#Ideas

Leon Lin

Leonlinsx

"our culture is filled with a dystopian view [...] but what's lost are all these positive developments that don't get the same attention"@peteleyden gives 9 "inexorable" reasons to be optimistic

The New Humanitarian

newhumanitarian

A thread on the United Nations’ annual #WorldHumanitarianDay (19 August), and its campaign to highlight aid workers’ achievements and the risks – sometimes fatal – they face. This year’s theme

Clive Wismayer 🇪🇺🇳🇱 🥪

CliveWismayer

Of all the things said about Johnson (liar, charlatan, clown, conman, idler etc.) perhaps the one that should stand out most is: his incompetence. Many have described him thus. It

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

1/ Let's call it like it is. The push to reopen schools is about providing childcare so parents can go back to work. Schools are not daycares. The U.S. is

Stephen Ira

supermattachine

the whole "closeted people shouldn't be able to write about being queer" thing is kind of the inevitable result of a refusal to rigorously think through the reasons why, say,

Simon Usherwood

Usherwood

Basic problem with Gove's letter to Šefčovič is not the identification of issues, but the connection of these with failure of Protocol (thus necessitating possible use of Art.16)https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl

Dr. Jennifer Kwan

jkwan_md

Was driving to work as it snowed, “Christmas coffeehouse” playlist on, & felt sad realizing it’s almost Christmas & that it won’t be safe to celebrate with my family.I’m sure

Fionán Coughlan

FionanCoughlan

On this Day 200 years ago in 1821 Lola Montez (Eliza Dolores Gilbert) was born. An extraordinary woman from Limerick who toured the world as a dancer, sparked revolutions, conquered

Zero HP Lovecraft

0x49fa98

In "The Feeling of Power" (Asimov, 1958), ubiquitous computation causes humanity to forget the fundamentals of math, including how to count. A technician rediscovers it by studying computer schematics, and

Nicole

nixseah

Incredibly thorough and fascinating pod with @a16z 16 min episode with @smc90 & @eugenewei on:Tiktok's unique qualities, "seeing like an algorithm", and applying the lessons we learn from TikTok to

LBH | NEW FREE BOOK IN BIO

LifeHornsWay

Why Jeff Bezos Only Hires Excellent Writers[THREAD]Let’s go Jeff Bezos banned PowerPoint at Amazon’s meetings in favor of narrative documents. He realizes the power of good writing and made

Zeke Hernandez

profzeke

Thread on how we collectively frame #immigrants as economic actors. Main point: they are NOT substitutes for native workers, and they are not *just* labor/workers. Now for the longer explanation...

Matt Webb 🦅

doctordubbs

I am a big fan of Roy Hodgson, he’s a proud Palace boy, and clearly cares deeply. He’s put up with many unbanked transfer windows, and always kept Palace comfortably

pete🐬

mistakewizard

one of the inevitable consequences of a larger & more appealing tent for socialism (especially thanks to bernie) was always going to be people A) mistaking themselves for socialists, and/or

Dr. Sarah Parcak

indyfromspace

I’m rethinking my uni classes for fall (I’m predicting 100% online across US, just wait). Here’s what I’m thinking:1) More short response to prompt/article assignments2) Creative output assignments: Making Tiktoks3)

John Carlos Baez

johncarlosbaez

It's a dangerous mistake to assume Trump's goons in Portland - and soon more cities - are merely "putting on a show". He could be planning to create enough

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