#Research

I don't believe in making lists about my characters. Favourite colour, music, and all that. Too much like hard work. Mostly my characters emerge out of a combination of plot
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Football is set for a return in South Africa and while we are all happy, I think we are in for a few shocks due to injury, fitness concerns and
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Live notes from tonight's Write of Passage class with @david_perell and @will_mannon How to overcome writer's blockCovering:- Impostor syndrome- Perfectionism- Lack of time- Crickets of indifference >> Writing researchResearch
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Oh! Also. If you’re wondering who i voted for, you’re not wondering about the right things.I kind of quiet about politics online because I’m very passionate about many things, always
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1. #AnimBehav2021 Pesticides can alter animal #behaviour. While Risk Assessments aim at protecting animals from unacceptable #pesticide risks, behavioural impacts are often marginally considered. Thread: variety of pesticide sublethal effec
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I've been reading a lot of undergrad assignments, postgrad theses, research papers & a book recently. My overwhelming impression is that humans write poorly, so here are some unsolicited tips...
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People kept spamming me to comment on the 2 recent specials by @FoxNews @SteveHiltonx @NextRevFNC Overall, I have to say that these specials put scientists like me in a very
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Anyone know what became of this impressive April 2020 vow — and the $1b?https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/technology/jack-dorsey-donate-1-billion-coronavirus.html Thanks to @felixsalmon, quick data on Dorsey’s big gifts: $15m each to C
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THREAD: MOVEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH.Depression and anxiety hate a moving target.Here are 7 insights I've learned over the last 10 years researching, writing, and coaching on this stuff. On mental
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My research looks at how "nice white parents" wield power in school. And I argue that the only way to avoid the inequities they create is to: 1) decouple school
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QueryTracker is one of the places we recommend authors use to research agents. Pretty much every agent is automatically added and users can comment on their profiles about experiences. If
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This term, thanks to encouragement + examples from @Jessifer @OnlineCrsLady @CharlesJSchmidt, & others. I'm doing a ton of self-grading activities. One go-getter just submitted 1 of 4 research assignments for
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One final thread on legislation I introduced this term that made it into the Omnibus bill: The Clean Industrial Technology Act, to create a $500M R&D program focused on hard-to-decarbonize
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A basic thread on critical appraisal for those who don't know where to start/have low confidence. Aiming to share links+resources here.First, get ready for ACTIVE reading. Don't let the words
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How to write a stellar statement of purpose for North American PhD applications for social science & humanities disciplines - A Thread.@AcademicChatter @thephdstory #AcademicTwitter Disclaimer: I am currently a doctoral
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Breaking—FDA analysis of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine data found that the #COVID19 vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age, and offered strong immunity protection within 10 days
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