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Charles C. Mann

CharlesCMann

New Nature paper uses genetic evidence to argue that pre-1492 population of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico was **much** lower than previously thought—fewer than 80,000 people.Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03053-2NY Times

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

Funny how Trump-era aggregators, curators, activists, and indie digital journalists have been saying for years they can't wait until Trump is gone while some full-time journos seem wistful about his

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eeecs_

The failed assasination of Ayatollah Khamenei & why he's now left handed: the story On June 27, 1981 the afternoon prayer had just finished when Ayatollah Khamenei approached the floor.

🌹 Moikle Parrantee's Ack-sentt 🌹

dsa_harshianka

Yesterday, I learned about Trotsky's complicated relationship with the Nazis, anti-Semitism, indentured servitude/slavery of non-white people in the Soviet Union, and most disturbingly pedophilia. It all makes sense now. Many

Jessica Shortall🧂🥴

jessicashortall

The level of anti-LGBTQ coordination this year in state legislatures is staggering.Bills to allow anyone to accuse a child of being the wrong sex for their sport: 19 statesBills to

Anosognosiogenesis

pookleblinky

Fun fact: in luc besson's original script of the Professional, the writer wanted a sexual relationship between adult Leon and pre-teen Natalie Portman. At one point, he walks in on

Joy Brennan

joycbrennan

Some comments on the structure of Zen institutions in the United States and how they shape Zen practice and the possibilities of Zen monasticism & priesthood/leadership. These are based on

Greg Leding

GregLeding

Let’s talk a bit about contact tracing.On Tuesday, our daughter’s school notified parents that the Arkansas Department of Health had advised them to do their own contact tracing due to

Total Pronoun Anarchy

GreyWays

Opinion of unknown popularity:Affective empathy without a strong concept of other minds can be extremely toxic. Affective empathy isn't literally feeling what the other person is feeling, it's feeling how

Hassan Javid

HassanJavid_

1. Some commentators, such as Dr. Farrukh Saleem, continue to claim that Pakistan's military expenditure is not that high when compared to countries like, for example, the United States, Israel

Jacobus Cilliers

JacobusCilliers

Stop press! We have a new working paper, experimentally comparing In-person with Virtual coaching of South African teachers. https://tinyurl.com/yy2d8x4k . This is important evidence for any org/gov planning to provide virtual

Dan Elphick

DanElphick

Music educators (particularly anyone in HE covering 'classical music' (WAM): thread with real talk and big questions, on the role of the 'canon', ongoing critiques of it, and why we

Taisu Zhang

ZhangTaisu

Back in 2016, Trump’s election was only part of a globally wave of right wing populism and ethno-nationalism that seemed inexorably on the rise—the UK, France, Germany, Hungary, India, the

Jack M Silverstein

readjack

10 years ago today, the Bears lost the NFC championship game at Soldier Field against the Packers. It was a franchise turning point for us and the defining Bears game

J0nas 🍎

J0nasXCX

Remembering SOPHIEEarlier, the tragic news about face of PC music SOPHIE's passing were confirmed. SOPHIE, mostly known as a genius in the music industry, pushing the boundaries of what electronic

Kate Jamieson ⚓

kejamieson_

I was going to start this later, but we'll go with some semi accurate timings...The Battle of Cape St Vincent - 14th February 1797Thread. We left off on Feb 11th

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