#Policy

Some tweets about China's social credit system, how it isn't actually Black Mirror and how you should stop using facile pop cultural references to demonize countries you haven't bothered to
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Thank you to everyone working so hard to keep us informed on #COVID19! I have seen several great initiatives emerging to track ongoing #policy responses to the pandemic. Here is
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At his Inauguration, President Biden called for national unity while stressing that he would be a president for all Americans – not just those who supported him. To date, these
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anyway, I’m not hopeful, but I kind of hope the expertise of science policy and STS people can help Arecibo I do legitimately think Arecibo is a unique place in
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I watch UK #COVID19 briefing right after Greek one, daily. Difference in tone is stark. Greek one led by scientists who give figures, research updates, then over to gov’t to
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Thread/ 1 One of the risks of game theoretic models of policy dilemmas is translation back to real world. Firstly, model set-ups claim to be 'simplification' of a target system
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A few people have suggested I should respond directly to Professor Foster's arguments on #qanda last night rather than just saying I was appalled.I thought the other panelists did an
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1. Dear @wiltshirepolice . Are you really saying that all 331 people were murdered as a direct result of their trans status? This is an astonishing claim, and very persuasive
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Can the negative supply shock from this pandemic lead to a demand deficient recession?Yes. Together with the brilliant Veronica Guerrieri, Guido Lorenzoni and Ludwig Straub, I explore the conditions for
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PM @narendramodi call to switch off lights for #9Minutesat9PM on Sunday led to speculations of 'grid collapse', 'fluctuations' & maybe repeat of 2012 blackout. Read here to know why a
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1. 4 days ago, a new article by @ANewman_forward and I on supply chains post coronavirus came out in Summer 2020 @ForeignPolicy , with recommendations for a new administration https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/04/this-is-what-the-future-of-
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I am pleased that President Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Given Judge Barrett’s intellect, strong legal credentials, and impeccable character, I
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Usually I think The Daily does an OK job on the topics it covers but today's ep on the USPS fell short. Just off the top of my head — quickly
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1/17 In order to understand why @GenFlynn plead guilty, you have to understand how the justice system is engineered w/predetermined outcomes. The FBI interview, is designed to entrap from start
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#RBI releases the minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.Follow this thread for more. #MPC*thread* MPC Minutes | #RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says rapidly rising cases of #COVID19
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Totally agreed. The problem is: the neo structuralists behind the house report are not interested in a conversation.https://twitter.com/dougmelamed/status/1314276845668298753 They consider evidence based policy to be a construct designed to
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