#Academic

Atul Butte

atulbutte

Here's the slide I showed today at @UCSFChildrens Pediatrics Grand Rounds. What do the bullets mean? Here's a thread To me, "junior faculty" should be a state of funding, NOT

Paul Poast

ProfPaulPoast

According to The Polity Project, the US is no longer a democracy.Why does that matter? Why is the Polity Project wrong?[THREAD] Why does the Polity score matter? There are a

Laurie Macfarlane

L__Macfarlane

It’s great that the OECD’s chief economist has recognised that supporting austerity was a mistake. But let’s not forget the role the media played in legitimising austerity and the damage

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Ebonyteach

Anyone writing about how mental health is used as a double-edged sword against Black communities?We disproportionately suffer from mental health issues &. can't access health care. OTOH, a common defense

SSI @ Cal Academy

calacademy_ssi

How do we avoid being "parachute scientists"? A quick recap of SSI's journal club meeting today [thread]:scientists––most often from wealthy nations––adventure in countries to collect data & publish research withou

Antonio García Martínez

antoniogm

This is a case study in the truthy claptrap that's now standard in American subscription-driven journalism (as well as parochial American projection).As we'll see, not only is the headline argument

Beatrice Cherrier

Undercoverhist

1/ How do economics ideas affect policy-makers? A few thoughts on Minneapolis Fed presidents and macroeconomists in the 1960s to 1980s (trying to sort out some material, so messy, possible

Brian Cathcart

BrianCathcart

A Home Office report into 'grooming gangs' says 'it is likely that no one community or culture is uniquely predisposed to offending'. So where does that leave @thetimes and its

Ana Vldv

ana_valdi

Last week I attended the #ResistanceAI Workshop at #NeurIPS2020. The discussion held on the chat was brilliant. I'll share in a thread some of resources that were mentioned. "The

Little Hoppy Saul 💙#SafeEdForAll

HoppySaul

So when I talk about needing to change things, regarding education for the remainder of this academic year, and needing a LONG TERM plan not a quick fix, the UFT

Samyak सम्यक সাম্যক

samyak128

As every single report about the genocide of Uighur Muslims in Xianjiang shows, American "values" and "human rights" have a price. If the cost of espousing these "values" is too

Josefin Graef

graef_j

9 yrs ago today, the #NSU revealed itself to the public; only then did its murders/bombings become "public". New RWT organisations have appeared since + attacks have killed > 2

GCSE Macbeth

GCSE_Macbeth

Today I conducted an experiment. I read DIARY OF A WIMPY KID.The questions to be answered were twofold:1. Could I see why the series is so popular?2. Are they as

Royal Holloway Library

RHUL_Library

In 1859 Sarah Parker Remond enrolled at Bedford College. She studied History, French, Latin, Music, English Literature & Elocution in her two years there. However, her impressive academic credentials are

Nicole Bedera

NBedera

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there are a lot of academics starting to study sexual violence for the first time. (Welcome!) I've been doing a lot of

Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚💖

BooksandChokers

My last annoying thread before I lose myself in the monstrous self-promotion we have to push when we have a lockdown book:I was asked a really great question at a

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