John Ioannidis: Virus Lockdown – Fiasco? Decisions Being Made Without Reliable Data

A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data How can policymakers tell if they are doing more good than harm? with lockdowns of months, if not years, life largely stops, short-term and long-term consequences are entirely unknown, and billions, not just millions, of lives may …

Mongoose: How NOT To Advise the President….

Inside Jared Kushner’s coronavirus research: a wide net on a giant Facebook group The president’s son-in-law and senior adviser takes a leading role in a variety of Trump challenges, this time responding to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Read full article.

ANSWERS Robert Steele for a Professor Thinking About How Intelligence Should Access Outside Experts

The IC inability to leverage external expertise is rooted in a number of factors: 01 arrogance and insularity centered on believing that only stolen secrets matter 02 lack of structures, funding, and mind-sets for external exploitation of experts on all topics in all languages and mediums — this includes the obvious cut-outs to conceal the …