#Scientific

Dr. Trevon D Logan

TrevonDLogan

Still overjoyed from receiving the @socscihist Founders Prize, I’d like to share more about why this prize proves that we desperately need diverse voices in the economics profession. To be

Kate

katebaumli

Thread on the (unfinished) history of interpretations of quantum physics, summarizing what I learned from the book What is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

#TheWeekInTory1: Govt issued rules to quarantine new arrivals2: Their definition of "quarantine" allows popping out for food, using public transport, and moving house3: Told us 113 people died the day

tyro

DoubleEph

Don’t think I can talk about my second stint living in Lagos without talking about Dan Foster. May not seem that important today but he was unquestionably a top dog

Emilia Tjernström

etjernst

A thread on #Covid19 & the @QandA debate.Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a useful tool for thinking about trade-offs b/w policy options.But assumptions matter hugely when we try to monetize non-monetary

Essential to my wife, so at home

jameswneal

Media, you have an interesting line of Q. for Dr. Fauci and Dr. Trump, that starts with something Dr. Fauci said back in 2011 when the movie “Contagion” had just

Prof Amy Brown 🕷🤱🐘

Prof_AmyBrown

Our research with @1stepsnutrition is out today - parents experiences of formula milk marketing in the UK. Report here: https://bit.ly/3kvMSRn Infographic here: https://bit.ly/34v9yLX Blog here: https://professoramybrown.co.uk/a

Anne Whitehead

WhiteheadComm

Did you know you can use #AI to analyse big datasets of news articles to determine how the media is covering a certain topic?A thread on what my research assistant

Jeremy Farrar

JeremyFarrar

Two pandemics: as we ease up, virus sweeps the worldhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/01/two-pandemics-as-we-ease-up-virus-sweeps-the-worlds-poor While in some parts of the world it is easy to hope the worst is almost over, Covid-1

BBC Science Focus Magazine

sciencefocus

In an hour or so we are going to be putting your physics questions to @jimalkhalili for our Science Focus #Podcast, so send over some last-minute Qs if you have

Anders Sandberg

anderssandberg

Friday physics fun: in 1778 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon estimated that the Earth was 97,000 years old. He did it by heating metal spheres in his foundry and measuring

Bevanovna

BevvieBevvy

Hi! Welcome to a thread dedicated to various references and things in #WithinLapenko that may be incomprehensible for non-Russian fans!(sorry for my English, there can be mistakes here and there)

Charlotte Minsky

extrasolarchar

Many months ago, I promised a friend a tweetstorm on my senior thesis, so here it is, long overdue -Settler Colonialism and the Making of the Lick Observatory, 1846-1919: a

Omar of Rational Theism

MidbellSoul

The Fine-Tuned Universe: a message from God, written in the fabric of our world [Thread]We all agree that the universe is built upon fundamental and consistent laws. But when we

David Short

davidgshort

@naval returned to @tferris show to talk about science, happiness, reducing anxiety, and cryptoKey Takeaways:Sequels suck because they cost 3x as much and have less time to come up with

Isa Arsén 🌻 is drafting ✒️

arsen_i

~Master progress thread~ for medieval Sapphic Catholic horror novel In 1190, the sisters at Eibingen Abbey believe their ward Odilia is an incarnation of Hildegard von Bingen. When her prophetic