Confidence Interval xkcd.com/2311/ m.xkcd.com/2311/

See this dismissive laughter? See Boris Johnson yesterday treating questions about gender balance in decision-making as a joke ('how many women would be enough?') Sexist, boorish, irresponsible--they're a Cabinet of all the lads debuk.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/a-s…

By doing as Boris Johnson told them and not answering the question on Cummings because it was "political" have Professor Chris Whitty and Government Office for Science made themselves part of the political team and lost their independence?

Be careful when gardening. Don't want to put extra strain on the NHS😟⚠️🚗 [as seen on BBC NI's 'The People's News']

The mood in Minneapolis

brilliant! 🙌🙌🙌

Reasons for racial disparities health are complex. Here is Angela Saini on the topic in The Lancet tinyurl.com/y8bn5we3. I hope COVID-19 has highlighted the need to address racial inequalities in health, & will lead to long lasting changes in many areas. /14

"I cannot say this clearly enough: masks alone will not protect you from #COVID19. Masks are not a replacement for physical distancing, hand hygiene and other public health measures. Masks are only of benefit as part of a comprehensive approach"-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

What a superb speech

It is important we tell our girls and young women that they can be and do anything. It is equally as important, though, to tell our young boys and men that women can be and do anything. (1)

"Medical research cannot progress at pace with its most foundational text—the code that analyses the data—withheld from view" In Nov 2019 Ben Goldacre Nick DeVito @dr_c_morton discussed why trial retraction shows the importance of transparency ow.ly/1Ffo50A0hE6

If you’re wondering what all the white privilege fuss is about read this. It’s a good read, won’t take long. Everyday actions matter. yesmagazine.org/opinion/2017/0…

The Recovery trial have officially stopped enrolment into the hydroxychloroquine arm, based on solid evidence: hydroxychloroquine DOES NOT reduce risk of death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

A damming view of the Recovery trial from the community HIV i-Base The UK scientific community needs to respond if we are going to continue world class clinical research i-base.info/htb/38188

This shockingly clear graphic illustrates that having children has no effect on men’s careers but it significantly slows women’s careers. Women who have children experience the ‘motherhood penalty’ vs women who don’t . A very strong argument for shared parental leave! vike

Hey twitter! Not one to do this, but my dad owns the oldest Indian restaurant in East London and has been struggling with customers so please show some love! If you're in Aldgate come have a curry, I'm biased but it's the best! Below is my grandad in the 70s vs my dad now❤️

Are you interested in HIV and complications of the central nervous system? 🧠 Check out "Biotypes of CNS Complications in People Living with HIV Meeting" on Eventbrite! Date: Thu, Oct 21 ‐ Fri, Oct 22 • 14:30 BST eventbrite.com/e/biotypes-of-…

#IDtwitter this looks like one you may not want to miss out in