#Probability

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

Suppose we have a SARS-CoV-2 variant that is inherently more transmissible, and another that is more likely to reinfect people who've previously developed immunity. Which will spread more easily? A

Alex Holcombe

ceptional

Founder of Moderna explains that it's fortunate they weren't in academia - they would have had a tough time publishing their discoveries, due to skepticism by journal editors and reviewers.

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

What are the benefits/limitations of mass testing certain populations for SARS-CoV-2 regardless of symptoms? A thread... 1/ SARS-CoV-2 can transmit before symptoms appear, so by the time a symptomatic case

The COVID Tracking Project

COVID19Tracking

1/6 Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are now several test types available in the United States. In this post, we explain how each one works and compare

Dr. Alex Wild

Myrmecos

Speaking as a biologist, this “lab accident” story is bullshit by a non-scientist mistaking conjecture for evidence.https://twitter.com/nymag/status/1346083232664727553 Humans are such narcissistic creatures. We have to insert ourselves

mandie 👻

mandi_e_

long threads on the possible traitor(s) and just rants/opinions on the dream smp (pls i have no one to talk to about it-) honestly while i believe the possibility of

Kevin Sekniqi

kevinsekniqi

1/8 Short thread on decentralization, permissionless-ness, and robustness, which should all be ultimately synonymous. As many have correctly pointed out recently, it is the permissionless nature of crypto that makes

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

Four times we have delayed lockdown measures and so made the problem worse.And up to now we have compounded that by doing nothing to improve our general pandemic management during

Julian Sanchez

normative

One thing recent years have highlighted is that we’ve been substantially kidding ourselves about the answer to the puzzle of why so many people vote & are otherwise politically engaged.https://radicalclassicalliberals.com/2021/02/02/w

Andreas M. Antonopoulos

aantonop

A more detailed explanation of the whole "A double-spend broke Bitcoin" FUD that was circulated by an irresponsible publication. 1/ There was a chain re-organization in the Bitcoin blockchain. This

HaMaD🌙 ShaBaaB

RoyalTrait

Few days back, me & my bro visited a family friend after a long time. There they began talking about the signs of qayamah, how near it is & all

Hanna Faghfoury

HannanehF

5 hot tips for my non-geneticist friends sending genetic testing. To access the full nerdery, gifs, and clumsy analogies, read thread below. Don't send a panel after an exome.

Jacob Mays

jacob_mays

As we root for everyone to make it through the extremely challenging conditions today, there's clearly a temptation in my feed to figure out what the last few days means

Ben Golub

ben_golub

Ok, my own answer to @JSEllenberg's question.Here are some important statements that come up in economics:"Nice estimators are consistent even in complicated models.""Nice financial markets are informationally efficient.&

StealBasis

stealthebasis

I put out the below thread a couple days ago and I think EVERYONE should have this awareness. I think we have a SIGNIFICANT probability of a Dec 2018 volatility

justingrimmer

justingrimmer

Millions of Americans still believe the election was stolen. In a new paper we (@aeggers, Garro, and I) analyze Trump claims about fraud in the 2020 election. We show these

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