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    On bias in science, alas: "If you are a French economist, your views are more influenced by being a French person than by being an economist." Which is why the scientific method, striving towards the truth, is so important. via &

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  2. 5 hours ago

    What should I ask Noubar Afeyan? Please leave your suggestions in the comments here: , ,

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    17 hours ago

    The Art of Losing—Three Poems for the COVID-19 Pandemic | My wife, Lisa ⁦, in today on poetry and Covid. We are struck that economist’s statistics and poet’s images speak to each other in evoking this catastrophe.

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    21 hours ago

    I just received the very sad news that James Flynn has died. A great scientist and beautiful human being. What an awful year.

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    21 hours ago

    On Covid and liability, and were particularly far-sighted. Limit most cases to gross negligence, ban the worst practices via regulation, and establish a compensation fund for lesser claims. From April:

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  6. Dec 11

    As usual, Alex T. is right here:

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    Dec 11

    Hungary and Poland are brazenly threatening the EU’s foundational values. The compromise over the budget that the Union has reached with the two countries reflect a mistaken belief that this threat can simply be wished away.

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    Dec 11

    Rarely in a thoughtful tweet:

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    Dec 10
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    Every single mistake we have made in this pandemic has been acting too slow and now we are doing it again with vaccines.

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    Dec 10

    And the purpose of further "days" is what exactly?

    A final FDA decision is expected within days. Millions of shots would then ship to begin vaccinating health care workers and nursing home residents. Widespread access to the general public is not expected until the spring.
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    Dec 10
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    I think Hollywood will become more European, i.e. more movies, fewer blockbusters. As pointed out, it's smarter for Euro directors to take subsidies to make TV movies than it is to risk theater distribution. Netflix/Amazon may have the same effect here.

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    Dec 10

    Congrats to BioNtech (Pfizer) and Moderna. Now let’s not wait around till the 17th for Moderna. You have the data. Every day matters. Move it up. Zoom call. Can do.

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    Dec 10

    I launched a new page that shows the path to US COVID-19 herd immunity: It's built on the assumption that herd immunity will be achieved via vaccination and natural infection. Tl;dr version: I estimate a "return to normal" by June/July 2021.

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    Dec 10

    STAT is hiring!! Here's a list of the current roles we're searching to fill: Washington Correspondent Health Tech Reporter Product Manager Data Analyst Web Designer Data Project Manager Head of Community Marketing Coordinator Learn more here:

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    Dec 10

    Cambodia is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries on earth, struggling with dengue, malaria, HIV/AIDS, ..., child malnutrition (32% children stunted, 24% underweight, and 10% wasted). They announced zero death. They must have a had a hell of a pandemic plan ...

    2/ More on Asian pandemic plans here:
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    Dec 9

    It's true - 30 years of data on 600k+ villages and towns, all cleaned up. NBD.

    Wish granted! Only works in the worlds 2nd most populous country though.
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    Dec 10

    Harvard students caught cheating. The class, Introduction to Congress! I say give all the cheaters As and fail the non-cheaters.

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    Dec 10

    So I put up the third installment of my Annual Kitchen Gift Guide, and spent quite a bit of time talking about supply chain issues. At least if you're shopping for kitchen gifts, you're going to be seeing a lot of those this year.

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    Dec 10

    The BioNTech/Pfizer data is out—NEJM & FDA report. I understand this wasn't in the design & the long-term protection from single dose is open question. But given this sharp drop after 14 days after one dose, can someone explain why single dose isn't very very high on the agenda?

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    Dec 10

    The Ideas of India podcast is starting a special series with young scholars on the academic job market. We kickoff with Dr Vaishnavi Surendra's research on moneylenders easing credit constraints in rural India. Full transcript

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