#Policy

Zoë McLaren, PhD

ZoeMcLaren

This thread racked up over 34K retweets. It's an expertly written thread that makes many important points. But its central premise – that incorrectly pooling data is the key problem

el gato malo

boriquagato

let's say it one more time:"discussing case counts without reference to testing levels is tantamount to lying."let's look at just how much difference it makes.i plotted raw "new positives reported

Helen Death to America Razer

HelenRazer

Hi. @abcnews I request a #FactCheck. I sm watching the television and a chap from @ASPI_org is talking about China again.How much of your coverage on China is provided by

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. This is a clarifying moment. It shows exactly what Facebook is and who Zuckerberg isTrump is violating Facebook's rules on election misinformationZuckerberg's response was to go on Fox News

Colin Angus

VictimOfMaths

The very nice folks @WHO_Europe published a new report about alcohol pricing today.I wrote most of it (with help from all sorts of wise folk), so here's a brief summary

Agbontaen Eseosa

_ehsosa

I had a discussion this morning with my family and a very important question came up; Can you mention one sector in Nigeria that is thriving today because of the

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

This is more bullshit rhetoric and deflection.1. We are members of your political party and you are refusing to engage in a matter of public policy that is currently splitting

Henry Mance

henrymance

Always fun to read one of Michael Gove’s speeches. Also fun to compare the speech to the government’s actual behaviour:1. Gove says civil servants don’t use statistics enough. But when

Gernot Wagner

GernotWagner

I wrote a thing for on Biden's climate plan. http://gwagner.com/risky-business-biden-planIt's good. The plan, that is.What I wrote is also squarely addressed at my fellow economists: please don't make this harder

Will Ahmed

willahmed

The US needs SEROLOGY tests. Shocking how little this is talked about. Serology tests looks for antibodies to see if you’re immune to COVID-19 / already had it. A serology

Carly Kind

carlykind_

Today we published "Exit Through the App Store", a rapid evidence review of the technical considerations and societal implications of using tech to transition from the COVID-19 crisis.A few key

Simon Harris TD

SimonHarrisTD

*THREAD* Lots of conversation in recent days & weeks about #Covid19 & it’s impact. Frustrates me that sometimes the conversation is too narrow & is about just “reopening” our country.

🎃 Katie Chironis ☠️

kchironis

i have a policy: i never write feedback about someone (to their manager, to their peer, etc) which i haven't already given that person directly in some form. it means

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

yarbatman

1. One of key ways that the Biden admin can create consensus around a more ambitious Iran policy is appeals to transatlantic unity. This @laurnorman report points to an all

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

ATTN!While you were sleeping #Trump issued an edict that eliminates job protections for tens of thousands (maybe millions) of federal employees, all involved in policy-making. It paves the way for

Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺

nicktolhurst

A lot of people, particularly on the centre/left, think that Boris Johnson is “nasty” or “too right wing”......but that’s not the biggest problem.A small thread. 2/UK has had right wing