#Scientific

21/ I know well over 10 professors who have explicitly told me that they self-censor. I am sure there are many many more. Scientists are terrified to posit certain causal
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—TAKEAWAY LESSONS FROM PANDEMIC 2020-21: A THREAD—Below, a few basic lessons I have drawn, as a political philosopher and informed citizen who has made it my business to closely follow
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A poll is not a randomised control study Sarahhttps://twitter.com/WestminsterWAG/status/1246067039602536456 Let's say a conducted a poll amongst the readers of the Daily Mail, "Do you agree that the Mail (excluding glossy
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In August, the National Association of Science Writers (@ScienceWriters) expelled a member of its online discussion group for mentioning my book, IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE, and @LisaLittman1, the public health researcher who
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BS alert of the day: In this article, the FT tells us that Western "disbelief that Russian researchers are capable of outdoing western drug companies may be rooted more in
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Can we start a thread on books by Indigenous authors? I really want to start reading more books this year! So far I've read: 1. There There by @thommyorange2. Trail
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Thread on how atheism causes higher crime rates. Numerous scientific evidence has shown that atheists commit more crimes and have higher per-capita crime rates.A meta-analysis shows that atheism increases
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I'm tuned here @DukeSci_Soc I'm going to tweet a few things about science journalism and communication that's coming out of thisTHREAD At this point, there are very many credible scientific
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Like many, I am waiting for the further guidance on music in schools with some trepidation. Music is an endangered species and I fear that ‘guidance’ on what is allowed
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Personal #tradeXpresso thread: Today is a special day, as it’s been more than 10 years since I’m doing my current job. Before turning a professional page, it’s time to look
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Just reminder that the Megalodon mockumentary is like the worst. It’s essentially a clipbait YouTube video but with a budget and just straight up falsifies evidence and spread a bunch
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Before I got cut off by a bad connection this morning (ding ding!) I covered this front page story in The Age/SMH on ABC News Breakfast, and I wanted to
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"We followed the science" is bollocks.1. There is no single right "science" to follow. 2. Robust data on Covid-19's behaviour is still being assembled and studied. 3. Working assumptions that
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Nancy Titman is the proud owner of a 199yo hot cross bun. It was baked by her great great great grandfather William Skinner, a baker in London in 1821 &
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Tom Cotton is either (A) a racist moron who doesn't understand the advantages of bringing the best and brightest to the US to study and then either stay here, or
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“There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.” Jt: if immunity from reinfection doesn’t occur, everyone is
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