#Academics

Erik Wade (@erik_kaars) again! Last big thread for me as this week's host. Hopefully also a little less big than the other threads (sorrrrry, I am wordy). I want to
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hi guys! a couple friends and i are trying to make academia more accessible by summarizing dense texts. today im gonna talk about “the master’s tools will never dismantle the
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Notes from today's @ASHEoffice webinar on "Resisting Disaster Academic Capitalism and White Supremacy" w/ @lesliedgonzales, @garyrhoades, @gblancoedd, @doctorkag, @trans_killjoy, & @HeatherShotton #ASHE2020 (a thread ) Dis
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In the past four months, we have published 11 peer-reviewed, open-access research articles on policy relevant peace, security, and development issues. All articles are available for free here: https://www.stabilityjournal.org/articles/ 
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EdTech ThreadOn @Blumeventures' EdTech Thesis & Market sizing report that @sajithpai & I put togetherHow we view the space, market size, opportunity areas & seed stage startups to watchReport →
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Today, 6th of April 2020, marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (1320), one of the most important documents in Scottish history. Here's a wee thread, from someone
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NH: The SAMAHAN Central Board hosts the first in a series of webinars on 1st Semester Exit Points via Zoom. AVP Dr. Gina Montalan and Assistant to the AVP for
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My book “Outsiders at Home: The Politics of American Islamophobia” is now available!Please take a min to read this thread abt it & why we should pay attention to anti-Muslim
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A thread: There has been a lot of talk about the importance of ventilation in schools during the #SafeSeptember discussion, so I wanted to weigh in to explain how bad
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As a result of #COVID19, academics are working from home, often while simultaneously caring for their children. As clinicians & scientists, @nataliexdean @DrDianaMW & I worry this will lead to
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The pandemic has meant that part of my teaching this term is going online. We're pivoting the lecture to a radio show and I couldn't be more excited to return
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There are three main ways that we measure what is getting attention on Facebook:A) Interactions with public pages & groupsB) Interactions with linksC) Views/Impressions There is a huge debate now
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Neuralink video of a monkey playing brain pong. https://youtu.be/rsCul1sp4hQ?t=136Couple of comments in this thread https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380313600187719682 2/ Moving a cursor with brain signals isn't new. Although the mo
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1/24) I care about research ethics, the past week has been particularly anxiety fueled. Myself and many others have been trying to encourage greater accountability and equality in research, but
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We’re here with @SarahMackAttack talking about #scicomm on her #squidsacrossamerica tour. Why is #scicomm important? Bc 57% of people say that science causes as many problems as it solves #SciComm
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Unpopular hypothesis thread for thought. H1: Because scientists are generally good people, they are particularly bad at recognizing evil at work in the world. H2: Because scientists are bad at
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