Max Roser
@UniOfOxford researcher. @OurWorldInData founder.
Data to understand the big global problems and research that helps to make progress against them.
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Ökonomin sagt, welche Chancen der Bundesrat verpasste und widerspricht Ueli Maurer: «Es ist nicht die Zeit zum Sparen» | Luzerner Zeitung
Die Wirtschaftsprofessorin Dina Pomeranz erklärt, warum die Frage nach den Kosten im Kampf gegen die Corona-Krise erst an zweiter Stelle kommen sollte und weshalb Eigenverantwortung nicht reicht.
Comic Relief will stop sending celebrities to Africa
The charity will also stop using images of starving people or ill children in its fundraising show.
Max Roser
Comic Relief announces that it will (finally) stop using images of starving people or critically ill children to portray the African continent.
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Oxford Covid vaccine works in all ages, trials suggest
Vaccine being trialled by Oxford University and AstraZeneca offers hope for all age groups
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Often vaccines do not protect older people well.
But Sarah Boseley reports that the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine produced a similar antibody response in older (>70 years) as in younger trial volunteers.
A COVID vaccine that protects old people would be great.
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The Erasure of Mesut Özil
A year ago, he was one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players. Now, after angering China and refusing a pay cut, he has simply vanished.
How much does a vote matter?
What are the odds your vote flips the outcome of an election, and how valuable would it be if it did?
Vacancies
The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
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Join us at the Oxford Martin School (@oxmartinschool)!
The school is recruiting a new Research and Programmes Manager.
You can apply here:
oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/about/vacancie… pic.twitter.com/JsUQP6d2rC
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Why Can’t We See All of the Government’s Virus Data?
Since March, federal agencies have been collecting a trove of information. But they refuse to release most of it.
Max Roser
If we want to avoid deaths and lockdowns we need access to the data that allows us to understand how the pandemic is spreading and how to react to it.
Key data that is needed by researchers – and the public – is not made public by the US government.
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Insight2020
Welcome to the 20/20 Insight forecasting contest!
Max Roser
If you believe that you have a good understanding of how the world works and what happens next you can take part in this forecasting completion and win some cash gileadlab.net/insight2020.ht…
Questions relate to the US elections, a COVID vaccine, peace in the Middle East and more.
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An Interview with Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Economics – Yale University
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak is a Professor of Economics at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the School of Management and in the Department of Economics. In this interview he has shared his views on a wide range of topics; Insights from his...
The Klasen Fellowship - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Max Roser
In honour of Professor Stephan Klasen the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Uni Göttingen has established two new postdoctoral positions — the Klasen Fellowship — for researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
You can apply here
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Schweiz: Das Corona-Testing wurde zu kleinflächig ausgebaut
Politiker und Experten waren sich nach den Erfahrungen im Frühling einig: Um die Pandemie zu bekämpfen, Infektionsketten zu brechen und weitere Lockdowns zu vermeiden, muss das Testing grossflächig ausgebaut werden. Unsere Datenanalyse zeigt, dass...
Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
Vaccine efficacy in high-risk groups and reduced viral shedding are important for protection
Climate change and flying: what share of global CO2 emissions come from aviation?
Flying is a highly controversial topic in climate debates. It accounts for around 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, but 3.5% when we take non-CO2 impacts on climate into account.
Maps in support of the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU/EEA and the UK
Maps showing the 14-day notification rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100 000 inhabitants at subnational level, national weekly COVID-19 testing rates per 100 000 inhabitants, testing positivity rates, and a subnational map with a combined indicator.
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A very good idea for how to show the COVID case data – done by the @ECDC.
The color here communicates both the case rate and the positive rate in each region.
A region is only green if their case rate and their positive rate are low.
[source: ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/si…] pic.twitter.com/F87MGHkR50
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Hey @FT, yes Hal Varian is a respected economist, but in the context of his perspective on whether Google has monopoly power or not I think you should also mention to your readers that since 2002 Varian is Google's chief economist.
ft.com/content/332757… pic.twitter.com/a2pFxfU4lj
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Max Roser
Very good that the @FT has now amended it to make clear that Varian is Google's chief economist.
The FT is arguing against Google's position and so it was odd to not include Varian's affiliation with Google. Apparently the authors honestly didn't know it.
ft.com/content/332757… pic.twitter.com/dHx3J6IFEw
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