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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 30 Sep 2020

      Also, if you suspect that I went to the trouble of writing ~5000 words on overdispersion so I could type "the mean is not the message", I admit nothing. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ …pic.twitter.com/0pzV7h2ALa

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Sep 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Justin Ling

      Described as dense but incredibly interesting=life goal✅😃https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1311336869968445442 …

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      Justin LingVerified account @Justin_Ling
      A dense read, but incredibly interesting. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ …
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Sep 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Robot Archie 🇪🇺 💙

      Then again, the number of people who assume that I just "discovered" skewed distributions or the Pareto principle this month has been pretty impressive, too. Always makes me wonder if men get the article they just wrote explained back to them this much?🤔https://twitter.com/RobotArchie/status/1311456542047326214 …?

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Robot Archie 🇪🇺 💙 @RobotArchie
      Always nice to watch someone new discover the 80/20 rule https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1311329981419728898 …
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Sep 2020

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      This example is exactly why we should do more backward tracing for a superspreading pandemic. It means, mathematically, “who infected you” can be a more productive question then “who did you contact since becoming infected”—forward tracing. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ … ht @reillyhay https://twitter.com/kj_seung/status/1311443956656492548 …

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted christa teston

      The why of superspreading isn't fully settled. I do have more about it in my article on the importance of ventilation from July. Crowded, poorly-ventilated indoors is a common factor, though individual variation is also plausible. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …https://twitter.com/christateston/status/1311653698490294272 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      christa teston @christateston
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      24 hours later and I’m still thinking about your piece. A thing I’m worried about is: conflating two different (but interactive) mechanisms: the so-called super spreader human and/or the contextual circumstances that resulted in them being a super spreader in the first place.
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      I'm getting many questions on superspreading. My July article on ventilation has details on what we know of the science, but there *is* a tl;dr: Let's focus on Japan's 3C: avoid closed (indoor) spaces with crowds, especially at close range and/or unmasked. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …pic.twitter.com/zylUPsnv4N

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      Much gratitude to @svscarpino, @AdamJKucharski, @mugecevik, @dylanhmorris & @nataliexdean who are quoted and to many others whose papers I read, and to Dr. Hitoshi Oshitani who patiently answers my Japan questions and to @miekocakes who has been a tireless translator & bridge!

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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      Also, my sense from years of writing on the messy, complicated topic of technology and society, and now about the pandemic science/sociology intersection: There is a real demand for factual, dense and long pieces that don't simplify or cut corners, but do try to stay readable.

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      It's not that I or anyone else can get everything right all the time (nobody can; anyone thinking out loud on complex topics will miss things or get things wrong) but that we can and we should try to dive into it all, with all the complexity, and treat the public as partners. 🙏

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    10. Steven Strogatz‏Verified account @stevenstrogatz 1 Oct 2020
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      Thanks for the brilliant thread and article.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @stevenstrogatz

      You're very welcome! :-D

      9:57 AM - 1 Oct 2020
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