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An Excessive Abundance Of Anti-Vax Caution

Marco Annunziata

Apr 14
3 min

An Excessive Abundance Of Anti-Vax Caution

The risk of Covid-19 far outweighs the risk of blood clots from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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Follow The Science! (At A Safe Distance)

Marco Annunziata

Mar 19
5 min

Follow The Science! (At A Safe Distance)

In the Covid-19 pandemic we keep ignoring the most obvious evidence and doubling down on measures with the flimsiest scientific support

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Marco Annunziata

Feb 12
2 min

This Chart Makes Me Angry

Covid-19 disproportionately kills the old; so why does Italy disproportionately vaccinate the young?

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Marco Annunziata

Feb 7
3 min

Long Term Unemployment

Unless we steer policy, technology and education in the right direction, long term unemployment will keep rising, and inequality with it.

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Marco Annunziata

Jan 30
4 min

Who Would've Thunk It?

Surprising statements from unlikely sources that should raise awkward questions and ring alarm bells

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Marco Annunziata

Dec 30, 2020
6 min

7 Lessons And 1 Resolution

7 lessons from 2020 on technology, information, the economy, and human nature; and 1 resolution for 2021

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Careful What You Wish For - Open Questions On Covid-19

Marco Annunziata

Jul 31, 2020
6 min

Careful What You Wish For - Open Questions On Covid-19

Basic important questions on Covid-19 remain wide open. If fact-free partisanship keeps dominating the debate, we'll never get the answers.

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Marco Annunziata

Jul 23, 2020
5 min

Peas In A Privileged Pod

Distance learning has failed; well-off parents set up their private learning pods. Keeping schools closed will widen and entrench inequality

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San Francisco Covid-19 Update: Situation Critical?

Marco Annunziata

Jul 18, 2020
1 min

San Francisco Covid-19 Update: Situation Critical?

San Francisco’s Emergency Text Warning alerted me that “Covid-19 hospitalizations have reached critical levels”. Have they?

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Marco Annunziata

Jul 3, 2020
3 min

Charting A Path To Independence

On this July 4 with social distancing and no fireworks, an independent look at the data, and a bit of optimism on Covid-19 and the economy

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Marco Annunziata

Jun 28, 2020
6 min

San Francisco: We're OK, Really

San Francisco may never reopen till a Covid-19 vaccine is found. A legitimate choice, but we should be clear about it and accept the impact

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Coronavirus And The Economy: The Hard Part Begins Now

Marco Annunziata

Jun 21, 2020
3 min

Coronavirus And The Economy: The Hard Part Begins Now

US covid-19 cases have picked up just as economic indicators started to rebound. For policymakers and businesses, the hard part starts now.

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Marco Annunziata

May 29, 2020
3 min

Hotel California - San Francisco Cover

San Francisco, the first US city to go in full Covid-19 lockdown, might be the last one out. It's beginning to feel like Hotel California.

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Covid-19: The Unintended Consequences Of The Policy Response

Marco Annunziata

May 29, 2020
4 min

Covid-19: The Unintended Consequences Of The Policy Response

The policy response to the Covid-19 recession risks undermining long-term growth, causing a painful prolonged curtailment in living standard

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Coronavirus Data Hygiene Revisited - What Would Hans Rosling Say?

Marco Annunziata

May 16, 2020
7 min

Coronavirus Data Hygiene Revisited - What Would Hans Rosling Say?

Like the Covid-19 virus, dirty data will be with us for a while. We should take precautions to not let them infect our decision making.

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Coronavirus: Ten Key Lessons And Their Implications

Marco Annunziata

May 6, 2020
9 min

Coronavirus: Ten Key Lessons And Their Implications

As we enter the next phase of the covid-19 crisis, here are ten key lessons and their implications

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Coronavirus: Florida - Safe Country For Old Men

Marco Annunziata

May 1, 2020
5 min

Coronavirus: Florida - Safe Country For Old Men

Florida’s targeted covid-19 strategy has been harshly criticized, but seems to have worked—and protected its elderly much better than NY

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Coronavirus: Sweden--Herd Immunity vs Herd Mentality

Marco Annunziata

Apr 25, 2020
5 min

Coronavirus: Sweden--Herd Immunity vs Herd Mentality

Sweden tackled Covid19 without closing its economy, drawing harsh criticism. But we should want Sweden to succeed, for our own sake.

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Coronavirus: A Targeted Strategy To Save Lives And Jobs

Marco Annunziata

Apr 18, 2020
4 min

Coronavirus: A Targeted Strategy To Save Lives And Jobs

It's time to reopen our economies with a targeted strategy that protects the most vulnerable--and avoids an economic catastrophe

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Marco Annunziata

Apr 11, 2020
2 min

Click-bait Syndrome

Not all of us have the time to look at the coronavirus data. That is why we need to trust the media. But we can't.

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