One of the most fascinating dynamics of this pandemic is the Twitter/media/pundit feedback cycle. (This was documented before for other topics, too.) Now, with many top scientists not as active, if at all, on Twitter—pandemic keeps them busy—it’s gotten even more interesting.
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Yes of course.
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True for me. I'm in the UK. I was looking at Twitter over Christmas/New Year after our December general election. I was disappointed and just browsing to distract myself. I saw the tweets about the new virus and followed events as they unfolded, and the advice. I knew early.
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I found
@MackayIM early, for example, and, without Twitter, how would I ever. -
Is your life better or worse for that discovery though??

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comparing researchers at HKU and other institutions experienced in SARS to a stopped clock, sound a lot like the Australian government and their fellow travellers in popular media last year.
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