I'm nominating this article for the Rosen Prize in explanatory writing. Rules for awarding the prize combine three factors: clarity in explanation, yes, but also underlying complexity of the thing being explained, AND urgency of the subject to the public.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/ …
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Replying to @jayrosen_nyu @unc_citap
Not to mention, and she won't be offended by my saying this,
@zeynep is not a trained expert in virology or epidemiology or anything like that. She is just a rigorous intellectual and a talented social science scholar. And a great columnist as a result.1 reply 1 retweet 35 likes -
Not at all offended. I have the skills to read the scientific papers & talk to experts. I read about 100+ papers for each of these pieces I've written, and then put in a lot of work to produce the knowledge (a lot of it doesn't pre-exist, needs synthesis) and to write it clearly.
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Replying to @zeynep @FHeinderyckx and
I'm really lucky to have been given the space to to do this, and not only am I not offended at all, I am proud of my record.
I wrote about flattening the curve in February; need for masks in March; outdoors in April; Ventilation in July; Clusters in September... Among others.
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