Masks for all? Our lay summary of the evidence here: fast.ai/2020/04/13/mas… Jeremy Howard

Peer review these days, apparently

The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opi…

What if the vaccine or drugs don't save us? Plan B for coronavirus means research on alternatives is urgently needed theconversation.com/what-if-the-va… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Methodologists writing about intention to treat have been, and continue to be, confused. They naturally confused everyone else. There is a paper that clarifies the issues in a way no one else has done. #ITT #MOD bit.ly/2mhrd6f

If there is still any confusion about the importance of face masks, this graphic should help: Thanks for the tag ElizabethLPC!

COVER YOUR FACE IN A PUBLIC PLACE IT’S EVIDENCE-BASED IT MAKES US SAFE Simples.

What is HTA? Announcing the new definition of HTA: A milestone in international collaboration co-led by INAHTA and HTAi; with EUnetHTA, #HTAsiaLink, ISPOR, RedETSA, the HTA Glossary Editorial Board, and World Health Organization (WHO). bit.ly/3dI4Ax2 #HTA #HealthTech

This came round earlier. From the Canadian government of all places. Sent it to my staff with a hug.

INAHTA announces the launch of the international HTA database, which provides a single platform to search records of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (HTAs) from around the world. For more information and to search the database visit inahta.org/hta-database/

James O'Brien is asking why Britons are so against wearing facemasks. And this Japanese caller's comparison with the culture in her country put the debate in a completely new light. James O'Brien | #facemasks

If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it. The best way to learn is to teach.

The problem is not people being uneducated. The problem is that people are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught, and not educated enough to question anything from what they have been taught. 🧠

The students won't cheat in exams if they value their learning more than we value their grades. 🧠

You cannot get educated by this self-propagating system in which people study to pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything. You learn something by doing it yourself, by asking questions, by thinking, and by experimenting. 🧠

Not surprised .

"I'm neither optimistic nor pessimistic," says Jane Caro. "I'm fired by fury." #QandA

Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.

My reading seat for the next few days