Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Yeah, the "ackshawlly, 6 feet is an arbitrary distance" folks aren't super helpful. Of course it's arbitrary. You don't magically go from RISKY at 5.99' to SAFE at 6.01'. Instead risk presumably declines as some nonlinear function of distance X exposure. — PolitiTweet.org

With wind, the viral distribution is so diffuse that it is likely not clinically significant. https://t.co/fGSQlXyXtq

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Importantly also, there's less uncertainty in the very near term. That is, it's unlikely there's a huge spike or rapid decline by the end of this month. It's the accumulation over time. Deaths growing at 10% a week vs. shrinking at 10% makes a big difference over a few months. — PolitiTweet.org

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The question is whether 6 feet is a good rule-of-thumb that people can remember and coordinate around, are generally willing to abide by, and which considerably reduces risk in the vast majority of circumstances. If it's not, then people should propose a better rule-of-thumb. — PolitiTweet.org

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