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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

Simon Usherwood

Usherwood

It's dawn(ish) on the last day of this phase of Brexit, so let's consider what we've learnt1/ Firstly, let's be clear that Brexit isn't 'done', despite yesterday's signing of the

Noah Buckley

noahvbuckley

“You don’t seem like you have ADHD.”“Thank you, I’m heavily medicated.” To give you an idea of how heavily debilitating ADHD can be, writing is probably my most innate skill

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elliottdunstan

Something we desperately need to get away from in media studies and fan studies in particular is the idea of content analysis vs. social dynamics. Racism is absolutely a MASSIVE

matt blaze

mattblaze

People who study election technology have been warning for years that there are security weaknesses in voting systems, but have taken pains to point out that this is not the

Anne-Marie Scott

ammienoot

The always thought-provoking @BenPatrickWill on politicisation of "digital transformation". IMHO the rush to technology as solution nearly always negates consideration of students and their material circumstances. COVID19 experien

Zito

_Zeets

The problem with the calls to consider cultural differences to excuse problems of race is that Black people in those different cultures tend to be treated badly as well and

Daniel Ciarabellini

D_Ciarabellini

As a relatively junior lawyer who sent solo right after articling, I've generally been apprehensive about publicly discussing my personal struggles with mental health, for fear of alienating potential clients

Sophie Farooque 💙

LondonAllergy

1/ Anaphylaxis TweetorialAnaphylaxis:Sudden onset of symptomsRapid progression of symptoms.Airway, Breathing &/or Circulation problems distinguish it from a milder allergic reaction.i.e. Wheeze, Laryngeal Oedema, Hypotension.Skin signs

Tim Graham

Timothyjgraham

Let's debunk this right here: the headline of this article is disinformation.There is no evidence in this article to attribute the fake signatories to @MrKRudd. It is false information spread

Quakob Jinn 🧢

QuakobJinn

I see a lot of posts talking about #YangGang drama these days. I know a lot of you are worried. Here's why i'm not. Internecine struggles within our group point

Dr. Isaac Butler, MFA

parabasis

A thought on the Bad Faith discourse this AM: one of the more troubling implications of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and (especially) Coriolanus is that bad faith is an inherent part

Tyler Reynolds

tbr90

Hidden network effectsSome businesses have defensibility through hidden network effects. You wouldn’t think it if you looked at the business from a theoretical perspective, but some weird quirks can endow

Luke Huizenga

huizengard_

[BIG THREAD] BitChute is a video-sharing site growing in size after an exodus of upset conservatives from YouTube. Like similar “anti-censorship” platforms, it also is riddled with a disturbing amount

Angel Nduka-Nwosu

asangelwassayin

I finally finished rereading Americanah yesterday and I feel absolutely terrible for Kosi.That woman was nothing but a kind person to Obinze and even if she did have some “pick

Amanda Mustard

mustardphoto

1/ I've spent the last 6 yrs investigating serial sexual abuse and the power structures that enable it for a doc film I’m directing, while standing against abuse within the

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