#POPULATION

1/ THREAD: Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina became a disaster due to preventable failures in preparation and response strategies, compounded by systemic racism. In 2005, 67.3% of New Orleans’ population were African
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J'aimerais revenir sur le sujet de 'manger bien ça coûte rien'. Pcq c'est des propos qu'on nous martèle et auxquels on croit assez facilement car ça semble 'logique'.Spoiler : lol,
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Of course computers cant be racist, but they also can’t do anything with initialization from a user. In the case of facial recognition tech, the algorithms that form the basis
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THREAD: Today, the Biden administration ordered the Department of Justice to phase out private prisons. Here’s what we know about what order does and doesn’t do and what some of
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We have #HeroConf 2021 dates! First, I want to share some of an email we sent the previously confirmed Speakers.Headline: we are rescinding all speaking invites & reopening our selection
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NEW SCIENTIST LIVE - We're delighted to be taking part in @newscievents virtual one-day event: 'Future of Food and Agriculture' alongside @TheSainsburyLab tomorrow.Our full stage and HP3 room programme is
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Tons of chatter about the new prescription omega 3 data coming forth. Lots of takes about the study designs, n3 formulations, differences across populations, variation in comparator groups. All important
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[Thread]Le mythe selon lequel les Arabes du Maghreb ne sont pas de vrais Arabes Ce mythe est constamment renforcé par des racistes berbèristes (souhaitant changer l'identité Maghrébine) et racistes Mashriqis
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A young man whose family owns a small holding of land in Haryana explained the reasons behind crop burning to me. Till a few decades ago farming families like his
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Covid-19 Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)Why this recent surge in cases in the Southern US legitimately brings back comparisons to the Flu. And why that mattersAll source data will be linked
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This line about mask usage in Melbourne from a Burnet Institute researchers' opinion piece (https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-a-delicate-stage-how-to-crush-the-threat-of-a-second-covid-wave-in-sydney-20201226-p56q89.html)Looks to be ba
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So perimenopause is just all the bad parts of menopause without the one upside, yeah? Add this to the list of things women aren't taught shit about during biology or
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#COVID19 is a disease which is caused (in part) by contaminated, stale air that's been breathed in and out by several other people already. Gross.Why do we live with stale
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It’s #HolocaustMemorialDay , and as usual some people have decided it’s a great occasion for a bit of victim-based whataboutery. So let’s be clear. The main victims of the Holocaust,
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Today is the day when my two year term as co-chair of Alberta’s Anti-Racism Advisory Council comes to an end. It has been a challenging experience, difficult and undignified at
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Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world, as photographed by Steeve Iuncker—a few more here https://instagram.com/p/CKv1r0ejkn5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Located in the Central Yakutian Lowland, Yakutsk has the coldest winter temperature
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