Evan Falstrup

Health Science Consultant and Multimedia Journalist

[Evan Falstrup @EvanFalstrup]

@EricTopol In that infographic, it looks like the vaccinated population has a ~4% infection rate and then the unvaccinated population is ~6.5% (correct me if I added that up wrong). Is the difference (1.5%) likely actually bigger because the unvaccinated sample size isn’t as big?

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Union members went on strike this morning at four different UC campuses, including UCLA. Protesters are demanding better pay and job security. https://t.co/V4J7GdKUtw

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Cerf: This all wouldn’t have been possible if computers weren’t getting less expensive. #AAAS #ARPANET

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Crocker - Getting agencies like DARPA to fund a project like computer resource sharing would be much harder today. Even back then, it was a bit of a conundrum that they were willing to fund it.

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ARPANET’s “Four Horsemen from MIT”, as Vint Cerf puts it #ARPANET #AAASmtg

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Fabiola Gianotti - The #largehadroncollider is -275°C, so it’s officially the coldest (and the coolest) place in the universe #AAAS

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“Moral complexity is golden key to reducing conflict” -Sara Cobb #depolarization #AAAS

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Conflict is not about the people involved but the system that they’re placed in #polarization #aaas

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“There seems to be a rise in hubris that we are right about our beliefs” -Matt Motyl

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“Bias: deviation from a standard”...”Bias might be inevitable.” -David Danks

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“AI and machine learning: Industrial applications and social implications”

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“There is no species more freed from its genes than we are” -Robert Sapolsky #AAAS

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Robert Sapolsky, what a legend!

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Robert Goldstone: Learning a fact that is stand-alone isn’t optimal. What’s best is to learn that fact when it is linked to other facts or real-world insights. #typesoflearning #AAAS

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Supporters of rent control rally outside Glendale city hall

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Glendale city council votes on freezing rent control

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@Sarah_Mojarad 1. Preparation - stick to a consistent slide format with simple information and plenty of visuals; make the slides relate to what you're talking about
2. Open body language
3. Refrain from carrying your notes
4. Bounce eye contact from student to student

#ENGR410Qs

[Evan Falstrup @EvanFalstrup]

@Sarah_Mojarad 1. He didn't properly engage the audience.
2. He wasn't well prepared (clearly didn't rehearse).
3. His relied to heavily on his slides, which not only followed an inconsistent format but also had content he wasn't ready to cover.

#ENGR410Qs

[Evan Falstrup @EvanFalstrup]

@Sarah_Mojarad According to Burroughs Welcome Fund, a speaker will tend to lose their audience 5-10 minutes into their talk/lecture. In professor Lewin's lecture, because he exhibits vocal confidence, uses gestures/movement, and has practiced heavily, his audience stays engaged.

#ENGR410Qs

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@Sarah_Mojarad Yes because he finds a hands-on, practical way to display something counter-intuitive. He is also engaged, passionate, and excited about what he is talking about. He also immediately connects how the physical display connects to the class equations on the board. #ENGR410Qs