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@Botanical_

Botanical_

Good morning botanical community! Did you know that distantly related plants may converge to similar morphological features to colonize #high-mountain environments? (1/6) This convergent #evolution is resulting from an adaptive

Rochelle D.

rochellehd

Since I'm trying to be the change I want to see in the world, a thread of feminist state theory: Wendy Brown: States of Injuryhttps://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691029894/states-of-injury Johanna Kantola: Feminists Theorize

Michael Clemens

m_clem

Does gender equality, beyond its inherent value, cause economic growth?This is hard to study in cross-country data, but here is a new and smart approach.A short thread on a new

Jason Furman

jasonfurman

Earlier today I had an exchange with @StephanieKelton. She referred me to a paper. I read the paper and it makes my point and contradicts her claim.There is a broader

Baba Yaga 🇸🇴

Jeegir_

Can you show me the mention of Isaaq in the Futuh Al Habesh? Don't show us the I.M. Lewis quote "probably is Habar Magaadle" BS either. Lastly, Goita (Duke) Hiraabe

Scott Wolford

thescottwolford

I've written a few things on leader turnover and war, all of which hinge on the idea that incumbents can't fully pre-commit their successors to inherited foreign policies. This piece

Rebecca Gruby

RebeccaGruby

My junior/senior undergrad students blown away yesterday to learn that not only was Garrett Hardin wrong, but he was a heinous racist. They rightly demanded to know how the tragedy

Nick McBurney

mcburney_nick

Snakes/ladders, culminating in the throne of God, reached by climbing 100 squares (13 snakes + 17 ladders), ebony and inlaid mother of pearl - detail. A rare 19th c Indian

Eric Rauchway

rauchway

What history should you read about the New Deal to inform the present moment?With the caveat that I *will* forget something, so forgive me now: I would skew toward more

Dewi 📜🏹

Dewiwrites

I remember being surprised when I learned medieval knights sealed oaths by kissing on the lips, were obsessed with flowers and perfume and would openly weep at the slightest provocation.The

Allison Alexy

AllisonAlexy

Prepping for the new semester, @Jordan_Cleland and I found as many #OpenAccess books about #Japan as we could. Big thanks to everyone for their work to make these books available!The

Katie De Boer

antianeirantics

I have been thinking a lot about #motherhood in epic and have some thoughts! (A thread!)This semester, I’ve been teaching a Greek course “Homer’s Iliad and the Trauma of War.”

Dr Crom

DocCrom

Ancient Coin of the Day: A really classy aureus of Claudius, issued ca. AD 50-54, celebrating Nero's admission into the four great priestly colleges of Rome. #ACOTD #Claudius Image: RIC

Shibani Mahtani

ShibaniMahtani

Spoke to some of the leading experts on authoritarian regimes and the way they communicate, including @LMorgenbesser @MariaRepnikova "These outlandish claims, conspiracy theories, contradictory information and downright lies" -- i

Dr. Khalid PhD 🇧🇳☪️

TenMillionIQ

A short thread on the proofs of God , miracles , and prophethood .(Click on images to see the alt text explanations of the citations) Proofs of

S. Ani Mukherji

SAniMukherji

I am very excited to come on board as co-editor with Rachel on this next issue of the *Journal of Academic Freedom*. I thought would do a quick thread on