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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. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

      "One week following the implementation of universal masking on March 31, 2020, we observed a significant decrease in the cumulative incidence rate of healthcare-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCWs." Red line=hospital worker +. Purple=Duke hospitals masks up, end of March. https://twitter.com/Sonali_Advani/status/1304032204268470273 …pic.twitter.com/FvAOdup3iG

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

      Also to the "nothing makes a difference" crowd: in March, health authorities were telling us masks were useless, and science journalist were publishing articles claiming masks were *harmful.* We had the evidence we needed by then, but not the public conversation. Then it changed.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

      One of the most striking aspects of groupthink is how a sudden lurch in group consensus can induce group amnesia. I knew of this from history but living through it in a pandemic has been personally mind-blowing. People have already forgotten the Feb/March information environment.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

      Of course, it's fine and good to change one's mind whether because of evolving evidence or simply because one concedes being wrong. It's an excellent habit: best of science happens that way. However, it's important to learn from what happened, not immediately erase the memory.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

          What makes the scientific enterprise valuable isn't because it has some special species of humans—immune to error or all the social, political, psychological and financial distortions—but that we try to set up the rules and rituals and rewards to work against that. That's it.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020

          One reason for the "nothing makes a difference" crowd is cynicism is increasingly seen as if it's politics—instead of what it really is: resignation served in a fancy sauce. Another is this rapid amnesia. Yeah, nothing appears to change if we forget what happened this quickly.

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        2. ArieMorgenstern‏ @ArieMorgenstern 10 Sep 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Authorities were telling us not to wear masks, while wearing masks. It was a supply/demand issue, not a health issue. Meaning: they wanted/needed masks for themselves.

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        3. Thoughtcrime‏ @wtk19 10 Sep 2020
          Replying to @ArieMorgenstern @zeynep

          I think it’s worse than that. They sold a lot of the stockpiled PPE in the early days when China demand was high. They sold us out for a few extra $$$. Investigate Kushner!

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        2. Cyrus Samii‏ @cdsamii 10 Sep 2020
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          Would make for an epic case study on the sociology of expertise...wonder who might write it 😉

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Sep 2020
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          I'm thinking! But not just expertise but what we should learn. It's been genuinely mind-blowing. I had wanted to write about social implications of machine learning next, but... Yeah, maybe.

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        1. Thomas C. Ricketts‏ @ThomasCRicketts 10 Sep 2020
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          For example, the military tries hard to understand ‘what happened’ after chaotic battles or movements. Historians are a part of every service branch and officers are encouraged to learn from prior mistakes. After Action Reviews are important to learning how to function better

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