pieterstreicher Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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(4/8) The historic performance of a specific scientific community also impacts on the level of truth of claims made. Academic experts are not necessarily the best at forecasting (Philip Tetlock - Superforecasting). https://t.co/yJXvVcShy3

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Disease modelling moved away from ‘descriptive’ modelling to ‘mechanistic’ modelling in the early 20th century according to Adam Kucharski in his book The Rules of Contagion (2020). (2/14)

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@gillott_john Fatal infections in Germany peaked on 4 April, cases peaked on 5 April, while peak stringency was from 22 March, 2 weeks earlier. This meant that amongst a small portion of the population still exposed, there was still some immunity buildup required to turn the wave. https://t.co/fEY8iqeS5O

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(1/8) I have just completed "The Herd: How Sweden chose its own path through the worst pandemic in 100 years" by @johananderberg. It is an excellent read and covers all the differences between individual experts from early in the pandemic when Sweden decided to not lock down.

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I am currently reading "Politics and Expertise, How to use science in a democratic society" by Zeynep Pamuk. It is excellent! Below find some excepts. "The partnership between democracy and expertise is intrinsically unstable." (1/7) https://t.co/VlloY2W83b