOP against patriotism by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/trump-pits-gop-against-patriotism?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. I think some Republicans are beginning to sweat. Not

Amytess Girgis

afmgirgis

THREAD: Here's the thing about the #UMichRegents mtg: in the middle of a pandemic, and in an era where U-M has failed its minority students in enrollment/support, the discussion prioritizes

Hanno Würbel

HannoWurbel

I am very happy that @MKrzywinski and Naomi Altman gave us the opportunity to contribute an article on the #standardizationfallacy to their legendary #pointsofsignificance column in @naturemethods https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-020-

Aysha Bagchi

AyshaBagchi

Supreme Court arguments are starting up in ‘CIC Services’! Stay tuned for updates on this thread. https://www.c-span.org/video/?477431-1/cic-services-llc-v-irs-oral-argument This case is all about the scope of the Anti-Injunction Act, a

Tom

tom_username_

One of the goals of Schopenhauerian philosophy is to make this perspective clear.As higher animals, we already feel this revulsion with many things, e.g. when someone "eats like a pig",

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