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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. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D Retweeted Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D

      So people make bad judgments about risk, & as a result we tend to make bad judgments about how to reduce our risk. For example, re. gun violence prevention, we tend to over-focus on assault weapons, which cause less than 1% of annual gun deaths.https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1000144356660084736?s=21 …

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D added,

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk
      I think it's absurd that we let civilians own military-grade weapons. But looking at the numbers, those weapons are not what is driving our broader gun violence problem. 8/ https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1000143769252061184 …
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    2. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      So the point here is that all of us suck at accurately perceiving personal risk, but most aren’t aware of it. That’s why you see people walking around grocery stores with masks on, thinking they’re reducing their risk of #coronavirus — b/c, intuitively, it *feels* like they are.

      17 replies 37 retweets 187 likes
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    3. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      Right now, people don’t seem to be internalizing (or hearing?) the potential personal risk of wearing masks to run errands & do everyday activities. Most, I think, understand that they’re contributing to a shortage — but most aren’t seeing that there’s a personal risk to *them*.

      16 replies 46 retweets 213 likes
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    4. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      So help make sure your family & friends understand why masks aren’t recommended for everyday use by the avg person, outside of medical settings. There are exceptions, of course — e.g., severely immunocompromised persons — but that’s true all the time, not just b/c of #coronavirus

      12 replies 38 retweets 182 likes
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    5. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D Retweeted Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General

      Here's the US Surgeon General explaining some of these dynamics in early March, though the shortage of PPE has gotten far worse as the #coronavirus outbreak has spread.https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1234471968033951745?s=20 …

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D added,

      Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon GeneralVerified account @Surgeon_General
      #ICYMI: Washing your hands and covering your cough or sneeze is something we can all do to prevent the spread of #COVID19. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6137596907001#sp=show-clips …
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    6. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D‏ @RVAwonk 21 Mar 2020

      Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D Retweeted

      And here's the Surgeon General reminding Americans about the current guidance around medical masks for the general population. https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160?s=20 …

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    7. Dr J‏ @jasonjcrouch 21 Mar 2020
      Replying to @RVAwonk

      What do you think about @zeynep advice in https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html#click=https://t.co/FZ3JujCfBX …

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    8. Larry Wilson‏ @lbwilson1975 21 Mar 2020
      Replying to @jasonjcrouch @RVAwonk @zeynep

      Thought so. I have a few masks from December when I got a bad cold while visiting elderly relatives. I will continue to wear when I occasionally have to go out. I also have two N95s left from a painting project and plan to donate those...

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Mar 2020
      Replying to @lbwilson1975 @jasonjcrouch @RVAwonk

      Yes, please do donate to healthcare workers! Will be much appreciated. By the way, it's possible to sterilize and reuse even disposable masks—even that is better than no mask. (Because of the shortage that's being done in lots of places. Even cloth masks are better than none).

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Mar 2020

      Yes. Please donate them if they are spare. At the moment, in many places, they will take open boxes. They are desparate. If they don't, yet, in your local, wait a week and they may take it.

      4:49 PM - 21 Mar 2020
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