Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
viktorms.bsky.social
Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
@viktorms.bsky.social
Info geek - from humans to AI, and everything in between. Author, academic, amateur cook.
Gone hiking…
December 20, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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December 11, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Ephemeral voice messages. I kind of like it. On a number of levels I think the makes sense as an option.m, including its meta-signaling. #Delete Whatsapp adds disappearing voice messages to its roster of privacy features www.engadget.com/whatsapp-add...
Whatsapp adds disappearing voice messages to its roster of privacy features
WhatsApp just added a new feature that automatically deletes voice messages after being played once. This is similar to how the function works with messages and photos.
www.engadget.com
December 7, 2023 at 5:57 PM
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Wenn ihr wollt, dass interessante Accounts hier bleiben u nicht sofort wieder zu X wechseln: Beiträge reposten, bloßes liken bringt für die Reichweite offenbar kaum etwas.
November 19, 2023 at 6:59 PM
Weil gerade über Nachnamen von Schülern diskutiert wird…hier eine neue Forschungsarbeit, die zeigt, dass Regionen mit diversen Nachnamen innovativer sind. Wenn unsere Gesellschaft innovativere Lösungen braucht, ist Diversität kein falscher Weg. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Surname Diversity, Social Ties and Innovation
We study whether interactions between individuals with different skills, expertise and perspectives influenced innovation in U.S. counties from 1850 to 1940. We
papers.ssrn.com
November 20, 2023 at 10:07 AM