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zeynep tufekci

zeynep

I put a lot on the line, personally, to advocate for mask-wearing when it wasn't US or global policy and spent an enormous amount of my life last year on

New York Magazine

NYMag

For years, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses to be stronger, deadlier, and more transmissible. The bet was that their work would help prevent a global pandemic. But what if it

Melanie D.

melulater

NZ teens record record low scores maths and science.I'm going to lay the blame for this at the feet of Anne Tolley & Hekia Parata:* the dropping of Numeracy advisors

Dr Katerina Kolyva

katerinakolyva

Back at work today (1 minute walk to my office in the conservatory), earlier than expected as shortened leave to focus on @councilofdeans urgent priorities. Here they are : 1/

Adil Najam

AdilNajam

As #impeachment becomes everyone's new obsession, take a minute to recall the South Asian contribution to how the US Constitution framed the idea. Yes, of course, this is a story

David Hoff

DavidHoff10

Thread - 1 of 12: What does "unity" mean? Here's what it means: 2) Unity means that everyone wears a mask to protect your health and the health of others,

Robert Ede

Robert_WH_Ede

1/ The latest research from our team looks at how the national vaccine rollout is progressing, and provides practical recommendations for the next phase.https://twitter.com/Policy_Exchange/status/1354346275425153027 2/ Firstly, much has bee

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TheWiseOwl_AZ

1. I do not know who Juan O’Savin is and like Sidney Kraken Powell, I won’t say [or write] something I can’t prove. However, this is my personal opinion and

Justin Garrison

rothgar

Me when I copy my Makefile and Jenkinsfile from another repo Some people didn't know. I'm sorry but it's time you learned that everyone copies code copy/pasta from stack overflow

Spies Like Us

RealStealthSpy

THREAD: Original Trusts1. Just for a moment, ponder:- Does anyone own humanity?- Does anyone 'think' they own humanity?- Can a corporation own you, or just control you?- What are ancient

Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

FFC_Commission

The government is due to announce its ten-point plan next week “to kick start the low-carbon economy”, ahead of hosting December’s Climate Ambition Summit.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/05/uk-campaigners-set-out-plan

Zecharias Zelalem

ZekuZelalem

My latest for @QZ: multi billion dollar heist? On April 28th Ethiopia signed a lucrative $3.6 billion US oil refinery deal with Greencomm Technologies...an American company with no experience whatsoever

Sandals

winged_sandals

successful investing in any nascent industry can be summed up as 1. where along in the S-curve are you (is it inflecting positively? is each incremental datapoint de-risking the overall

Josh Constine - SignalFire

JoshConstine

I asked 6 moderation experts to debate the tradeoffs of deplatforming Trump.The conclusion? Banishing him to fringe apps makes his extremist followers tougher to trackBut the bigger threat is on

Abby Franquemont 🇺🇸🇵🇪

abbysyarns

I know we should all be optimistic for a new era in the USA beginning with the inauguration of Biden, and... I may even be guardedly so. But I want

Prof Tanja Bueltmann

cliodiaspora

Four years ago around this time. I sat on my sofa at home, watching the news. I was 100% sure, as I had been for a very long time, that

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