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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. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 8 Dec 2021

      Tom Nichols Retweeted Dan Diamond

      THANK youhttps://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1468785876717252613 …

      Tom Nichols added,

      Dan DiamondVerified account @ddiamond
      Writing at length in the Reliable Sources newsletter, CNN media critic @oliverdarcy faults Omicron news coverage, saying outlets portrayed “a five-alarm fire” that has not been justified by the emerging data. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/163901697564457f6c2685cf5/raw?utm_term=163901697564457f6c2685cf5&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+December+8%2C+2021&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=dEDxdToW4sI0%2FWd4EJi8Cb5LU%2B6xor4ywq0%2FtgRn%2FUGRDgEO7OEHaEAJFugi6zqM&bt_ts=1639016975646 … pic.twitter.com/e8zuWMSDWu
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
      Replying to @RadioFreeTom

      This just isn’t true. The unusual number of mutations and their relationship to vaccine and infection immunity evading properties were identified within days, at most. This is a topic—dare I say it—that benefits from some expertise in the area. The worries were and are grounded.

      4 replies 5 retweets 130 likes
    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @RadioFreeTom

      You can say that perhaps about the so-called California variant—disproportionate coverage. In this particular case there was a very clear and specific reason, that was empirically grounded very early on. Rest needs time to resolve—it is yet uncertain. Could go many ways.

      4 replies 2 retweets 34 likes
    4. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 8 Dec 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      So far, the expert views I've seen is that this is not a panic-worth situation. And yet the coverage is all Omicron, all day. And so I have doubts about whether expert opinion - and on this issue neither of us represents that - is being accurately reported.

      6 replies 1 retweet 36 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
      Replying to @RadioFreeTom

      Then you’re listening to the wrong experts. There is some thing genuinely worrying here. What they should say is we don’t yet know where in the spectrum of possibilities this will land—that’s because we were lucky enough to get an early warning for once.

      7:50 PM - 8 Dec 2021
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        2. Social Distancing Cat‏ @CriticalCricket 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @RadioFreeTom

          Agreed. First follow should be @CT_Bergstrom as he's solid.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Social Distancing Cat‏ @CriticalCricket 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @CriticalCricket @zeynep and

          Social Distancing Cat Retweeted Carl T. Bergstrom

          This thread here is pure gold.https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1465608946308190214 …

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          Carl T. BergstromVerified account @CT_Bergstrom
          With all the uncertainty around omicron, the deluge of news and numbers and rumors, things now feel more like February 2020 than at any time since. Since then, most of us have by necessity learned the lessons that I put into this Feb 2020 thread. But perhaps a useful reminder. https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1233875348917370881 …
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        1. Pradheep J. Shanker‏ @Neoavatara 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @RadioFreeTom

          That's simply wrong. For the most part, most of these variant are NOT worth worrying about. And there are only limited solutions any way. 1. Get vaxxed. 2. See step 1.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @RadioFreeTom

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Bloom Lab

          This was out before it got the Omicron name. That early. With such things, you can’t nail the final outcome before epi data, but you can identify threat. Waiting is like waiting for the house to completely catch on fire to react to the small fire. Yeah maybe it’ll go out anyway.https://twitter.com/jbloom_lab/status/1464005676842184705 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Bloom Lab @jbloom_lab
          Here's how mutations in #SARSCoV2 Nu variant (B.1.1.529) will affect polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies targeting RBD. These assessments based on deep-mutational scanning experiments; underlying data can be explored interactively at https://jbloomlab.github.io/SARS2_RBD_Ab_escape_maps/ … (1/n)
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @RadioFreeTom

          If anything, the biggest problem we’ve had is how late we are to react and identifying threats. Makes everything much harder to control. Like all exponential processes, which include fires, early action is much more valuable.

          1 reply 2 retweets 15 likes
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        2. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          The NIH director 10 days ago? Others basically say: "We don't know." But the reporting - which is what my tweet was about - has been apocalyptic. And this burns out the ability of people to react.

          1 reply 0 retweets 35 likes
        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Dec 2021
          Replying to @RadioFreeTom

          I don’t know about the reporting but the reality is: “yeah, we know a fire has started but will it go out on its own or burn down the block? We don’t know.” That is not exactly a let’s wait till we know for sure situation. One can treat the public like adults and explain it.

          4 replies 3 retweets 31 likes
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