#POPULATION

Andrzej Kozlowski

akoz33

The second installment. This time a lot about vaccines. I think I will have to split it into two parts.https://twitter.com/akoz33/status/1335660403003633669 Let’s move on to the main topic: the inoculation of

Elaine Doyle

laineydoyle

I don't understand the British media. I really, really don't.Basic things: Ireland and the UK started this pandemic with roughly the same number of ICU beds (6.5 per 100,000 for

Rhys Lindmark

RhysLindmark

1/ @threadapalooza of Sociotechnical Diagrams.These images answer the question: how does tech change society? And how does society change tech? 2/ We can start with the original tech society

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Scenario Z: Covid is never brought under control, mutates too much every season to be managed like the flu, and goes endemic with higher base fatality rate and is too

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

Lockdowns are unlawful and should never be attempted.But imagine if ebola (with a fatality rate of about 50%) suddenly becomes highly infectious, would lockdowns be justified then? 1/n Politicians are

Lonni Besançon

lonnibesancon

1. Sweden, the "model" country taken by so many. Time for an update on the situation including the terrible numbers and ICU-related news.A thread 2. First numbers. Usually I

Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸

ASlavitt

COVID Update June 23: Trump sees nothing but good news in the Coronavirus.Unlike other world leaders with better health & economic results who aim to limit death & economic loss

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

A lot of people have asked why the CDC estimates close to 100M total US COVID-19 infections (28%) by Dec 1, while http://covid19-projections.com only estimates 58M (17%).I believe there are

Deep Gandhi

DeepGandhi21

Attended a webinar on Brokerage industry moderated by @varinder_bansal. Lots of insights about the industry and must-listen for those who are invested in this industry or are tracking it. Highlighting

General Theorist

GeneralTheorist

The EU Budget and NGEU agreements this week matter for at least four reasons. First, for the first time the EU can borrow to support spending, raising the universe of

Sheyna Gifford, MD

humansareawesme

The #Modena trial. Sample size = 30,000 volunteers. 2 shots, 28 days apart. No deep freezer needed. Effectiveness claim: 94.5%. Let's look at how they got that. Reportedly, there were

Elizabeth Dickinson

dickinsonbeth

#Colombia armed forces took down the leader of one of the country's most predacious armed groups yesterday, the Caparros. The capture is a reminder of where the conflict is today:

Aaron Griffith

AaronLGriffith

this is bad news - vague anti-riot/anti-mob legislation that simply doubles down on mandatory minimums.https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article248336730.html This is something that I fear will become commo

Sizwe sikaMusi

SizweLo

In 1910, a man named Charles Davenport created a registry called the Eugenics Office which would be used to register the genetic background of every single man, woman and child

JW Mason

JWMason1

Big news: Mike Konczal’s Freedom from the Market is out. I got an early copy of the book and read it last month, but now that it’s officially published, you

Graham Mann

grahamkmann

The conversation between @jackbutcher and @ShaanVP was full of gemsHere are 30+ key takeaways State the obvious. 9 times out of 10 we all have a version of "obvious"

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