Casey Briggs

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Casey BriggsJan 7, 2023
Tfw when governments commission Covid forecasts every week but keep them secret https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-07/covid-data-government-secrecy/101827548
Australian governments have kept much of their COVID research and modelling secret. Why?

COVID heralded a great era of cooperation, with researchers collaborating across institutions and borders. That work couldn't have been done if all the research was being locked up by governments — but in Australia, they're doing just that, writes Casey Briggs.

ABC News
Casey BriggsJan 7, 2023
robjhyndmanJan 7, 2023
Time to speak out about the culture of data secrecy in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-07/covid-data-government-secrecy/101827548 Thanks to @caseybriggs for picking this up.
Australian governments have kept much of their COVID research and modelling secret. Why?

COVID heralded a great era of cooperation, with researchers collaborating across institutions and borders. That work couldn't have been done if all the research was being locked up by governments — but in Australia, they're doing just that, writes Casey Briggs.

ABC News
Casey BriggsJan 6, 2023

Why on earth are Australian governments keeping COVID research and modelling secret? An unhelpful culture of secrecy stifles research, public understanding, and international collaboration.

My latest for ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-07/covid-data-government-secrecy/101827548

Australian governments have kept much of their COVID research and modelling secret. Why?

COVID heralded a great era of cooperation, with researchers collaborating across institutions and borders. That work couldn't have been done if all the research was being locked up by governments — but in Australia, they're doing just that, writes Casey Briggs.

ABC News
Casey BriggsDec 28, 2022
hannah onlineDec 28, 2022
There's good and bad stuff about wikipedia but one bright spot is that they've kept this joke running on the "list of cetaceans" article for at least 10 years
Casey BriggsDec 28, 2022
Here’s my detailed attempt at answering a couple of big COVID questions from 2022: how many cases are we missing? And does it matter? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-29/how-many-covid-cases-are-out-there-as-2022-ends/101812426
Australia had more than 10 million COVID cases this year. But how many more went unrecorded?

We’ve always known official COVID case data didn't capture the full scope of transmission, but 2022 was the year that Australia lost grip of just how big an underestimate it is.

ABC News
Show threadCasey BriggsDec 22, 2022
(this is the first year in a long while I've bought something with dated pages rather than my usual blank notebook)
Casey BriggsDec 22, 2022
do you think the people who print diaries ever have a conversation around the boardroom table about whether maybe this year could be the year they stop including a map of all the world's time zones?
Show threadCasey BriggsDec 22, 2022
@dmakovec there are a few of us around, like @mikeyslezak. mostly the nerdier ones so far
Casey BriggsDec 22, 2022
Vegetable Gremlin ⍼​👻Dec 21, 2022
incredible: if you play the wizard of oz and dark side of the moon at the same time your date will leave
Casey BriggsDec 22, 2022
nickevershedDec 21, 2022
great piece by Guardian US colleague Alvin Chang - WHY THE
SUPER RICH ARE INEVITABLE https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/
Why the super rich are inevitable

Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.

The Pudding