#Research

While I am generally skeptical of any tweet that smashes this many “-ists” into it, this one is absolutely correct. There’s a lot of history behind this too. /1 (Thread)
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So, it seems that the #GBD crew are seeping back in, conveniently timed with yesterday's protests. Seems they still don't understand population immunity. A reminder, they are funded by AIER,
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I think this blog from @GillJonesOfsted is a really important read so here is a short thread to explain whyhttps://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2019/11/04/early-reading-and-the-education-inspection-framework/ First of all I am going to put my hand
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I endorse Matt's point here, but there's more that's problematic with it and it captures something a bit problematic in some recent research on housing markets. (A thread)https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/13174030307326074
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It's the big day! Welcome to #BSHSGlobalHist! We’re sharing #HistSci #HistTech & #HistMed research from around the world, from prosthetics to astrophotography, big history to small science, oral history to
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This is to my international colleagues that know some of the authors of the terrible observational studies of "drugs to treat COVID-19". Where you are you probably have no idea
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#PositiveTwitter Couple of nights back, I wrote my anguish that I observe on Twitter as a thread. One of the responses suggest that there are some positive aspects of Twitter
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DYK? #EarthDay turns 50 this year, and the theme is climate ACTION. We gathered some of the most unique tips from our own very green team and we are
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As mentioned before, collecting is a great discovery tool.Beethoven drew me to this book, but it’s much more interesting than that. Beautiful typesetting; Germany in the 1920s; two German politicians,
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Thank you to an anonymous person, for looking after her neighbour kindly.Negative thanks for sending me a duff story.So overall, net neutral. 8-)(Details in thread that follows) For the education
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Look, my howling about passive eugenics isn't just for fun or to make myself sound batshit. I know how it sounds. I've also read the primary sources and heard what
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Why the hate towards Aroha is unwarranted and the "19 fandoms" narrative is complete bullshit - a necessary thread So in case you don't know, StarPlay is an app where
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After the #COVID19 pandemic, I fear politicians (@AgEInves , @astro_duque) will be tempted to fund applied biomed research only, and forget about basic science again. Science does not work like
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Thread of my #BlackintheIvory experiences in no particular order1/Nobody:The next 4 times a white colleague has decide they will greet me: “What’s up Brother Man!”#BlackintheIvory https://twitter.com/outtherejch/status/126978921925954
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About creating spaces outside the gatekeeping of mainstream journals as a a key way to decolonise research; I am sharing this #thread on the travelling interview series: #TalkingBack : #AfricanFeminisms
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The @80000Hours team has worked overtime lately to produce 10 fantastic pieces about how to best stop COVID-19.Please retweet any you think will help people make a difference:1. All our
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