#Biases

Idiot. Not an intellectual.

passivefool

We're all suckers for a good story. I think stories/narratives are a coping mechanism for us to arrange events, facts, etc into a logical sequence, ignore things that don't fit

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lalisaent

go bc i'm bored as hell mga pekpek 1. i have acrophobia, and i have it bad. i don't go on ferris wheels and other amusement park rides. i can't

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/DECOLONIZINGGENDERThis decolonizing gender event promoted by Billion Dollar brand Lulu Lemon says "resist capitalism."What is decolonizing?Why would I do it to my gender?How do Billion Dollar brands resist capitalism?All this

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌

RachelBitecofer

1. I am thankful that at 12pm 1/20 the powers of the prez will be removed from the most dangerous person who has ever held them. I am thankful for

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

Things to know if you work on medical ML:- Medical data can be incomplete, incorrect, missing, & biased- Medical system is disempowering & often traumatic for patients- Crucial to involve

Test tweets

Practictweet

School closures + bad science (THREAD)Remember that 6 Apr Lancet C&AH systematic review on school closures--with that media-amplified "2-4%" statistic--by a UCL team led by RCPCH president + SAGE member

#LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia

wmnjoya

At the height of Nyayoism, KANU hawk Kamotho said that pictures of Moi should be hung in our bedrooms. That's how reactionary politics had invaded our intimate lives.My generation was

Michele Bannister

astrokiwi

Getting ready for eight nights observing as part of a twelve-night run at @UCNZscience's Mt John Ōtehīwai Observatory at Takapō. Undergrad students will be along remotely, as we balance level

Who's Gonna Be Lucky Indicted #2? - Brian Cates

drawandstrike

When I switched from being Never Trump to pro-Trump in June of 2017, Comey had just been fired & it was becoming increasingly apparent that yes indeed, Trump & Co.

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

QUick roundup of some #NBERday papers today! NBER is putting out a huge volume of COVID-related research and with everything else I can't read and review it all in detail.

Jade Matthies

jadematthies

Thread: @UCF has repeatedly stated the 1st Amendment protects Professor Charles Negy’s tweets as they are his “personal opinions”. However, his book ‘White Shaming’ is required course material & directly

Helen Pluckrose has returned to Hermit Mode

HPluckrose

OK, so we need a thread on the difference between liberal approaches to motivation vs impact, individual agency to accept & reject ideas and the human tendency to bias &

Erin K O'Brien MD

ErinOBrienMD

Dr. @nafisseh_warner and Catherine Njathi-Ori and I have presented on microaggressions, what they are, how they may affect us in medicine, and how to have a dialogue about them. @choo_ek

Wyatt Cenac

wyattcenac

Enough people agreed with the idea, so @HBO made the first season of @ProblemAreasHBO (which looks at policing in America) available on @YouTube for free... for a month.(And maybe only

Lyman Stone 石來民 🦬🦬🦬

lymanstoneky

I have an article out today about police violence. In a comprehensive assessment of the data available, I show that police killings are rising and it's basically because the police

Sheffield Greens

SheffieldGreens

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. Here are 10 ways you can help via @UNWomenUK (thread...) #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #GenerationEquality 1. Listen