#Policymakers

Cory Morningstar

elleprovocateur

Thread from April 2, 2020."Science shows that early exposure to circumstances that produce persistent #fear and chronic #anxiety can have lifelong consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain."

Michael R. Strain

MichaelRStrain

THREAD.The debate over reopening the economy has heated up. Good. We need to reopen soon.In my latest Bloomberg column, I discuss seven principles to guide that debate: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-14/coronavirus-impact-on-econo

Ramzy Mardini

RamzyMardini

[Thread] Last month in Oval Office, Trump asked Iraqi PM Kadhimi: “What do we get out of this [relationship]?” This was asked repeatedly, pointing to how much the US gives,

Rob Bellamy

DrRobBellamy

New paper claxon!How can we incentivise bioenergy w/ CCS responsibly? https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1c6P55Ce0rdYX3 w/ me @MathiasFridahl, J Lezaun, @JamesR_Palmer, @emilygrod, A Lefvert, A Hansson, S Haikola, S Grönkvist @GeographyUOM @In

Jack Richardson

JackRdsn

Very interesting read. I swear I’ve been reading about how China’s been outpacing the West in Africa since the start of my undergrad, but nothing much ever seems to be

Nick Hudson

NickHudsonCT

@MLevitt_NP2013 , I’d like to draw your attention to @Pandata19’s growing body of work on the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly as it pertains to South Africa. Our first publication quantified the

Jeremy Muhlfelder

Jeremy_muhl

Lawyers need a total rebrandThis is particularly the case for those working with fast-moving startups who view us as risk-managing cost centers rather than drivers of valueThe reputation we get

Rebecca Evans

RebeccaREvans

“Women’s health in general tends to be an afterthought for American researchers and policymakers [...] In a public health system that’s been underfunded for decades, pregnancy-related issues get especially short

Ruth MacGilp

ruthmacgilp

5 WAYS TO SUPPORT GARMENT WORKERS IN CRISISBuilding a more equitable fashion industry calls for us to look beyond brand boycotts and see ourselves as global citizens, not consumers. Here

Tony Pipa

anthonypipa

Excited about new report w/Natalie Geismar: We believe a thriving #rural America is possible & central to America’s future. So we took a close look @ effectiveness of federal rural

Oliver Kim

oliverwkim

THREAD: On the role of bad social science in the Vietnam War—and how not understanding local conditions, and thinking through endogeneity (yes, endogeneity) can lead to policy conclusions with tragic,

Catalina Goanta

CatalinaGoanta

This year polls were off. Hopefully years of upcoming research will tell us. Finding solutions w/o understanding the problem can be very harmful. Here are some limitations of sentiment analysis

Stacy Dean

deancbpp

Speaker Pelosi’s new stimulus proposal wisely includes a 15% boost of SNAP’s maximum benefit. This will both help families afford food & infuse needed spending into the economy; this thread

Tim Elliott

tim_tje

On #DayofImmunology, I’m looking back at an exciting step in the dissemination of scientific research for the benefit of the #immunology community: the launch of the 1st #OpenAccess journal of

Chuck Marr

ChuckCBPP

The Rescue Act made historic expansions to the Child Tax Credit & EITC. The new Biden plan takes 3 important steps forward but Congress needs to make these expansions permanent

IAmSciComm - Hosted this week by Matt Carter

iamscicomm

So far, I've mostly focused on #SciPol advocacy through visiting with elected officials!However, if that type of #LocalEngagement's not for you, another option is to get your policymaker's attention using