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Adam Squires

@adsquires.bsky.social

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Biophysical Chemist. Aerosol scientist. Jew. Likes lipids, nano materials, x-ray / neutron scattering, pretentious coffee. (he/him/his). Twitter @adsquires

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · Feb 12

Here are my previous main twitter threads on aerosols and airborne disease mitigation from 2020-2022:

5 Jan 2022 Classrooms: threadreaderapp.com/thread/14788...
23 Dec 2020 new variant threadreaderapp.com/thread/13416...
12 Oct 2020 Aerosols and COVID threadreaderapp.com/thread/13157...

Thread by @adsquires on Thread Reader App

@adsquires: The new COVID variant and how we should behave to be safe. tl;dr: it hasn't acquired resistance to anything; soap, distancing, masks and fresh air all still work; but we should act like pe...

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2h

If it's all the same with them I'd rather they promoted the conspiracy with a medicine like Ozempic where someone else's uptake doesn't affect me, rather than vax, where it does.

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, good point! Something to do with whether the sorts of people promoting the conspiracy theories might imagine themselves using it? Whether Jewish scientists were involved? Does seem rather arbitrary, now you've pointed it out.

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 3h

Well, there are now!

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 3h

Yes. America produces the finest of the "British food" discourses, everyone agrees.

(Although this was British irony and not a real American)

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 9h

It's exactly like conkers.

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 17h

It's all good. You can't have too much Chicken Tikka Masala info. (Or too much Chicken Tikka Masala)

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 18h

I was, but no need to apologize for educating Bluesky re Chicken Tikka Masala - thank you for the article!

(I toyed with the idea of replying "they're not Brits you dumbass coloniser they're Indians lol" but I think one can take irony too far)
bsky.app/profile/adsq...

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · Apr 6

True fact. Invented in Glasgow by my mate's Uncle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ahm...

Ali Ahmed Aslam - Wikipedia

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 18h

Maybe if you Brits did a bit of cultural appropriation with your *food* it wouldn't be like boiled beans and cabbage.

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 22h

Was so-called "Independent SAGE" set up to undermine trust in SAGE advice?

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

Entirely false. Quite a few people were in both, much of the advice was the same - iSAGE would often quote and amplify SAGE's advice in theirs. It was set up when / because SAGE's advice wasn't published, so govt could lie and claim they were following it when they weren't. (Which was what happened)

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, I think you meant to type "racism".

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

"minutiae"

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Air Library Scotland @airlibraryscotland.bsky.social · 2d

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Thanks again to @smartairuk.bsky.social !

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

H from Steps?

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 2d

something quite brain-melting about the hard right's position apparently now being "we hate all Muslims and distrust Muslim states, aside from that one Muslim place that still has slavery because that sounds fun"

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating, hilarious radiolab with scientist / presented Ella Al-Shamahi, about her journey from very religious (creationist!) teen to expert on human evolution
@naomialderman.bsky.social @rli22.bsky.social you need to meet for a cup of tea / podcast! pca.st/episode/1518...

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

It you don't mind my saying, you don't seem to know much about Independent SAGE given your strength of feeling about them.

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

This is easy to check because all of their reports and statements are publicly available. independentsage.org
Many examples of them citing + quoting SAGE in support of their arguments. No examples of them saying SAGE shouldn't be listened to. (Do you have any quotes for your claim?)

Independent SAGE – Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.

Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.

independentsage.org

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 1d

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

The thing is, for Manchester and the Parisian example, that might get you a "not murder" from diminished responsibility of whatever, but doesn't get you a "not antisemitic".

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

You're comparing iSAGE - which had no power, isn't an arms length body, is just a group of scientists, and also, who publicized their membership and reasoning and evidence - with what's happening under Trump? Even if you disagree with their recommendations, don't you think that's a bit unfair?

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

😬 any chance there's good mechanical ventilation? (Have you checked with a CO2 monitor?)

We've got tutorials in our offices - quite a few undergrads off ill - luckily I can crack open a window and put a HEPA on the table, which will hopefully help a bit...

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

Yes - adding up the costs of those hospitalisations and missed days of work. Even if they made them free to people who are in regular contact with vulnerable people (most likely to be hospitalised)...

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, quite agree!

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Dr James Morris @drjamesmorris.bsky.social · 2d

A great summary of disease transmission. Why we know how diseases spread how they do.
And what that means for stopping disease spread.
Hint lots of stuff is airborne and there are low cost, low effort, high ROI controls including ventilation & air filters.

Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

Latest covid data: after nearly a year of low covid levels, we're in another wave.

Good time to re-post my basic science explanations of how airborne diseases like covid spread, and how to lower risks if we can't isolate:
Public lecture from 2023: vimeo.com/892302443
+my pinned threads.

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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 2d

Me too. And I dropped an e. Feel like there's no escape. I need space.