Jack Curran

Software Engineer @CapitalOne || Astrophysics Enthusiast || UMD '22 🍀🇺🇸

[Astro Realm @ineed__spacee]

#Space Facts 😲

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

This paper shows that we are more likely to be friends with people who literally think like us - in that their brains react very similarly to the same stimuli. Explains why if you want to come up with unusual ideas, you shouldn't just work with friends! https://t.co/foLqSj6KRK

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

My favorite paper for reflecting on before the New Year asks the key question: how can we be happier?

The world's top happiness scholars ranked the best strategies for individual & societal happiness, here are results listed by feasibility & effectiveness https://t.co/DPTuf2XrZD

[Jordan Deeb @Jordan_Deeb]

GameStop sitting amongst Tesla and Amazon after reddit users make it a Fortune 500 company

[Jack Curran @_JackCurran]

Unless they abandon ship now, Redditors stand to lose *a lot* of money when the joke runs out and these GameStop stocks come back to earth

[CNN @CNN]

BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WINS

Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects, after a victory in Pennsylvania puts the Scranton-born Democrat over 270 https://t.co/pZ8pr4cMTG #CNNElection

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Do you want to make your city, region or country more innovative? This chart summarizes the best economic evidence on how to do so. The 3 keys to increasing innovation:
🛬immigration
🧪R&D tax credits
🏫Universities
...but only immigration & universities also lower inequality.

[Cain Maddox @ctrlshifti]

it's been over two months and i still get dms from random men explaining this to me

[Jack Curran @_JackCurran]

This is completely unacceptable from @DOTS_UMD and whoever was behind this decision should be fired. Working people should not be punished for being responsible.

[The Diamondback @thedbk]

“I’m confused why I’m facing disciplinary action when I’m just trying to keep everybody safe,” the Shuttle-UM driver said. “I don’t understand.”
https://t.co/PSF5CcpdQt

[Univ. of Maryland @UofMaryland]

#UMD has launched a public dashboard that will provide our community with data based on UMD-administered testing about the prevalence of #COVID19 on campus: https://t.co/5U6UemRhud

[CNN @CNN]

The editorial board of the student newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill didn't mince words in a pointed editorial aimed at UNC leadership following a Covid-19 outbreak that forced the school to cancel in-person classes and switch to remote learning https://t.co/igpdjfUKtD

[Jack Curran @_JackCurran]

Colleges across the US, including @UofMaryland, should learn from the mistakes of UNC and act responsibly

[soojin ♡ @tofuujin]

my body is not a temple it is luigi’s mansion

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

I'm guessing that Biden will win California now with this Harris pick.

[Tom Hindle @Tom_Hindle_]

In its latest round of COVID-19 testing, Maryland reported 0 positive tests. 227 student-athletes and staff were screened.

[Jack Curran @_JackCurran]

This hurts

[Cain Maddox @ctrlshifti]

God I wish there was an easier way to do this

[New Jersey @NJGov]

no

[Jack Curran @_JackCurran]

The vast majority of people are wrong

[YouGov @YouGov]

Stop resisting it, editors - the vast majority of people say "data" should be treated as singular, not plural

"Data is" - 74%
"Data are" - 14%

https://t.co/2DDU9SCcP1

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, has died at age 80 after a monthslong battle with cancer, a Democratic official says. https://t.co/r70acQOYvK

[Stream Hatchet @StreamHatchet]

Stream Hatchet has changed quite a bit over the past three years maturing into a trusted B2B data company. It's about time our brand reflected our growth.

Check out our website at: https://t.co/sp1DzAh4ie

Thanks to everyone who's helped us get here!