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Explore the Duke Global Policy Program in Geneva
Apply by Monday Nov. 18, 2019 for the Duke Global Policy Program in Geneva. The Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva is the only program of its kind. T...
Gavin Yamey
One of my favorite roles @DukeU is being the Faculty Director for the Duke Global Policy Program in Geneva, run by @DukeSanford. I also direct 1 of the 3 tracks, the @DukeCPIGH @DukeGHI global health track. Here's a new video about the program. Join us!
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Feist - The Limit to your love
Lyrics Clouds part Just to give us a little sun There's a limit to your love Like a waterfall in slow motion Like a map with no ocean There's a limit to your...
Gavin Yamey
Yup, @jamesblake did a transformative version. But Feist’s original remains extraordinary. youtu.be/Kwjn8YaaB1Q via @YouTube
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New Global Working Paper Series Connects Scholars Across Disciplines
Indermit Gill, a Duke economics professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, is a prolific research blogger. He often posts about his work on the Brookings Institution development blog, but Gill found it difficult to direct other researchers to...
Gavin Yamey
Two brilliant @dukeu scholars, Indermit Gill @DukeSanford & Giovanni Zanalda @DUCIGS, launched a superb global working paper series. Our own center @DukeCPIGH has contributed, & it's been a great experience so far!
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Blood and Sand Recipe
The Blood and Sand counters the notion that Scotch whisky can't play well in a mixed drink: Without that deep, vital smokiness, this drink would be a much less exciting proposition. In the 1930 "Savoy Cocktail Book," Harry Craddock’s recipe calls...
Playlists | wxdu.org
WXDU 88.7 FM Durham - Duke University Radio
Gavin Yamey
There’s something particularly magical about spinning tunes @wxdu at night. The music sounds better! Just spun an hour of electronic stuff on the weekly Gravity show, rotating DJs, 9-10pm every Wed. Here’s what I played: wxdu.org/plmanager/worl… pic.twitter.com/jEKWhNbHcf
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Sanford Professor Wins Stockholm Prize for Gun Violence Research
Economist Philip J. Cook, a professor in Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, has been awarded the 2020 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his decades of research on gun violence and its wide-ranging effects on society.
Fairouz - Al Bostah - الوسطة
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Gavin Yamey
Make a cup of tea. Take a 9 minute break from work. Close out all your browsers except one. Then play this track, which will literally blow your mind. Wow. Fairouz - Al Bostah - الوسطة youtu.be/WBWo5iP79w4 via @YouTube
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TB vaccine is hailed as ground breaking, though confirmatory trials are needed
A new vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) has shown more than 50% efficacy in protecting people with latent disease from developing the deadly and infectious pulmonary form of the disease, a study has found.1
It is the first time that a vaccine...
One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds
Signs that the president’s advantage in the Electoral College has persisted or even increased since 2016.
Bill Maher’s Show Has Gone Completely Off the Rails
On Friday night, the host of HBO’s “Real Time” welcomed an anti-vaxxer and a right-wing propagandist onto his show. At times, he sided with both.
Prostate Cancer and the Problem With PSA Testing
This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. Get ready. Come November, men will start growing out their moustaches. The stated goal is simple. They want to raise awareness about prostate cancer and want to encourage men to get their PSA...
AI Can Outperform Doctors. So Why Don’t Patients Trust It?
They don’t think the technology can understand their unique needs.
Halloween Playlist
Gavin Yamey
@rossgrady @danruccia Oh, wow, via the brilliant @SpinsterSounds, take a look at this list
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Playlists | wxdu.org
WXDU 88.7 FM Durham - Duke University Radio
Gavin Yamey
And here's what I played on my Halloween show wxdu.org/plmanager/worl…. Special thanks to @rossgrady & @danruccia for their brilliant out-of-the-box suggestions.
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USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Biden's lead over Warren narrows in a turbulent Democratic field
A year before Election Day, 18% of likely Democratic voters were undecided, and 57% with a preferred candidate said their decisions weren't firm.
What hypocrisy, I think guiltily, as I jet off to academic conferences far and wide | Jonathan Wolff
We must apply the three Rs to plane travel: replace if possible, reduce to the essential, and refine to make it worthwhile
What happened when a professor was accused of sharing his own work on his website
Recent allegations of copyright violations against a professor who shared his own work on his website spark debate about ownership and whether peer reviewers should be paid.
Ministers to blame for falling vaccinations rather than myth-makers
Ministers and health officials are more to blame for Britain’s falling vaccination rates than anti-immunisation campaigners, a damning official report concludes. The National Audit Office (NAO)...