Teaching global health in its truth cannot be simple pedagogy with a linear approach. Here, we reflect on our practices and observations of navigating the upstream–downstream tension with global health students. @seyeabimbola @javiermrodrig @edjegasothy https://t.co/Kk7aqfsuvG

2) It’s actually worse than that chart made out, because at most points on the income distribution, Americans earn much more than Brits. If we plot the same data by actual income instead of percentile, the US deficit is vast. 5 fewer years even among the comfortably-off.

We’re experiencing perhaps the worst flu season in 25 years, with severe cases also rising, and young children and seniors faring the worst. One in six of all ER visits in the 0-17 age groups are now for influenza. h/t @cmyeaton “Force of Infection”

Science is under threat.

The argument of whether a system "understands" or just "fakes an understanding" was fortunately resolved neatly in the context of causal reasoning, where "understanding" is defined in terms of the ability to answer certain questions, not in terms of how knowledge is encoded

Ok can I share with you something that has made me feel incredibly proud? I just got this letter from a man I taught through a prison education program 10 years ago about how a comment on one of his papers impacted him, and I’ve been sobbing over it all morning.

The puzzle of US mortality is worth examining through multiple lenses- thanks to @OxfordDemSci 🌟@PolizzAn for leading this work & productive conversation! @PopAssocAmerica @PopulationEU @ERC_Research #demography #mortality #lifeexpectancy

Thrilled to see our article open access @SCID__journal . We show that democracy reduces lifespan inequalities disproportionately for men, via reductions in injuries and accidents. @CGUnews @CguIprc https://t.co/V0b8n3eOV2

And the Student Emmy goes to... I would like to thank @Univision23DFW for supporting @utacomm @utarlington @ASNenEspanol and UNT broadcast journalism students. This is the third time Proyecto U has been awarded this extraordinary recognition. https://t.co/UWCKwrKqZY

Very nice summary of an excellent article by @JeannetteWicksL on the weaknesses in conventional practices in measuring the black-white wage gap for men. Conventional practices grossly underestimate the size of the gap.

Here's an excellent review of what's going on with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) by @rahmstorf https://t.co/gz3KdpWofG

Here is The Guardian piece: https://t.co/gaTzg9j2R4 Here is the study:

The authors of the paper state, "[...] we show that a transition of the AMOC is most likely to occur around 2025-2095  (95% confidence interval)." The Guardian states: "Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests." When journalists do not take intro to stats.

Not to be alarmist but…this is what’s called a six-sigma event, now unfolding in Antarctica. Otherwise known as a once-in-7.5-million-year event. Hang onto your hats. HT @EliotJacobson

"Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society"

"Life Expectancy Proves How Far Black Americans Have Come": https://t.co/vy8QxGzBnk You can check and download data on "The Black "Progress INdex" here:

The "missing Americans": early death in the United States In a new pre-print, we quantify the number of deaths that would have been averted each year, 1933-2021, if the U.S. had mortality rates equal to the average of 18 peer nations. https://t.co/pUJmr43lYf Thread. 1/15

NEW: first thread of 2022 is an Omicron situation update, starting with a detailed look at UK hospitals, before going international. Let’s start with severity, and the most important chart: Despite steep rises in cases and patients, the number on ventilators has barely risen.

It seems that the common assumption has been that Omicron will displace Delta, just as Delta displaced Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc... before it. This may well be the case, but it's by no means definite. 1/15