MIT's Pandemic Response CoLab will help individuals and groups work together to solve practical problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joined May 2020
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During a 4-week exercise @SupermindsMIT @MilliporeSigma & @medialab crowdsourced expertise & answers in crucial areas for the future of Life Sciences. Learn more about the exercise findings at our first Catalyst Conversation. July 14th. Register here: catalystconvo.events
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At 10am ET on 7/14, join @SupermindsMIT, the Lab’s Community Biotechnology Initiative, and @MilliporeSigma for a new Catalyst Conversation: Reimagining the Global Health Ecosystem in a Post-Covid World. web.cvent.com/event/e9dc686d…
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How can we reimagine the global health ecosystem in a post-COVID world?
Join us on July 14th as we kick off our Catalyst Conversation series, featuring key takeaways from the Life Sciences Supermind. To register for the event, visit: ms.spr.ly/6017nplIx
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Two days away! Explore research and innovation policy post-pandemic with us and @German_U15 Thursday, July 8 at 11 Eastern. Featuring @kathleenkennedy, @contirena1 and Georg Krausch @uni_mainz. RSVP at: bit.ly/3w9Llp3
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Way to go, sewage sleuths! As part of the life Science Supermind focused on pandemic response in 2020, experts explored the use of wastewater epidemiology to detect and manage disease transmission. It's exciting to see this method in action. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6011nz4XX
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1 PM: Covering Health Care — Covid and Beyond. The Knight Science Journalism Program will empower you with the insights, knowledge, tips, and resources all editors need to meet the highest standards of science journalism. mitsha.re/BPn450F0sup @KSJatMIT
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Reacting to COVID-19, people enlisted new ways of communication to educate, engage, build trust & share data. As we continue to explore the impact of emerging scicomm efforts in the 2021 Life Sciences Supermind, see insights from our 2020 Supermind report: ms.spr.ly/6010n6fGK
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Therapies and vaccines are in urgent & high demand. How can they be fast-tracked safely & effectively? Pandemic Response Supermind experts gathered to outline a range of approaches.
Read more about therapies & vaccines in their full report: ms.spr.ly/6010VLdc8
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We wondered what impact hand washing had on the spread of germs, so we tested it! See the results here: ms.spr.ly/6018VsCTO
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How can scientists develop creative methods for rapid testing & disease surveillance? Experts explore the options - from novel modalities for detecting COVID-19 to building new testing labs.
Read more about diagnostics & monitoring in the full report: ms.spr.ly/6010VszXs
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What strategies could protect vulnerable populations during a pandemic? The Pandemic Response Supermind explored approaches for reducing the spread of COVID-19 & other novel viruses.
Read more about viral transmission control in the full report: ms.spr.ly/6014VoINC
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To stay connected and positive during the start of quarantine, members of @Syncopasian, MIT’s premier East Asian a cappella group, produced a Zoom-themed music video to the song “Boy With Luv” by BTS (feat. Halsey).
Video: Stephanie Tran/@MITstudents
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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system — and what needs to change?: Seven MIT researchers see lessons and opportunities for US health care. mitsha.re/NNNO50EiDQz
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On #WorldHealthDay, we celebrate efforts to solve the biggest health challenge today: COVID-19. While unprecedented, the past year shows how critical it is to be prepared. 180 experts identified some promising ideas to better prep for future heath crises: ms.spr.ly/6015VXged
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How can we develop pandemic resilience to resolve Covid-19 & to prepare public health infrastructure for future outbreaks?
Thought leaders from around the globe collaborated to outline the answers in the Pandemic Response Supermind Report. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6015VTLfU
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USP’s guide on transporting #COVID19 #vaccines provides strategies for maintaining recommended temperatures during transport off-site or to satellite facilities over short distances & time frames to help ensure quality. Click & download. bit.ly/3bSteNu
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Our paper "Fighting COVID-19 misinformation on social media: Experimental evidence for a scalable accuracy nudge intervention" is now in press at Psych Science!
I’m super proud of this paper - but first, a thread on the results.
Preprint: psyarxiv.com/uhbk9/
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Today @GordPennycook & I wrote a @nytimes op ed
"The Right Way to Fix Fake News"
nytimes.com/2020/03/24/opini…
tl;dr: Platforms must rigorously TEST interventions, b/c intuitions about what will work are often wrong
In this thread I unpack the many studies behind our op ed
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We're proud to share our recent commitment to new renewable energy to match 100% of our US electricity consumption. The virtual power purchase agreement with Enel Green Power supports our commitment to be climate neutral by 2040. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6013VzuEd
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Although the impact of Covid-19 on undergraduate-and graduate-level education has been examined in some depth, its effect on professionals seeking to bolster their knowledge and skills has probably not been looked at as closely. mitsha.re/aTyA50DRtV6
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