#Policy

SAM

learnaboutsam

The recent passage of legalization bills in New York and New Mexico has dominated the headlines when it comes to developments in drug policy, but it's important to also remember

Andrea Prinzi SM(ASCP), MPH, CPH🧫🔬

andreaprinzi

Thoughts on upcoming #COVID19 #serology tests:This is actually quite a challenge! (#Diagnostics often involve a lot of complexities). There is a lot of pressure to roll these tests out, but

Josh Rovner

JoshRovner

In case you’re wondering about the accuracy of the #COVID19 data reports, here’s a little background. (First of many) I receive information from multiple sources, mostly daily news alerts for

Giuseppe Famà

FamaNelMondo

1/What EU leaders agreed at this European Council meeting #EUCO is truly historical.The combined volume of EU 7-year budget #MFF and the package to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 #NextGenEU

the UBI guy

theUBIguy

Ok, long thread. I've spent a lot of time looking for the answer to this, and I honestly can't find a strong "downside". The main answer is, "if it's done

Prof. Katharine Hayhoe

KHayhoe

Over the last few years, I've been deliberately transitioning most of talks I give (and as many meetings as I can) to virtual, low-carbon presentations. Here are a few fast

Jim Killock

jimkillock

WIn for @OpenRightsGroup: Government admits to ORG that England's test and trace programme 'breaks GDPR data law'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53466471 What happened here: ORG was already concerned because the App had a

Dr. Kelly Hereid

KellyHereid

Lot of action on catastrophe modeling jobs in the last few weeks! Here's a thread, if you're into natural hazards, geoscience, climate, etc. and need a gig, come have a

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

This story by @yabutaleb7 and @jdawsey1 should get the Pultizer Prize. It charts out a terrifying future for us with @SWAtlasHoover at the side of @realDonaldTrump ready to just let

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1945. Blackpool Conference. Labour reject Churchill's proposal to continue the coalition governmentOver 1,100 delegates, many of them in service uniform, meet to debate electionEllen Wilkinson opened the conference ‘at

Jaap Stronks

jaapstronks

I’ll switch to English to get some international attention for the strange Corona situation The Netherlands is in.The Netherlands are a sneaky little fella. And, admittedly, not he sharpest tool

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

I have spoken already about affordances of the mind, but there is still much ground to explore. “Minimally counterintuitive” is another hook that ideas use to stick in our thoughts.

Gray Connolly

GrayConnolly

As I often say here, if you look closely at the EU structure, it is the Kaiser's plan for a post-WW1 German Europe, with a weak periphery tied to a

Marc Lipsitch

mlipsitch

I agree with a lot of this thread. Primarily - in any time, but especially these days, it is inspiring to see a government agency release data, get bad press,

Charanya Krishnaswami

charanya_k

@CDCgov has *indefinitely* extended its order shutting down asylum at the border. This order is a grievous attack on human rights and fails to protect public health. This so-called "emergency"

I LOVE MY BIG VOTING BITCHES

RUOKAnny

Honestly the national party is such a clusterfuck I can't But hey they represent their constituents quite well and isn't that what political parties are meant to do? If you're