#Scientists

1/7 Serosurveys! We scientists are quibbling about specificity, but what do these study results mean for the general public?My take on what serosurveys can and cannot tell us. 2/7 Emerging
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Hi, my name is Emmett. I’m also a Sagittarius and a sibling and pen pal and really good domino player and also, I’m trans. (1/22) My pronouns are they/them/theirs. I’m
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Should Chris Cillizza shut the hell up forever? | Analysis by @jamisonfoser’s Jamison Foser Cillizza’s “analysis” quotes Donald Trump twice and health experts, scientists, and economists a grand total of
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Allow me to debunk a nonsensical scare story in the @spectator yesterday, claiming electric cars are impossible because they would lead to a complete replacement of the electricity grid.https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-green-indu
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Some misconceptions regarding the Covid vaccines:1. That it's just as safe as any other vaccine.2. That if you understand how the concept of mRNA vaccines work in theory then you
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One of the main cast of TBBT is a real life scientist with a doctorate degree.Which character is it? I guess it's a thread then?In which season was Raj Koothrappali
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The National COVID School Dashboard is the most comprehensive data we have on how school reopenings are going. @ProfEmilyOster writes on what it shows so far:https://twitter.com/ProfEmilyOster/status/1314572214621143040 This thread breaks d
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1/n Switzerland (8.5 Million inhabitants) reported 6,634 #COVID19 cases today. In other countries this means (and their latest daily number)- GER: 64,779 (11,287)- USA: 255,994 (75,000)- FRA: 52,292 (41,622)- CAN:
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The "Medical Establishment" says there's no way to treat coronavirus?I just did some PubMed digging and found studies on natural COVID killers.Licorice root, Curcumin (Turmeric), Chlorine Dioxide, Betulinic Acid (Chaga
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1/ The @bcndp talk a big game about protecting the environment, but actions speak louder than words, so let's take a look at their actions over the past 3.5 years.#bcpoli
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A first case of #COVID19 reinfection from HKU, with distinct virus genome sequences in 1st and 2nd infection (142 days apart). Kudos to the scientists for this study.This is no
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I’ve been asked a few times recently whether the speedy development of COVID-19 vaccines means anything for cancer treatment – so a thread with a few thoughts - would love
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This is just my latest in an occasional series of tweets complaining about how ridiculously hard it is to get adderall despite having the same prescription for like 15 years.
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1. One of the most delightful surprising things I learned as I progressed through my scientific training was realising that storytelling was a major & essential part of being a
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It’s clear that those tagging me about the @FairfaxNAACP and my own comments regarding TJ admissions do not know me or my history and do not understand my heart or
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Have you ever had your academic job talk become the inspiration for a tweet-thread on how not to give job talks? IIII haaaave. I also butchered basic stats terminology, wrote
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