#SHIFT

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

I have been working on pandemic outbreaks for 15 years.There is a misunderstanding of the difference between the response in much of the West, versus successful countries (including New Zealand

Nick Jones

pokerprojones

We've already written a lot about the rise, plateau and the inevitable return back to earth of online poker. We'll be covering it a lot more in the coming days

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

THREAD1/ I asked people to be outraged that our epidemic disaster continues. Complacency now will kill us later.Someone replied that they were outraged, but now what?Outrage isn’t enough if it

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Okay. With this Amy Coney Barrett farce, we need to examine how the GOP and evangelical Right merged to protect white supremacy and aristocratic control, resulting in Donald Trump and

Melaphyre

Melaphyre_

I HAD SOME REALIZATIONS ABOUT THE SQUARE HAMMER MUSIC VID!!! Buckle in bc this is gonna be a thread. First off, to address previous things. The treasure seeker guy who

Vishal Chauhan हिन्दू देशभक्त TPN

Real_Vishal_

Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic#well_done_Pragya https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1199926134818738176 In the 21st Century, it has become fashionable

AD-2⁷

seokstoseok

What Is YouTube Charts, How Do I Use It, and What Does It Say About @BTS_twt: a thread.I've been seeing a lot of screenshots from YT Charts in the past

Vienna Teng

viennateng

OK. I’ve been reluctant to use my platform as an artist for U.S. electoral politics. But I’ve decided that this time around, I can't afford *not* to. This isn’t about

Chris Stokel-Walker

stokel

If you're just waking up, there are *a bunch* of interesting things about ByteDance tapping up Disney's streaming chief to become TikTok's CEO... (1/13) There's the obvious thing which is

Brady Pramberg

B_rade8

I've been thinking a lot about persuasion. How and why people change their minds.There's a cognitive disconnect about the nature of persuasion (between idealreality) as many people try and fail

Rukmini Callimachi

rcallimachi

1. A big day in Kentucky: I'm in Frankfort, the state capitol, where any minute now the attorney general will announce whether the three officers who opened fire killing Breonna

Elizabeth C. McLaughlin (she/her)

ECMcLaughlin

Thread:I woke up thinking about neuroplasticity, hate, racism, and a post-Trump America.I’ve been reading a bit lately on neuroplasticity, habit and addiction. Neuroplasticity is the ability of neural networks in

Ronald Kelechi Ikpe MBBS, MSc

ronikpe

A small crowd had gathered around. Mike knocked more than five times and no response. They had not seen Bob for two days. ‘Are you sure you won’t break the

Shannon Watts

shannonrwatts

THEY DID IT!!! Today, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law one of the most meaningful and comprehensive gun safety packages in our country's history: five new gun safety bills,

Ryan McGreal

RyanMcGreal

THREAD:I literally just realized something. Either by design or default, the #onpoli government recently conducted a large-scale test of the core thesis of the "Great Barrington Declaration".Spoiler alert: it didn't

Brittany B

RebrandCareerCo

How to ask for a raise from your current employer.#30DaysofThreads If you are an auditory learner, driving, or at your desk with headphones, you can catch all of these gems