zeynep tufekci
Thinking about our tools, ourselves. @UNC prof. Writer at @TheAtlantic @NYTimes. Was @SciAm @Wired. Book:TwitterandTearGas.org. Also tinyletter.com/zeynepnotes
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Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by global shortage of commercial supplies, have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives. It is assumed that wearing such masks reduces the likelihood...
California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing
Pastor John MacArthur says his Grace Community Church in suburban Los Angeles has held recent services for more than 6,000 people.
‘We Will Persevere’: A Newspaper Faces the Weight of Hong Kong’s Crackdown
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy paper known for celebrity gossip and hard-hitting investigations, has become a target in Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong.
A Family-Friendly Policy That’s Friendliest to Male Professors
Men who became parents used an extended tenure clock to publish their research, but there was no parallel rise in the output of female economists.
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zeynep tufekci
@angie_rasmussen Also past research. When you have "gender-neutral" parental leave policies, men end up publishing more (more time!), women end up doing more childcare (shocking, right?), and now tenure standards are raised (more pubs by men!) and thus women lose out.
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At least 172 killed in Yemen flash floods this month
Torrential rain has also damaged homes and UNESCO-listed world heritage sites across the country.
The Virus Is Killing Young Floridians. Work, Not Partying, Is Often to Blame.
The number of younger adults in the state who died of the disease quadrupled last month, as rising numbers of them tested positive.
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zeynep tufekci
Another terrible entry in the misinformation thread of shame. Yes, younger people are dying more in Florida but not because of the beaches. They're dying because they are "essential" but low-wage workers—also disproportionately non-white. ht @dylanhmorris nytimes.com/2020/08/11/us/… pic.twitter.com/vSZnUwFQTe
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Role of children in household transmission of COVID-19
Objective Transmissibility of COVID-19 by children in the household is not clear. Herein, we describe children’s role in household transmission of COVID-19.
Design and setting All paediatric COVID-19 index cases and their household members reported...
Trump threatens Social Security and Medicare and the press yawns | Press Watch
Maybe in a few weeks, it will become conventional wisdom that Trump’s vow to cut the payroll tax was an outrage, an act of impetuousness and malice and lunacy, a gift for his grifter friends. But for now, the news reports won’t tell you what you...
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What’s up with all the news photos that make beaches look like Covid hotspots?
Plus: All misinformation is local; a very specific kind of Covid-19 misinformation in Facebook parent groups; and "religious clickbait."
What A Clinton Landslide Would Look Like
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Hiroshima
How six survivors experienced the atomic bomb and its aftermath.
Hiroshima
At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat...
Why Are Child Cares Open When Schools Are Not?
Society’s perception of child care being of lesser quality to education has rarely been so pronounced.
Trump Demand for Cut of TikTok Deal Reignites Anger in China
President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. government take a cut from the forced sale of the viral Chinese app TikTok sparked a new round of anger and reflection in China, as TikTok’s founder warned employees about “rising anti-Chinese sentiment.”
Lebanon mourns after massive Beirut blast
At least 78 people died and more than 4,000 were injured after a huge explosion at the city's port.
Google accidentally enables Home smart speakers to listen in to everyday house sounds
Users have received notifications when their Google Home speakers hear smoke alarms or breaking glass
We're thinking about Covid-19 the wrong way. It's not a 'wave' – it's a wildfire | Michael T Osterholm and Mark Olshaker
Like a fire, the virus relentlessly seeks out its fuel, humans, and will keep spreading as long as it has access to that