#Academic

Adam Robbert

AE_Robbert

Pierre Hadot’s work is marked with a certain antipathy to philosophy’s modern formulation in the university system. Hadot is fond of quoting Thoreau to express this sentiment, as he says,

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

So look, here’s the thing, law professors. You benefit wildly in the academic sense from the fact that there is a veritable fuckload of publications where you can place your

Yitz Latkes

yitzlandes

A quick little thread—before it's too late!—on late ancient Jewish views of Hanukkah/the Hasmoneans *outside of classical rabbinic literature*, which, actually, do conform a bit more to the modern "nationalist"

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

“studies on these antigen tests have been... amongst symptomatic. So you need to appropriately study it [in asymptomatics]. Once you do that - then I think you can talk about

Noah Haber

NoahHaber

It's happening...As usual, eLife leads the way.(h/t @deaneckles)https://twitter.com/michaelhoffman/status/1333810695138406402 Best way to fix a broken, inefficient, archaic, actively counterproductive, deeply entrenched, and entirely un

Kathy D'Arcy

KathyDArcyCork

I had a kind of lovely #ActuallyAutistic realisation today, and being open about it is part of it so well, Twitter. Since diagnosis I've noted that I am REALLY good

Ed Watson

an_edcentric

Y’all know I’m happy to argue for Religious Studies vs certain strands of theology, and academic study in general. But I’ve been seeing a lot of ‘this is why we

Ian Guerin

iguerin

I've spent months researching, discussing and dissecting the @SCHSL's return to play, and after having some extremely delicate conversations in the last few days, I've come up with what I

Ali 🍃

3a8ee8

I started reading "A History Of The Arab Peoples" by Albert Hourani. ___It's a nice academic unbiased introduction to Arab history. Naturally, it covers some topics in more detail than

Ubaka Ogbogu

UbakaOgbogu

A fellow academic wrote to me yesterday "too many [in government] dismiss [my] commentary as divorced from the reality of the public policy process." This is a type of muzzling

Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

OtherSociology

An article commenting on the science/ policy divide that interviews only scientists is a good illustration of why this divide exists in the first placeThis doesn't explain how policy is

Nik Gunn

Nik_Gunn

One pernicious thing about the perceived "use" or "relevance" of academic subjects is the frequent imbalance between the way humanities/soc sciences and STEM subjects are treated, so it's sad to

Zaddy Aang 🧦🌐🔰🌹

SocksxMC

WHY "PREJUDICE + POWER = RACISM" IS BAD, a thread:If you're in any kind of politics/social justice-related social media and real-life circles, you have no doubt heard from many an

james howard hill jr🌻

james_hhilljr

i want to walk a thin tightrope here. while fiercely advocating for the importance of religious studies programs in higher education, i also want to interrogate the trenchant anti-Blackness of

Shelby Johnston

BendyScientist

In my second semester of college, I had to make the decision to end life-support for my daughter. I had to watch her be taken away from me. My university

Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik

joejoezz

THREAD: The last 2+ weeks were a sleep-deprived blur with the birth of Mia and the crazy snowstorm. Most importantly, it was so much fun! I feel incredibly lucky to

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