#Alternatives

Erik Torenberg

eriktorenberg

A summary of Stephen Hicks' book "Explaining Post-modernism" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005D53DG0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Postmodernism often bills itself as anti-philosophical, by which it means that

Vania Margene Rheault

V_Rheault

Book covers: I've seen some doozies during #indieapril, and I just want to give you a quick couple of tips. I'm not going to be glib and say hire a

Joe Mayes

Joe_Mayes

Exclusive: the U.K. is starting research on its new post-Brexit customs IT system, 4 months before it's due to go live https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/u-k-starts-research-on-brexit-customs-system-due-in-four-months?sr

Clive Bates

Clive_Bates

1/12 So "prohibition does work" says the editor of the research journal 'Tobacco Control' @MaloneRuth Really? Where to start? A thread.https://twitter.com/MaloneRuth/status/1289045074542698497 /2 Firstly, the comparison wi

(((Alex Gilbert)))

gilbeaq

A new article by Sovacool et. al. in Nature Energy claims nuclear energy is not associated with lowering GHG emissions while renewables are.The article's analysis does not support this contention

SurveySights

SurveySights

Survey sampling is critical to get right but can be daunting. We attended a webinar on Sampling Respondents in Migration Surveys: challenges and trade-offs, co-hosted by @IOM_GMDAC and #MIGNEX at

nachiketh__shetty

NachikethShetty

Gyms don't look like they'll open anytime soon. If you can't make do with bodyweight exercises, and/or have a budget for setting up a gym with just free weights at

Mrs Roots

mrsxroots

Bon, faut qu'on parle...https://twitter.com/mrsxroots/status/1306256040099487744 On me demande souvent si j'ai observé des améliorations en France en littérature jeunesse, notamment en terme de représentativité (et j'ai bie

John Hayward

Doc_0

This sinister "Great Reset" stuff suggests we really might be approaching the "end of history" this time - not with the worldwide acceptance of classical liberalism, but with its decisive

Abandoned America 🏚️🇺🇲

abandonedameric

1/ There is a tendency to view abandoned places as isolated incidents, and treat them as we do everything: as fodder for our idle interest and consumption. Nothing could possibly

Jónas Haraldsson Balding 大老板

BaldingsWorld

So I have been this stream of Tweets from people about what a bad move it is to leave the WHO, gives China a win, and US needs international institutions

Max Roser

MaxCRoser

Why do people – including journalists – rely on http://worldometers.info for data on the pandemic?It has big errors. It has been like this for weeks. And it's not getting better.

S. L. Hardeson

SLHardeson

Fellow white ladies: Today is a good day to talk about alternatives to calling the police.[note: that woman w/ her dog knew exactly what she was doing. This thread is

William J. Luther

WilliamJLuther

I'm not surprised to see @judyshel come under attack for her defense of the gold standard ahead of her Senate Banking Committee confirmation vote next week. But it is sad

IIED

IIED

A complex set of international legal measures protecting the fossil fuel industry risks significantly increasing the cost of moving to green energy and tackling #ClimateChange, shows a new IIED report

Claire Berlinski.

ClaireBerlinski

"Governments in Asia and across the world are using the Coronavirus crisis to curtail civil liberties, extend surveillance to an unprecedented degree and seeking to limit freedom of the press,