#Evidence

Respectable Lawyer

RespectableLaw

THREAD: Did the Covington Kid just score millions of dollars?People won't stop asking me about this headline, bullying me into writing this long explanation of why it's obvious the suit

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

What's going in universities?Have spent the day talking to vice-chancellors, admissions officers and the likePicture painted is one of confusion, some chaos and total uncertainty about the immediate futureEspecially on

The Liberating Truth

truth_frees_us

THREAD: #TheStormIsUponUs (as of 4/1/20) [continued]26. The US Military will be treating trauma patients, not those with COVID-19. What kind of patients would need treatment for trauma? 27. Now, earlier

Erik Angner

ErikAngner

This thread by @NAChristakis, on the Swedish corona strategy, appears based on a simple causal fallacy. I know it sounds implausible, but let me explain. /1https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1262012815663149058 Christakis's central

Faith in Grey Places

FaithGreyPlaces

A sonnet from a modern #Thomas (reflecting on what it takes to share our faith) #resurrectionA thread https://faith.workthegreymatter.com/sonnet-modern-thomas/ The lectionary readings this week include the story of Thomas recorded within

Henri Feron

henriferon

(THREAD) New UN Panel of Expert report on N. Korea sanctions out now. Good: estimates of damage on NK's economy, recognition of humanitarian & social impact.Bad: incoherent conclusions, and a

Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫

BostonJoan

Welp, we are close enough to the first debate that it’s time to talk about prebunking disinformation.... Prebunking is anticipating what disinformation is likely to be repeated by politicians, pundits,

Prof Nic Cheeseman

Fromagehomme

Let’s get this straight. There is really low support for almost all the protests against lockdown + really high support for #COVIDー19 restrictions. A few people standing outside some government

FRANCIS AARON

FrancisAaronUK

THREAD – On #Sartre, Transgenderism, Bad FaithThe ideas that animate transgenderism are rooted in a handful of 20th century philosophers. These notes look at how the identity fluidity movement –

MARVELOUS 🥋

themarvlee

18 reasons why you are not as smart as you think!Read thread This thread aims to expose you to some of the biases and flaws in your cognition. 1 -

River Mother Fucking Stark

WickdTransWitch

Seeing as how @FeministRoar wants to pretend trans people apparently didn’t exist in Nazi Germany, nor were we slaughtered during the Holocaust.So I guess there’s a legitimate need to actually

Patrick McGee

PatrickMcGee_

Apple-Epic hearing started a few minutes early. “We are going to be hear for hours, I suspect,” says Judge Gonzales, who threatens to mute people if they regurgitate arguments she’s

Matt

regulatorynerd

One of my favorite weekly FinTech newsletters made the claim that Stripe invented the PayFac category. The newsletter is a fantastic regular read, but this claim isn't true. Here's some

Giovanni Ferreira

giovanni_ef

A new systematic review showing the superiority of motor control exercises for low back pain has just come out, and I thought I would highlight some aspects of this review

Julia Shumway

JMShumway

Starting now: Senate attorney Kory Langhofer says the case can't proceed because 1. Legislators have legislative immunity during the #azleg session2. The AZ Dem Party doesn't have standing3. Separation of

Ray Lai | 黎志滔

raylai_markham

Personal experience thread on COVID appointments. I am beyond frustrated, and @Fordnation's lack of planning and communications ineptitude is now affected my personal life.From a person who has book thousands