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David Zweig

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Author of INVISIBLES and AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. Order now: https://amzn.to/3Q3k44c Subscribe: http://SilentLunch.net Clips: NYT, Atlantic, NYmag, TFP, Wired.

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💥🔥🧨 I am beyond excited to announce that I will be writing AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, a book for @mitpress, about the schools debacle in America during the pandemic. The book, in essence, will be a case study of how and why bad decisions are made THREAD 1/12


Equity (ie proportional representation for each demographic) is fundamentally at odds with science and human nature. Remarkable story in obesity research of scholars who still don’t understand this. sensible-med.com/p/a-cancellati…


Why are blinding headlights the norm now? It’s ridiculous. How has NHTSA not regulated this?


The sources of AI training is a deep epistemological problem that society has not remotely reckoned with. In a decade from now “reality/truth/history” will be determined to a significant extent by the content of the training.

Wikipedia is hopelessly biased. An army of left-wing activists maintain the bios and fight reasonable corrections. Magnifying the problem, Wikipedia often appears first in Google search results, and now it’s a trusted source for AI model training. This is a huge problem.



A reminder that we still have not reckoned with the fact that regular people objectively outperformed the “experts” in predicting outcomes during the pandemic. I cover this and more in my book: An Abundance of Caution

So much amazing material in @davidzweig's book Abundance of Caution. This passage stunned even me. The professional disease modelers were consistently outperformed in accuracy by complete outsiders who work in industry. amazon.com/Abundance-Caut…

jeffreyatucker's tweet image. So much amazing material in @davidzweig's book  Abundance of Caution. This passage stunned even me. The professional disease modelers were consistently outperformed in accuracy by complete outsiders who work in industry. amazon.com/Abundance-Caut…


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Journalist and author @davidzweig joins Greg to unpack how politics, media, and misplaced expertise shaped school closure policies during COVID—and the lasting impact on children’s education and mental health. Check the full episode at buff.ly/iBF1Qhl | @mitpress


This could be a revealing film. I look forward to watching it! @AppletoZucchini was a great advocate for kids during the pandemic.

🚨"15 DAYS to slow the spread."🚨 Six words that changed everything. 500+ days of closed schools, isolated kids, and broken trust. The TRUTH is here. Our EXCLUSIVE NEW TRAILER drops NOW! 👀 Watch it. Share it. Demand answers. #15Days 1/10



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Paramount condemns the Israeli film boycott after Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, and nearly 4,000 others pledge to avoid Israeli film companies accused of “genocide and apartheid against Palestinians.” "At Paramount, we believe in the power of storytelling to connect and inspire…

Variety's tweet image. Paramount condemns the Israeli film boycott after Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, and nearly 4,000 others pledge to avoid Israeli film companies accused of “genocide and apartheid against Palestinians.”

"At Paramount, we believe in the power of storytelling to connect and inspire…

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Research suggests that closing schools didn’t substantially impact Covid outcomes. Given how quickly schools reopened in European nations, there was already data backing this finding by mid-spring 2020. To answer Michael Hobbes’ question, the other option was to reopen schools…

benryanwriter's tweet image. Research suggests that closing schools didn’t substantially impact Covid outcomes. Given how quickly schools reopened in European nations, there was already data backing this finding by mid-spring 2020. To answer Michael Hobbes’ question, the other option was to reopen schools…

I'm going to by in Philly Friday night, at Temple University, for a debate about pandemic policies! Tickets are free––if you're in the area order your seats now! eventbrite.com/e/a-covid-pand…


Highway sign in New Jersey 🎤

davidzweig's tweet image. Highway sign in New Jersey 🎤

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Andalusia’s Olive Trees Massacred for Solar Panels! Thousands of centuries-old olive trees—uprooted, burned, erased. Heritage? Destroyed. Farmers? Betrayed. Profits over tradition. This isn’t "progress"—it’s cultural & environmental vandalism.


Excited to see this documentary from @JenniferSey! Hopefully it will reach a wide audience and will be an eye-opener for a lot of people who were unaware of the extensive and unnecessary harms done to children.

The world wants to forget what happened during covid. But our children are still paying the price. Generation-Covid is a documentary feature film that tells the story of this forgotten generation.



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This quote from Collins in @davidzweig's book is worth posting here:

neontaster's tweet image. This quote from Collins in @davidzweig's book is worth posting here:

I’m so honored to have received the Sinai Award for my reporting on children and schools during the pandemic. I was in great company with @mtaibbi @JustineBateman and others. Thank you @tabletmag @alananewhouse

davidzweig's tweet image. I’m so honored to have received the Sinai Award for my reporting on children and schools during the pandemic. I was in great company with @mtaibbi @JustineBateman and others. Thank you @tabletmag @alananewhouse

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There is a certain black-pill post-truth darkness to all this. These people strongly believe things that are clearly untrue They are smart, articulate, capable of research and reason, and fully convinced that the truth is not true


It’s true! I am doing an AMA from 10-1130 ET this morning if anyone wants to join in! Link is in reply to the original tweet

Over at Reddit, @davidzweig is doing an AMA It's very strange to be reminded exactly how much misinformation about Covid lives on

politicalmath's tweet image. Over at Reddit, @davidzweig is doing an AMA

It's very strange to be reminded exactly how much misinformation about Covid lives on


Ok @AmerAcadPeds: what evidence is there that Cody Meissner and Martin Kulldorff are anti-vaccine? This tweet, from our nation’s top pediatric org, exemplifies the arrogant, tribal, defamatory rhetoric that sadly has destroyed trust in so many elite American institutions.

More than 98% of families in this country choose to vaccinate their young children. But now, vaccine policy is being shaped by the small, extreme minority that doesn’t. This decision doesn’t reflect, protect or support families.

AmerAcadPeds's tweet image. More than 98% of families in this country choose to vaccinate their young children. But now, vaccine policy is being shaped by the small, extreme minority that doesn’t. This decision doesn’t reflect, protect or support families.


You call @MartinKulldorff a “wild card,” which strikes me as pretty condescending. Your post was also mostly laudatory except for saying he’s veered to “ideological stances.” What is your evidence for that claim? And for him being a wild card? What does that even mean?

Martin Kulldorff: Until recently a highly regarded professor at Harvard. He has a history as a rigorous and serious scientist.  So here’s the rub: He Supported the great barrington declaration - calling for which caused the public health establishment to essentially damn him. I…



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