#SCIENCE

Dr. Ben Franta

BenFranta

A big oil-funded energy-economic model from Princeton has been making the rounds lately, hoping to influence the Biden admin.Perhaps unsurprisingly, it finds we can decarbonize more cheaply using fossil fuels

Paras Chopra

paraschopra

9/ Data cannot help you select between hypotheses, it can only help you eliminate. The idea that theories can never be proved true, but only be shown to be wrong

Osman Faruqi

oz_f

Folks, let me explain how by cutting funding to the humanities and increasing student fees the government is actually creating incentives for unis to enroll *more* arts students.(For my sins

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

All mammals, regardless of what they actually are, can be divided into two categories: Dogs and CatsI will demonstrate Cows are dogs Goats are cats Sheep are dogs Horses are

Joseph T Noony

JoeAgneya

#PiApproximationDayHere is the Indian story of Pi-Yajnavalkya 2000BCE->339/108=3.1388..(.09% error)Baudhayana 1700BC 3.08Jainas 400BC 3.16Aryabhata 499CE 3.1416Govindaswami 800CE 3.14159265Madhava,1370 3.14159265358Nilakanta 1480, 'F

Steven Shorrock

StevenShorrock

Good conversation this. A few thoughts in this thread.https://twitter.com/bentipney/status/1281336072442720257 Human Factors/Ergonomics is only one of several disciplines concerned with human performance. It has a particular twin purpose an

Covid=Flu (renamed) | LBF

LBF777

Resolving Mental IssuesGod did not create us with mental issues. They are programmed into us so we can experience resolving them & evolve to higher ground. Think of it as

Liminal Warmth ❤️

liminal_warmth

1/ Let's talk about Science, Magic, and Fiction today.I just finished reading Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World and I have many thoughts to share about the overlap of what is

Raj Vedam

RajVedam1

Glad to note. Given the aggressive schedule, suspect changes are in math+science curriculum, & NOT in history where bigotry, propaganda & distortion are fortified by special interests. Who are the

Jim McManus OCDS

jimmcmanusph

We’ve already seen some noise develop around the shift to vaccinate as many people with one dose initially and extend the gap to the vaccination schedule of two doses 28

The Dread Pirate Jussim

PsychRabble

I'm back. In honor of KO'ing two hard, back-to-back deadlines, a Thread! A mini-thread! Of loosely connected papers and ideas:On Scientific Uncertainty, Especially in Social Sciences & Psych In honor

Carwil Bjork-James

CarwilBJ

The "problem of altruism" in biology and the "collective action problem" in political science both begin from an individualist theory of maximization, then see abundant unselfish behavior as a surprise.https://twitter.co

NEKOSATTVA

neko_girl92

"queer" and "poc" are starting to become less descriptors of people (who are always fluid and naturally incapable of rigid conduct) and more descriptions of certain spheres of human social

Dragan Gasevic

dgasevic

As we are envisioning the future of learning, we also need to revisit what we do with assessment. In many ways, predominant assessment practices are not particularly helpful. They mostly

No Hostages

Niall001

THREAD: Fishing and Sovereignty - Why the prospect of fishing rights sinking a Brexit deal really is as stupid as it sounds. 1/ As the EU and UK find themselves

Archit Tendulkar

arcten

A thread on New Education Policy:-> School Education:1) Change in Structure from 3+10+2 to 5+3+3+4. 2) In the First 5 years, kids will be taught basic maths, and basic foundation

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