#Scientific

Morial Shah, Esq.

MoruShah

For Pk unis, possibly my most unpopular opinion: Attendance reqs make little sense. If we're teaching anything worth learning, students will attend. Affording pts for class or discussion participation, measuring

David Leonhardt

DLeonhardt

The CDC says that “less than 10%” of Covid transmission occurs outdoors. Which sounds like a lot of outdoors transmission. If anything close to 10% was correct, it would mean

Aliakbar Akbaritabar (Ali)

Akbaritabar

A few words on #zoominars 1) #Pandemic is disastrous, no doubt there2) #Science and access to scientific resources is #unequal3) More unequal access exists in the social sciences4) Current digital

Malcolm Tucker Esq 🕷

Tucker5law

So what did the President know and when did he know it?The Doxy Covid cover up timeline so far.On Saturday the 26th there is a nominating event for blessed be

Susan Leemburg

SusanLeemburg

Before I'll go and catch up with my #FENS2020poster rounds, I have some more thoughts about #animalresearch, #scicomm and yesterday's @The_EARA panel. It was very good, you should watch it

John Hayward

Doc_0

This sinister "Great Reset" stuff suggests we really might be approaching the "end of history" this time - not with the worldwide acceptance of classical liberalism, but with its decisive

Lonni Besançon 🇫🇷 🇸🇪

lonnibesancon

1. All conspiracy theories about #COVID19 and people who refuse lockdowns relie on the "Swedish example".Did Sweden not implement some form of lockdown? What about now? A thread with recent

Mark Pearson MLC

MarkPearsonMP

This is Bora Bora. On the evening of October 29, Friends of the Koala Inc. got a call about a koala walking in circles. Local koala rescuer @talkingkoala from Bagotville

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

If you meet someone who claims to have created a system for controlling other peoples' minds, you know that they are:a) Delusional;b) A fraudster; andc) A sociopath.1/ This goes for

Dr. Theresa Tam

CPHO_Canada

1/7 #COVID19 key concerns in : ongoing community spread, cases/outbreaks linked to high-risk settings and deep concern and sadness at increasing numbers of deaths reported. #StayHomeSaveLives #ProtecttheVulnerable 2/7 The majority

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

This is really exciting for many reasons, in large part because (despite Asimov’s...many...issues) FOUNDATION was one of the sci fi series I truly geeked out on as a kid, and

Melanie Kiechle

MelanieKiechle

This piece by @zeynep explaining the significance of the CDC and WHO announcing that the coronavirus is airborne--and why it took so long to get here--is really great. I want

Erin Blakemore

heroinebook

At long last, my piece on sexism in research is live at @washingtonpost. (It will be in print on Tuesday.) A brief reporter's notebook follows. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/sexism-science-medbikini/2020/10/23/4ac00e0a-1229-11e

Undergrad In The Lab

youinthelab

Thank you to *everyone* for an extraordinary #GradRecruitWeek. Undergrads—thank you for trusting us with your Qs & letting us share them with others. And for putting yourself out there by

Deputy Dawgly

DDawgly

1) The PCR 'test' is NOT a diagnostic tool; it cannot distinguish between viruses, or even viral debris & bacterial debris. And it cannot determine infectivity. Medical scientists have known

gotham teacher

gothamteacher

Here’s a #THREAD topic that’s a little different for the #schoolreopening conversation: pooping.We all know #everybodypoops. Many of us avoid it in public. But not everyone. Students poop. Teachers poop.