Adam Kucharski
@adamjkucharski
Epidemiologist/mathematician. Author of Proof and The Rules of Contagion. You're better off following me here now: http://adamjkucharski.bsky.social
Data generated from the implementation of control measures during COVID-19 is filling epidemiology knowledge gaps & preparing us for future outbreaks. Thanks to @adamjkucharski from @LSHTM_CEPR for opening our new PSI seminar series yesterday. More ⬇️ psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opini…
New post on echo chambers and extreme opinions - and some thoughts on why Bluesky and Threads might feel nicer initially, but also a bit blander: kucharski.substack.com/p/from-echo-ch…
"I don't like X but I can't stop posting because I've got so many followers on here" "I don't like X but I can't stop posting because big organisations/media outlets are on here" 1. Your follower count on X doesn't mean what it used to. You might have 10k or 100k, but I'm sure…
Rather than just posting on X to complain about X, come join everyone over at the other place... Not sure where to start? jeremy-data.bsky.social has collated some handy starter packs to find out who's already there: stats: go.bsky.app/Ki7PjpS stats:…
My new post on the place to increasingly be (and not to be) if you're interested in science, data, research, health, policy... kucharski.substack.com/p/science-soci…
Ok, I'm giving the other place a go, find me at: bsky.app/profile/alexli… These starter packs are so helpful! Has anyone made an EA one?
Rather than just posting on X to complain about X, come join everyone over at the other place... Not sure where to start? jeremy-data.bsky.social has collated some handy starter packs to find out who's already there: stats: go.bsky.app/Ki7PjpS stats:…
If you're wondering why engagement here seems to have dropped off a cliff - it's because it has. I've noticed for a while that like-for-like posts on here (where I have 142k followers) vs Bluesky (4k followers) get similar engagement, if not more on Bluesky. When I compared 6…
Some (very) rough thoughts on H5 transmission potential in US: bsky.app/profile/adamjk…
📢 ¡Inscripciones abiertas al Curso Virtual Gratuito en Ciencia de Datos en Salud Pública y Modelamiento de Enfermedades Infecciosas! 👩⚕️🧑🔬 Dirigido a profesionales y estudiantes de salud y STEM (Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) 🗓️ Inicio: 15 de octubre 🧵 1/2
Can you solve these three vaccine puzzles? New post on the counterintuitive features of vaccine rollouts during dynamic epidemics: blog.kucharski.io/?three-vaccine…
This post got more than twice as much engagement over at adamjkucharski.bsky.social Currently posting there much more if you're interested. @salonium has also put together nice 'starter pack' of suggestions for global health, infectious diseases & epi bsky.app/starter-pack/s…
Do you know your 'Gish gallop' from your 'motte-and-bailey'? Or the difference between 'sea lioning' and 'well poisoning'? New post on the bad faith argument playbook - and what we can do about it: blog.kucharski.io/?toxic-tactics
Do you know your 'Gish gallop' from your 'motte-and-bailey'? Or the difference between 'sea lioning' and 'well poisoning'? New post on the bad faith argument playbook - and what we can do about it: blog.kucharski.io/?toxic-tactics
Out today: @UCLHresearch @TheCrick Legacy study collaboration with @adamjkucharski @timwrussell @LSHTM Infection and serological surveillance data + Bayesian model = Real-time estimates of antibody response to emerging variants @TheLancetInfDis @MaryYiWeiWu @Hermsnz @EdjCarr
New research: Real-time estimation of immunological responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants in the UK: a mathematical modelling study thelancet.com/journals/lanin…