@nataliexdean Absolutely. A lot of credit goes to @jeremyphoward for pushing for masks, based on science (and common sense) despite the CDC's absurd messaging. It was problematic at the time because we did need more masks to go to health workers, but there should have been better guidance.
Every time I see a story about Americans refusing to wear masks I think of this scene in Avenue 5 where people repeatedly throw themselves out of the airlock because they think they're on a reality show instead of an actual spaceship
@rasbt This is kind of like saying no one should do a math major before trying abstract algebra. Sure, that's a threshold after which you understand the subject for what it really is, but you won't know that until you get there. How can someone know they won't like ML if they don't try?
On LinkedIn I posted about recruiters encountering racism from clients/hiring managers, either overtly or thru microagressions. Here is a thread of some responses and examples, some of which were DMs...
I really think #ShutDownSTEM is fundamentally a pro-science stance. It's asking for one day to see if we can empower the STEM community for generations to come by making it more inclusive and attractive to all people and cultures. Science stands to gain a lot here.
The racial and gender disparities in STEM are a massive problem. The culture is built around a very select slice of the population in a toxic way. Taking a day to #ShutDownSTEM is a healthy way for companies and institutions to consider how better to support women and minorities.
So much of history has been whitewashed for the sake of making it palatable for white consumption that we are starting to perpetuate things that are not only misconceptions, but outright lies.
A lot of what you're told about protests, MLK, etc. is wrong.
A thread.
I had a professor who always talked about "the necessity of existence." Basically, some things should be created just so that thing will exist in the world.
So here's a thread to RT anytime some1 responds to #BlackLivesMatter with "but black on black crime" like this yahoo.
This is one of the best examples of data visualization I've seen this year:
Coronavirus Deaths vs Other Epidemics From Day of First Death (Since 2000) [OC] https://t.co/N4y8yV7S8P via @reddit#DataScience#DataVisualization
What's happening here? Does this masks thing really make sense, scientifically? Yes, it does!
Here's 34 scientific papers that all point to the same thing: masks (even home made ones) really work to dramatically reduce the spread of covid-19.
https://t.co/payMDpDppf