#Academic

Pramesh CS

cspramesh

The power of large, pragmatic randomized trials. Conducted by academic researchers using an adaptive trial design (#MAMS), and you’ve got a winner. Strong reasons why publicly funded research is so

IHSE McGill

IHSE_McGill

THREAD. It has been a busy few months at the Institute for Health Sciences Education. This thread highlights recent Institute member success stories including academic appointments, awards and grants. Let

Anarchohoodism Ⓐ ☭

Anarchohoodism

As Fredrick Douglas said, “without struggle, there can be no peace.” And Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin added “peace without justice is surrender.” I want peace as much as the next person

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

This is an important tweet. The question of whether we judge an adult based on acts as a child is not a gendered question — I’ve advocated my view countless

🌿Steph Philip🌿

stephphilip8

SWEDEN CLOSES THEIR LAST CHINA STATE-FUNDED EDUCATIONAL "CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE" "...critics say the regime uses them to manipulate universities into parroting Chinese propaganda and intimidating anti-communist thinkers at universities&qu

a Black-passing Latina.

aliciasanchez

I’m seeing terrible hot takes about the word #Latinx. there are: -Black Latinas saying that “Latinx” (but not Latina/o? ) erases Blackness.-white + non-Black Latinos complaining about destroying spanish.-and ahistorical

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

Friends, there is a mob of "COVID is not serious" (even hoax) politicized attack dogs w/no notion of science nor interest in it who tag to the very few play-the-system

Lakshya

LazyLakshya

Sharing 4 videos. Please invest ur 10 mins & please do retweet @LicypriyaK @anubha1812 @nidhiindiatv @11Petitioners @_i_am_DevMust reach @capt_amarinder @ashokgehlot51 @HemantSorenJMM @bhupeshbaghel @OfficeofUT @CMPuducherry @mkstalin @

David Schuster

schusterqed

The part about novel qubits is a very common sentiment from referees these days and I disagree with it strongly. A thread:https://twitter.com/KikeSolanoPhys/status/1315334679185240066 The first reason is that it is unrealistic

Stuart McKie

bigfridge224

I'm joining the #UCUstrike next week, although only partially. As a precarious, temporary academic I cannot afford to lose that much pay - ironic because that's one of the things

Celtic Medusa Rose-FromTheGrave-ns

CMRosens

Today's #RomancingtheGothic lecture is on in 5mins and again at 7pm BST (GMT+1) so there is time to get the link for the eve class from @RomGothSam! Topic: BE GAY,

Betsy Sinclair

BetsySinclair1

The Society for Political Methodology announces a new undergraduate initiative designed to diversify the field of political methodology by increasing the number of underrepresented students who intend to pursue an

Dr Mark Guthridge

Dr_M_Guthridge

1/ ThreadMyalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome #MECFSIs it really that bad?Trigger warnings: The studies below paint a very bleak picture#MyalgicE #SickNotWeak #pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicIllness #MedEd #MedTwitter #SickNotWe

Shahab Siddiqui

HashUrTag

Since this Qadiyani propaganda is at its peak these days, just for academic integrity it is important to note the following chronology since supporters of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (MGA) often

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

#AdObservatory is an NYU project that enlists Facebook users to record the ads they see, building a database of the ads Facebook runs and to check whether Facebook is adhering

Katsu Funai

KatsuFunai

Sorry, but this is a long one.Will Holland told me while back that when a good student graduates, it will leave me with a hole in my heart. Because you