#Academic

Thibaut

Kpaxs

The goal of school is compliance, not curiosity. "An individual with a schooled mind conceives of the world as a pyramid of classified packages accessible only to those who carry

Jessica Green

greenprofgreen

Excellent piece in @ForeignAffairs by @jessejenkins etal #decarbonization. Succinct tech summary of progress toward 1.5C. But I respectfully disagree w/ subhead “Technology can save the planet.” Here’s some politics to

Medieval Indonesia

siwaratrikalpa

The crux of the problem facing anyone working on the history of the archipelago before c.1500:https://twitter.com/SEA_historian/status/1258667329086316544 This is partly why I put so many ethnohistoric sources (i.e. foreigners' accounts) and

Sticky Shoe

shoe_sticky

Banal bourgeois libs don't need to scapegoat me as "fascist" because I don't have any power. The left, being idealists to their bones, think discursive influence = real power. They

David Davison

2drdave3

If you're still telling grad students to save their best ideas for their second book, when you know they're statistically super unlikely to even have a first book, then you're

Abstract Fairy

AbstractFairy

I am much more willing to write like a mofo in a private chat than on Twitter or anything publicWhy? No clue myself, trying to talk myself out of it

axelerator.exe | حسن

axel_hexed

once in a while, some fancy academic will tweet/cry about Deleuze & Guattari's work being nonsensical, and my answer is 1) life must suck when you can only enjoy things

Michael Perlberg

MikePerlberg

If your child’s school / district leader “stands up for kids” by bashing teachers and spouting right wing talking points perhaps ask them if they’ve stood up for kids in

Tony Moss

tonymossuk

Academics and Annual Leave: A THREADWe’re all having a tough time, and it’s important we fit in some down time over the summer.#AcademicTwitter is full of people commenting that taking

Jordan Kharofa

kharofaJ

Short #tweetorial on issues related to toxicity in oncology trials. How do we conclude Tx A is more/less toxic than Tx B? Room for improvement when you look at how

StuckInTheMiddle

StuckIn48403550

When we talk about acceleration, I think it's worth referring to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), who have spent decades advocating for acceleration, and have refined some thoughts

Paul Poast

ProfPaulPoast

In light of yesterday's Mueller testimony, let's reflect on American Democracy. More specifically, how democratic is the US? "City on the Hill" or "Overinflated Sense of Self"?Ultimately, this is a

Emily MarkFitzGerald

emilymfg

So - an academic dilemma thread. I’m in the unfortunate pickle of trying to deliver a new module online, with no existing lecture material to draw from. It currently takes

Alexis Mouton

LexMouton

(1/6) people have to understand that the @HoodHealer is a Black prophetic voice. She is not an academic, therapist, or traditional activist. Sure, she says things that make me feel

Global Policy: Next Generation

GP_NextGen

Did you know we have a new editorial board? Allow us to introduce ourselves: Tess, pictured here in her ideal work environment, has big thoughts about the G7 & G20

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) It's my personal view that colleges should offer one-year contract extensions right now to all contingent faculty. To put this into perspective, the following: 2) The entire economy will