#Scientists

Wes Pegden

WesPegden

The attention-grabbing data shown in this Bloomberg article is data described as being collected from "1500 patients".https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-opinion-covid-long-haulers-chronic-illness/?fbclid=IwAR0u-VsNU46O840GQSc

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyToday

#TodayInHistory #Pokhran2, India conducted series of 5 nuclear explosions in 1998, the 2nd nuclear test after Smiling Buddha in 1974. Operation Shakti was carried out with 1 fusion bomb and

MaDlamini

MaDlameanie

Adriaan Basson makes an interesting admission. That he will not verify facts if he believes the person who said them and he regards them as an authority on the subject.

Dr Anita Goh 🧠

DrAnitaGoh

I attended a great talk by Professor Julie Bines in the @UniMelbMDHS #InspiringStories series. She spoke on the importance of mentorship for women academics & her journey. My thread

Amy 🦓

skepticalzebra

Interesting discussion raised on the presence of anonymous accounts in the twitter debate, and arguing that only those "verified" by twitter can be guaranteed upon. Let's unpack it:1/ 1. There

Sam

SamPandemic

An unprecedented number of people became digital markers this year - partly due to the pandemic.Many succeeded, many more have failed.Those who failed most likely believed one or more of

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

I haven't even thought about writing papers for publication since mid-January. To address the threat posed by #COVID19, it's all about making progress as fast as possible, and sharing what

Spotted Toad

toad_spotted

The simple, accurate, anti-WHO name for the disease is SARS2, full stop. This is not just a political decision. There's a ton of data on SARS1 that's useful to keep

Jason Bittel

bittelmethis

Hi. Someone just told me opossums are "disgusting creatures", and because that aggression cannot stand, I'm busting out this old piece @_adamwilson & I did a million years ago and

Joshh🍄

_jxsho_

While everyone’s panicking about this so called virus no ones taken notice of the new bill that’s been passed giving the government the power to dispose of bodies due to

Dr Olivia Rissland

BeAScientist

On Jan 1, 2018, I decided to read more papers and started trying to read a paper a day. As of today, I have read 899 papers in 899 days.

Tits McGee

Scientits

Good, realistic piece here on preclinical trial data for the Oxford vaccine.https://www.biocentury.com/article/305211 This part especially: “Setting expectations could be as important as creating vaccines and therapies. Vaccines wil

Helen Branswell

HelenBranswell

1. #Influenza experts from around the world have been meeting virtually with WHO experts over the past week or so to decide which flu strains ought to be in the

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. Why have I been banging the drum yet again? Because parents and schools have been sold a false bill of goods. Children can be infected and they can and

Joe's Big Idea

joesbigidea

Happy 3rd day of #BlackInSciComm Week!The NPR Scicommers community is dedicated to inclusivity and accessibility in science communication.@melliferocity will be live-tweeting the workshop on accessibility, inclusion, and representation star

James Gunn

JamesGunn

The US is 5% of the world's population, yet we're responsible for 25% of the world's deaths from coronavirus, more than any country in the world. More than 10 times