Brett Keller
Roving data guy. Job: @PSIimpact. Alum of @PrincetonSPIA econ/policy, @JohnsHopkinsSPH global epidemiology, @TrumanScholars. Opinions/views = mine.
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Americans Are Already Set to Conclude that the 2020 Presidential Elections Were Rigged
With less than a week to go until the 2020 presidential election, Americans are ready for a seemingly interminable election season to come to an end. But one thing seems increasingly certain: Elect…
Amy Coney Barrett Promises Catholic Faith Won’t Interfere With Court’s Crushing Of The Poor, Downtrodden
WASHINGTON—In an effort to assure critics during her Senate confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett promised Monday that her Catholic faith’s tenets of generosity and humanity would not interfere with her duty on the...
This Insane 2.5 Gigapixel Image of the Orion Constellation Took Five Years To Complete
In a project that took 5 years to capture, 500 hours of editing, and 42 total hours to process, astrophotographer Matt Harbison has completed a dream
Brett Keller
woah > "This Insane 2.5 Gigapixel Image of the Orion Constellation Took Five Years To Complete" - petapixel.com/?p=479812 on @petapixel found via @jkottke
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How to Talk about COVID-19 in Africa
To ask why COVID-19 hasn't been deadlier in Africa is to suggest that more Africans should be dying. We need better questions.
Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It.
Inside the White House’s secret, last-ditch effort to change the narrative, and the election — and the return of the media gatekeepers.
Why Are We Rebuilding the ‘Nuclear Sponge’?
A bizarre idea that has outlived its questionable Cold War-era usefulness, the nuclear sponge is the United States’ collection of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles intended to “soak up” a nuclear attack.
How to Copy the URLs From All Open Tabs in Your Browser
If you need to close your browser, but you're not ready to close your tabs, there are several ways you can save the URLs from your tabs in your browser so you can go back to them later.
Brett Keller
@joshmich shhhhhh don't tell anyone
+ if you paste it into Notepad or a spreadsheet, you can close all your tabs AND get to inbox zero
/ also there are browser extensions for it
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Decision tree for the presidential election result
While we’re on the topic of election scenarios, Kerry Rodden provides a radial decision tree to show possible outcomes. Select paths or specify state wins to see what might happen. It’s…
Brett Keller
this is quite cool >> Decision tree for the presidential election result | FlowingData - flowingdata.com/?p=62247 on @flowingdata
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How the colonial enterprise hard-wired violence into Nigeria’s governance
Nigeria was administered as a business enterprise in which the Crown depended on companies to “govern” its colonies.
The STAR Team - Marginal REVOLUTION
Denver Post: A concerned passerby dialed 911 to report a sobbing woman sitting alone on a curb in downtown Denver. Instead of a police officer, dispatchers sent Carleigh Sailon, a seasoned mental health professional with a penchant for wearing Phish...
The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19
Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course — embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others — could bring “untold death and suffering”.
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Call police for a woman who is changing clothes in an alley? A new program in Denver sends mental health professionals instead.
Since its launch June 1, the STAR van has responded to more than 350 calls, replacing police in matters that don’t threaten public safety and are often connected to unmet mental or physical needs. …
Brett Keller
Mental health professionals replace police on some Denver 911 calls under new program - dpo.st/2EYB5LE on @denverpost
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The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be A Model for the Rest of the World
Sweden's unique approach to the pandemic has drawn interest from other countries. But the data are clear: it's largely been a failure.
Brett Keller
Why the Swedish Model for Fighting COVID-19 Is a Disaster | Time - time.com/5899432/sweden… on @TIME
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Do Masks Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19 On Long Plane Flights?
On an eight-hour Emirates flight, with mask-wearing enforced, a whopping 27 COVID-positive people boarded the plane in Dubai. Guess how many passengers got infected?
Health experts push vaccine makers to release Covid-19 trial protocols
Health policy experts are urging federal officials and vaccine makers to fully disclose Covid-19 clinical trial protocols and agreements.
Herd Immunity? Or ‘Mass Murder’?
A proposal to let people with low risk of infection live without constraint could lead to a million or more preventable deaths.
Brett Keller
Opinion | What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You - from John Barry (of the Great Influenza)
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Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin
The two-year charade that upended people’s lives
If Clinton Wins, Republicans Suggest Shrinking Size of Supreme Court
Having gone eight months without considering President Obama's nominee to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans are now talking about stiffing any nominee.