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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. Michael Brendan Dougherty‏Verified account @michaelbd 2 Sep 2019

      Michael Brendan Dougherty Retweeted

      Amazing! https://twitter.com/PatriotCoburn/status/1168006395884519425 …

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
      Replying to @michaelbd @dandrezner

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      More amazing: that claim is 100% false (nonsense, in fact) and that's an alt-right account using that lie to promulgate "high-IQ Asian protesters" fetishization. This spread so widely that it needs a study: geek fantasies as fake news vectors? My thread:https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1168731678392504320 …

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      I'm seeing a lot of nonsense like this. Hong Kong protesters are tenacious and brave. They use water against tear gas canisters just like protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo—not liquid nitrogen ffs. So many comments about how "Asian protesters" are smart, high-IQ—alt-right themes. pic.twitter.com/cPvl1pcLsN
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
      Replying to @zeynep @michaelbd @dandrezner

      cc: @nytdavidbrooks who also RT'ed it. There are at least two versions of this lie now, one that is alt-right and one that is "Bernie" tinged. Approaching eight million+ views. Both play on Asians/chemistry grads/high-tech blah blah mythmaking. Aka racism/geek fantasy.

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    4. Michael Brendan Dougherty‏Verified account @michaelbd 5 Sep 2019
      Replying to @zeynep @dandrezner @nytdavidbrooks

      So, just water?

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
      Replying to @michaelbd @dandrezner @nytdavidbrooks

      Yep. Just like protesters in Tahrir or Gezi. Standard fare. It may have sand in that thermos to absorb heat but it's water that does the work. I watched them fill jugs with water for weeks. Liquid nitrogen would not work, would be very dangerous, and hard to obtain/transport.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
          Replying to @zeynep @michaelbd and

          Also, water works so no fancy chemistry needed. Plus, Hong Kong police are using the smallest tear gas canisters I've seen anywhere (so mild effect) and everyone who wants to be is geared with masks. The one new thing I did see is they flick them back with Badminton rackets!

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
          Replying to @zeynep @michaelbd and

          The danger they face, like most protesters, is canisters being fired at inappropriate angles (directly at them) and/or confined spaces. I've seen both. The canister hitting people is a real danger, led to both loss of life and eyes in many places, and injuries in Hong Kong.😢

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        2. Michael Brendan Dougherty‏Verified account @michaelbd 5 Sep 2019
          Replying to @zeynep @dandrezner @nytdavidbrooks

          Okay. FWIW, I still not need a social science degree to understand the appeal of stereotypes that were deconstructed in popular entertainment aimed at primary school kids.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2019
          Replying to @michaelbd @dandrezner @nytdavidbrooks

          Ah, I didn't mean you needed that. Just that I found it ironic that a tweet that has gone viral on the basis of how geeky/STEMy Asian protesters allegedly are is actually a sociological phenomenon. It's been fascinating (not happy but fascinating) to see it go so viral.

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