Journalist and author of the newsletter The Third Hemisphere. Neuroscience prof, NYU. Proud user of the em dash since the 90s
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Balanced @Slate article on ultra-processed foods by @timrequarth featuring some of our work: slate.com/technology/2023/07…
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"For a few carefree years, it seemed as if we could tuck into as much foie gras as we wanted so long as we washed it down with a glass of Beaujolais." @timrequarth @Slate #Longreads #EditorsPicks slate.com/technology/2023/04…
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Another good read from @timrequarth, who once again does a thorough job tackling a big popular science question. @Slate
slate.com/technology/2023/04…
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This is great summary of how industry distorts science
1) Rig studies outright
2) Fund academic institutions to create subtle biases in industry's favor.
3) selectively amplify favorable results.
Just what #BigTobacco did, too.
slate.com/technology/2023/04… via @slate
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My first big report for the new Substack is now live. It's a two-year investigation into the horrific wrongful conviction of an intellectually disabled man in Arkansas.
No paywall, so I hope you'll check it out.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/t…
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COVID has killed more than 1 million Americans and debilitated many more. But the delays in health care since March 2020 have allowed ailments to unduly worsen, wearing down people with non-COVID medical problems too, writes @timrequarth: on.theatln.tc/dzbUmBa
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I want everyone to read this lovely, honest essay by @lindsayryanmd, who has thought deeply about how to stop living like COVID is an intermission in our lives—without pretending the pandemic is over theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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New from @timrequarth: "If you’re among the first in your field to propose a new idea, or to blow the whistle on a harmful trend, you’re by definition going against consensus...what is misinformation today can be consensus tomorrow."
bit.ly/3PBDqLt
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Are people going to get infected every 2-3wks, as another viral article claimed? No.
BA.5 is diff from its forebears but not from ITSELF; someone who recently had COVID might catch it, but would be unlikely to get infected again in the near future. 9/
theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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28. Okrent's Law:
We all know how biased journalists can be, but even those who attempt to be objective can spread misinformation, because the attempt to be even-handed often leads journalists to treat wrong opinions with more respect than they deserve.
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I simply cannot believe that @WashingtonPost ran an oped by Eric Feigl-Ding about #monkeypox. He is not an expert in this subject and has already developed an egregious history of fear mongering and inaccurate statements about the outbreak. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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This is as expected — immunization is highly effective in preventing pneumonia but not in preventing upper respiratory tract infections. The problem is that >95% protection against severe disease, which sounds great, still translates to lives lost when cases soar.
New preprint from Qatar provides effectiveness estimates against reinfection:
- Pre-Omicron with pre-Omicron reinfection: 85.5%
- Pre-Omicron with Omicron reinfection: 38.1%
- Infection with any variant against severe reinfection: 97.3%
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Tim Requarth retweeted
While *some* reinfections may be more serious than previous ones, that’s very very far from the case for the great majority of them - interesting new preprint from a team that’s consistently delivered good work in the past
Reinfections not *really* looking more severe in this recent preprint with millions of people in it, innit.
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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THREAD 🧵: Throughout pandemic, some scientists gained huge followings by making extreme, scary claims from limited data.
Some justify this, arguing exaggeration / hyperbole makes people do the "right thing".
I think this is morally & scientifically reprehensible. Here's why..
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This week's #LongreadsTop5 recommends excellent reading from @THECITYNY, @highcountrynews, @TexasMonthly, @TheAtlantic, and @SmithsonianMag longreads.com/2022/04/08/the…
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Not enough people know:
NYC is now offering *free, same-day home delivery* of paxlovid (new, effective anti-viral pill).
If you test pos, especially if you're hi-risk, ask your doc about this treatment. If you don't have a doc call 212-COVID19.
And for now we have good supply.
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I *love* that this new (and very well-funded) award for science journalists & communicators specifically targets early-career folks, regional/local reporting, & freelancers. It fills a huge hole.
nationalacademies.org/awards…
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Others wrote about immunocompromised people way before I did, including this great piece by my friend @timrequarth at Slate 5/ slate.com/technology/2021/10…
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My Valentine to the Covid vaccines. We may not appreciate it yet, but we have witnessed a miracle. statnews.com/2022/02/14/why-…
