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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 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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    2. 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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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chip Uni

      Yes! As I explain in my piece, the polarization around Sweden is not useful because Sweden is a middling country—not that lax but also not great. It's not an example of success OR failure of herd immunity or lockdowns. Japan, though, is *very* interesting.https://twitter.com/chip_uni/status/1311727369086922757 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Chip Uni @chip_uni
      An article in The Atlantic by @zeynep changed how I think about COVID-19. The disease is likely spread by fewer, super-spreading events, and Japan might have had the optimal response to the disease. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/?utm_source=pocket-newtab …
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      As explained in my overdispersion piece, if there are two transmission events (both the President and the First Lady) there are likely more. Also see my earlier piece about airborne transmission: indoors, six feet isn't enough and the *talker* can infect. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ …pic.twitter.com/AaodjKT7RO

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted The New York Times

      This pathogen can be surprisingly non-contagious most of the time... But when it strikes, it's often in clusters. So they may well have a cluster on their hands.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1312024557356806145 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
      Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to multiple people briefed on the situation. https://nyti.ms/2Sm8jrr 
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jon Levy

      The cost of not following the science. The CDC still has not (re)posted updated airborne transmission guidelines, and WHO still has not updated their documents for the public. DISTANCE IS NOT PROTECTIVE ENOUGH INDOORS. Ventilate, filter, mask up.https://twitter.com/jonlevyBU/status/1311976244553101313 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Jon Levy @jonlevyBU
      I pray that the debate “health and safety protocols” included ventilation and filtration, even though they were not listed by the Cleveland Clinic. I don’t know who was positive when, but unmasked yelling in a poorly ventilated space is a high risk situation. pic.twitter.com/SD7iyhTah2
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tracy Austin kept noticing my legs.

      Yes. The authorities should never have let anyone—no matter their position—tour hospitals unmasked in violation of their own rules. The debate commission should have stood its ground. The WHO and the CDC should have listened to the scientists. So it goes.https://twitter.com/spin4srv/status/1312027812551970818 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Tracy Austin kept noticing my legs. @spin4srv
      Replying to @TopherSpiro @zeynep
      The Commission on Debates should not have allowed the debate to start until all parties were obeying the rules and wearing masks. Should have just sat there ON EVERY TV CHANNEL until those people put on a goddamn mask.
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      Yes, the Trump campaign was flouting the guidelines. But the current guidelines we do have from the CDC and the WHO are not enough to protect Biden. Such failure puts at risk people who do follow the rules. Indoors, distance alone IS NOT enough to prevent airborne transmission.

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mike Lee

      It looks increasingly like a cluster. The key question will be if they all got infected from the same source/event. With all this, it would be irresponsible not to quarantine almost everyone in the White House and the Senate. Tests can need days to detect.https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1312055257992753152 …

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    10. Dave Kartunen‏ @davekartunen 2 Oct 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      pic.twitter.com/lqfGdO9IS9

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020
      Replying to @davekartunen @Susan_Hennessey

      That's outdoors. That picture doesn't worry me that much. It's the unmasked time indoors that's most important.

      8:55 AM - 2 Oct 2020
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        2. Dave Kartunen‏ @davekartunen 2 Oct 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @Susan_Hennessey

          Elbow to elbow?

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Oct 2020
          Replying to @davekartunen @Susan_Hennessey

          Yeah, even. Not that I'd recommend doing it this way, but that's not alarming photo.

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