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Those numbers are wildly optimistic. I would like to see which studies you are quoting so I can review them.

Do you have a source for those numbers?

Not hypothetical. This is actively being discussed in several countries. Relevant because vaccine passports make even less sense if the vaccines don't work.

There's a good chance that the AZ and Sinopharm vaccines don't work as well.

>It's biology folks? Read up about philosophy of science. Science has to be subjected to scrutiny and stand the test of time before we can be confident. Covid jab needs more time.

I think that's a false dichotomy. You're saying the success of vaccine A implies success of vaccine B? That because some people wrongly argued against vaccine A, I can't argue agai…

This is exactly the point. We have decades of evidence for most vaccines and you only need them infrequently. That's a world away from a 6m old vaccine that hasn't been through the…

The infection rates for Covid and flu are in the same ballpark so the infection rate is basically irrelevant. So Covid to flu comparison is more like apples to apples. https://www.…

So the earth is 4.5 billion years old and the BBC think 135 years is a suitable sample size?

Handed down. The austerity has been a condition of the bailouts from the ECB & IMF. The Greeks even voted against the terms in a referendum which was immediately overturned. In Ita…

Fair point but I think the problem is that the brain drain is exacerbating the other structural problems in the eurozone.

Spot on.

I think that's an overly conspiratorial view. I agree with your analysis in part but I don't think the EU is doing these things deliberately to undermine, it's more that it's their…

No it wasn't. The point of the euro was mainly political - a step towards a single European state. Economically the benefits are reduced transaction costs and reduced currency risk…

Not true. There are a number of important differences. The US gradually merged into a single currency over a long period of time. As a nation the states have a sufficiently integra…

But that's rational isn't it? The expected outcome is much lower for someone from a working class background so play safe. You won't have access to connections or sound advice from…

Good point. The one thing in the article I agreed with is that it's better to do a traditional humanities subject rather than a vocational one (like communications, operations mana…

Great point. I think there are some subtle things about Maths in particular and science in general that make it more educational. One is learning to accept and understand things th…

The article contains a number of flaws IMO. Its argument seems to be: 1. Graduates with any degree earn more money and have less unemployment. No doubt true, but how do you discoun…

It's surprising that the BBC think it's surprising.

That's right. The approach that works for me is optimising top-down. Save on the big expenses (accommodation, car, groceries) which requires planning and System II thinking. Try an…

Not convinced. In history as automation has increased working hours have tended to trend downwards. I doubt anyone smart wants to burn out working under those kind of conditions.

Doesn't sound like a great company to work for. Insane production targets coupled with 'by the way we're examining all costs under a microscope'. The part about the midnight oil do…

This is quite shoddy journalism. Does the author present any evidence for any recent antisemitism? Not at all. Tweets here and there, images that can interpreted a number of ways. …

I had no idea. My claim was clearly hyperbole but I think the substance of the point still stands... it was a high turnout.