I see many folks referring to this Brookings article as justification for opposing contact tracing apps

The article does not provide a good justification for that position

Below I will go through the article paragraph-by-paragraph with my comments 1/n

brookings.edu/techstream/ina… Note: I am not disinterested.

My colleague David Byrne(@dprbyrne) and I are working on how to help increase app adoption (and use) within Australia (and Canada)

We both believe that the app has promise, and it is worth giving a shot (or two!) 2/n

I am putting together a one-stop list of "soft" skill resources to incorporate into teaching, advising, and, *cough*, self-improvement

It would be nice if there were a centralized wiki for this, but I haven't found one.

Perhaps folks can help w/feedback, or add to this list?
/1 The art of discovery, getting ideas, asking the right questions:

- Jack Oliver: ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/83 [excellent, free]

- Santiago Ramón y Cajal: amazon.com/Advice-Young-I… [good, dated]

- William I.B. Beveridge: amazon.com/Scientific-Inv… [has anyone read this?]

- what else?
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@ole_b_peters @octonion @majilato @econometricsoc Thanks for sharing your new take on Bernoulli, and discussing. It was fun & interesting, most (all?) folks don't know this. @ole_b_peters @octonion @majilato @econometricsoc Ps. With regard to your separate agenda on time-averages/expected growth: you mention that it delivers an understanding to econ/psych, and mention two items. I am not following...