#Contrast

Andy Gorfman

AndyGorfman

It did occur to me maybe a week or so ago that perhaps an economic rationalist might have a different approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic. Since the economy comes

anton

atroyn

it’s incredible how often a platform completely misses the cultural moment it helped createhttps://twitter.com/rac/status/1312468407816601600 i was in the berlin tech ‘scene’ right around when the tipping point for soundcloud, and

Cin生⭐️ IN生 14 Sept

CinStars

SDRA2 THREAD: (pinning it here for my own reference) MY TOP 5 CHARACTERS:1. Nikei Yomiuri2. Emma Magorobi3. Hajime Makunouchi4. Syobai Hashimoto5. Yuki Maeda tw//Sdra2 CH4 SPOILERSThat's right, I am a

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

It seems like in wealthy Western countries with bad outbreaks of COVID-19, total excess mortality is about 1.5x higher than confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Quick thread on how I think about

Tom Parkinson

tomparkinson

Stephen Hawking’s voice/Justin Bieber’s breaths Bieber’s breaths are cut from Love Yourself, obvs. And, as far as I can tell, speech synthesis has never included breathing. Contrast love yourself https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8

fred walton

fredwalton216

Excellent thread on Sweden's COVID-19 situation. This clarifies some of the facts from the myths. I highly encourage and recommend reading this thread.https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1320721908850139142 Takeaways : 1) Cases hav

Brad Setser

Brad_Setser

Fair summary of the data on the impact of Trump's China tariffs by @bobdavis187 and @JoshZumbrun.1/xhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/china-trade-war-didnt-boost-u-s-manufacturing-might-11603618203 Has some interesting color on polysilicon (

Patrick Deneen

PatrickDeneen

Liberalism holds that there can be no common good, only individual interests. What passes as "common" is merely aggregation - the markets, voting, etc. It is believed that only through

Oscar Archer

OskaArcher

"The immediate barriers to participation in the advanced #nuclear energy industry in Victoria are legislative, and arbitrary. They include:1] Clauses in the EPBC Act and the ARPANS Act, both at

Alex Mills

alexjosephmills

I’m fed up of football having so much airtime + PR while the arts are thrown titbits of tokenistic, patronising ‘swan song’ coverage. The arts contribute £10.8bn to the UK

TheLastRefuge

TheLastRefuge2

ATTENTION !! I don't want to focus on the ridiculous federal mask mandate (the creek)... Instead focus on downstream (the river). THINK ! What do you think a Biden admin

MICHAEL JACKSON

mjackson

I've been exploring color recently, trying to learn more about color theory by sampling the work of professional designers. Seemingly subtle differences in color can make a big impact overall.Below

George Rising

grisingTRS

Hey, has NBA Twitter ever discussed whether Jordan or LeBron was better? Lol.This thread contributes to the discussion by examining the quality of MJ's teammates. (I'll examine LBJ's mates later.)This

Darren W. Pearce ︽✸︽

D_W_Pearce

From stormy skies to clear ones, #AssassinsCreedOdyssey is capable of conveying a whole range of emotion in landscape. The lighting and weather effects here are incredibly well done.#VirtualPhotography Landscape can

The Countess Fought For Us 🦄

IzzyKamikaze

I hadn't seen this particular video before - people at Debenham's strike actually asked Gardaí why they were being treated differently from Gemma O'Doherty. Notice the patronising & hectoring approach

Felix Geiringer

BarristerNZ

When I voted yes in the cannabis referendum I said I had many reasons, but I gave only one. I thought I would try to articulate some more. Undoubtedly, cannabis