The probability of an act being “random” when 13 of the 17 victims are women is not very high.
Dr Darren Saunders
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Dr Darren Saunders
@whereisdaz
Biomedical scientist | Talks science on Radio & TV | Writer | Thalassophile 🧬 🏄🏼♀️ 🌊 🏊♀️ 🚴 ⛷🏑
- It’s incredibly hard to describe how utterly sad it feels to be a scientist and dad in a country being dictated to by a small group of science-denying clowns putting their own short term political gain over the long term public interest.
- Thinking about that Swedish study years ago that showed the increase in competent women in politics led to a consequent displacement of mediocre male leaders - and an overall increase in the competence of politicians.
- Some days, when my wife forgets to remind me I have daughters, I can stride confidently through an entire day completely oblivious to the struggles of women around me.
- A little reminder of what’s printed inside your Australian passport.
- We need a name for the time between relaxing of COVID restrictions and emergence of the next variant/wave.
- Get outraged at the PMs totally inadequate response to any of the numerous issues facing women in modern Australia, not @TamePunk’s refusal to smile for a photo. ✊🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻
- Replying to @stkirschYes champ, she’s definitely the weird character in this story
- *That* photo op today sparked the best chat with my daughters and their mate. Blokes young and old had better get their shit together, fast, because these young women are in no mood for it.
- Are they running some kind of non-randomised trial on mask effectiveness?
- OK folks, let’s get something straight. COVID vaccines aren’t being recklessly “rushed” through development. We’re seeing what’s possible when research is properly funded and scientists are unshackled from the usual barriers to progress.
- Big shout out to the team behind the UQ/CSL vaccine, on what must be an incredibly disappointing day. The time and commitment they have put in this year, under incredible stress and pressure deserves our thanks and recognition, regardless of the outcome. Science can be brutal.
