#Journals

This is a #ritaunsolicited ridiculously long thread (actually 1/2 threads) on…appeals! I plan to cover many topics in the coming weeks, but I think appeals are particularly ripe for conversation.
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Tons of chatter about the new prescription omega 3 data coming forth. Lots of takes about the study designs, n3 formulations, differences across populations, variation in comparator groups. All important
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This line about mask usage in Melbourne from a Burnet Institute researchers' opinion piece (https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-a-delicate-stage-how-to-crush-the-threat-of-a-second-covid-wave-in-sydney-20201226-p56q89.html)Looks to be ba
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After 4 years of Donald Trump, the US must "reassure" its allies. That's what I'm reading/hearing lately, such as in this @nytimes piece. What do international relations scholars know about
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I’m not a philosopher, but one line struck me: that academics are pressured to write for publication, not to be *read*. Since leaving an academic post last year, I’ve done
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Our paper is out in @Brain1878! We investigated brain cytokine expression and microglial morphology along the #Alzheimer’s continuum in people with #DownSyndrome: from fetal to adult stages https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa326@mcgillu @t
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Oversimplification of nuanced phenomena in scientific literature by tourist scientists does a great disservice on science policy in Africa. @GlobalYAcademy #scicomm #scienceandtechnology #AcademicTwitter A thread 1/n African governments oft
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Having happily accepted that an academic job is unlikely to happen. I've started writing with joy, and without pressure. Grad students who are constantly publishing, and not taking time to
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Thread: Tomorrow, the @HighCourtofAus will deliver judgment in Comcare v Banerji (@LaLegale). It is one of the most important free speech (implied freedom of political communication) cases to be determined
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Thread: So, the thing that strikes me here is actually about larger issues in relation to CRT & journals. This is on my mind b/c I am on a panel
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1/ So I found out this garbage meta-analysis is apparently being shared all over the place. I decided to take a look at the studies they cited as evidence that
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It’s expected that today @POTUS will sign several executive orders related to healthcare, including abortion.For @PostOpinions, @Guttmacher’s @HerminiaPalacio and I wrote about why those are good, but the Biden-Harris administration
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Excellent thread on ICU capacity:ICUs = technology + experts in managing critically ill patients(ht @Arrianna_Planey) I'll add a bit more from my dissertation below on 1) trainees, 2) communication, and
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Should postdocs be pessimistic about their career chances? In an article on @nature's postdoc survey, @cdwoolston asked me about my role @embl and why - despite the challenges - I
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New @UWMadisonCFS working paper from our @OppforHealthLab team (Lizzie Bair, @RourkeOBrien, me) on the impacts of labor market #automation on #disability insurance applications and #mortality among working age adults.https://cfsrdrc.wisc.ed
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*NEW* EDITORIAL: Explicit motor learning interventions are still relevant for ACL injury rehabilitation: do not put all your eggs in the implicit basket!@BJSM_BMJhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103643Thread*PLEASE RT 1/Neuromuscular
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