Christian Barr

husband, father, son, cyclist, #ENDALZ

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@markcecchini Equity. Thx!

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

A massive new study on peak performance included 34,000 international top performers: Nobel laureates, renowned classical music composers, Olympic champs, and the world’s best chess players. It shows early specialization is a trap, and the road to greatness is long and varied.

[Dan Rose @DanRose999]

If you look around your organization, you’ll be able to distinguish the missionaries from the mercenaries. It’s fine to have talented mercenaries on the team, they will work hard when properly motivated. But when building a leadership team, always hire and promote missionaries.

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@schlaf @EconTalker period. Pick em...

[Nashville EOC/OEM @NashvilleEOC]

https://t.co/4waMu8SSl5 is open@now for tips related to this bombing.

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@KSoltisAnderson Brilliant! Never seen his recipe. I was an ECG Hell night regular way back when. Inner Beauty would blow your mind and, well, never mind. Good luck with the sauce!

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

Dave Roberts won the World Series, but will he finally get credit for his success? https://t.co/HUbqDwiPYC

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@shreyas @readwiseio save thread

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@shreyas @readwiseio save thread

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

@ChickenTikkaM @readwiseio save thread

[Jeffrey Goldberg @JeffreyGoldberg]

I asked Adm. Mike Mullen this morning if he had anything to say about the events of the past few days. He sent over this:
https://t.co/Gm9Y2keKKW

[Christian Barr @barr_cj]

via ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/artxwQjmHX

[James Madison Program @MadisonProgram]

Spots are filling quickly for Monday’s virtual event: Pandemic! What Do and Don’t We Know? @McCormickProf in conversation with @NAChristakis.

Co-sponsored by @elm_institute and LIVE on Zoom, the event is FREE and open to registered attendees.

Register: https://t.co/xfTSXtZojB

[Abbott @AbbottNews]

BREAKING: We’re launching a test that can detect COVID-19 in as little as 5 minutes—bringing rapid testing to the frontlines. https://t.co/LqnRpPpqMM

[Nicholas A. Christakis @NAChristakis]

I know this may seem self interested, but I actually think that @twitter could help the effort to combat COVID19 by setting up a small group at the company to verify a few dozen (or hundred?) scientists who are sending out reliable information.

[Augie Lindmark @AugieLindmark]

Our hospital floor is full and we need open beds for the imminent COVID surge.

But multiple patients of mine can’t leave the hospital because they’re awaiting prior auths from commercial insurers.

Insurance companies are clogging up the system in the middle of a damn pandemic.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Mr. President, the only answer is to shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders. Tell all Americans that you are putting us on an extended Spring Break at home with family. Keep only essential services open. The government pays wages until we reopen.

[UW Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology 🔬 @uwlabmedpath]

We are deeply saddened that faculty member Professor Stephen Schwartz passed away due to a COVID-19 infection.

He has left a lasting imprint on our department, our university, and the broader scientific community and will be greatly missed.

[Henry Blodget @hblodget]

American Airlines has spent more than $15B enriching its shareholders by buying back its stock in the past 6 years. Any bailout needs to be an equity investment that dilutes or wipes out existing shareholders and provides cash to pay employees.