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1/n I thought people might be interested in how my own small corner of the world is faring during the pandemic. In the bus, the driver's section is cordoned off

1/ Good review of @NAChristakis's new book on the pandemic, "Apollo's Arrow", from someone I'd normally not bother with: Niall Ferguson. I have some comments.https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/apollos-arrow-nicholas-

1/n Over the next few weeks, you'll hear lots on how "top scientists", or "the world's leading scientists", call for a so-called #HerdImmunity approach. They're a few cranks & shills.

1/n Everyone! I want y'all to imagine, in some day not too far off, you have a good Democratic POTUS candidate: a sensible, logical, not-too-classist (i.e. the exception),

1/n Winchester Cathedral, England. My (old) photo. Stay tuned for divers and sculptures. 2/n Also (just outside) Winchester Cathedral, the old tombstone that later inspired one of the two

1/ The second part of my cautionary tale of bad #scicomm, continuing on from this thread here.https://twitter.com/Gurdur/status/1303182915501805568 2/ @SmritiMallapaty does a reasonable piece in Nature on IFR for age-groups. Not

1/n A cautionary tale of bad #scicomm, in *four* sections, the fourth part being where I learn to take my own advice, the first part where I retro-implement doing so.

1/ New thread! From the previous thread (https://twitter.com/Gurdur/status/1302348677223153670). Now the tricky, tricky question of ACE inhibitors (ACEi), used mostly in treatment of high blood pressure and congestive heart failure; are

Gather ye round, #hedgehog fans! I have new videos for you. 1/n From last night. Around 4a, hedgehogs A and B (you lot still haven't settled on how to

Folks, tonight in my The Distractions for y'all, I'll do snapshots. All taken w/ my pocket camera, so quality is bad, but taken today. I had to go to the

1/n Folks: there's a huge difference between "airborne" and "aerosol" in medicoese (yes, & I had to learn the difference too, it's important). Y'all should listen to @DrMoragKerr &

1/n #VirtualSafari #1, of mine. It's East Africa for us all, folks, and first choice is: which airport to fly from? I recommend you fly into Düsseldorf or Cologne, to