#Diverse

Hmm I’ll (slowly) do this!https://twitter.com/crankyfed/status/1388230829999075329 Yes, you do need to learn how to spell and pronounce people’s names. You got better at your instrument/sport/craft in spite of your abusive coach/profess
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Why live in an Airstream?A thread http://underwayshiftcolors.com/2021/04/12/why-we-airstream/ As I write, we depart four weeks from today to head out west to Grand Teton National Park (https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm ) in our Airst
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Kevin Durant, who turns 32 today, has already established himself as one of the best NBA players of all time.The part you didn't know?He's on his way to joining an
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Just a totally random mini-thread on comic books, Hollywood, and cancel culture. Mute, dive in, or ignore accordingly. You have been warned.
1/ I know this may come as a shock,
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how I went from showing my fringe to covering my whole head of hair: a I feel like no one acc cares but I genuinely do get a lot
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At #COSP13 on 30 Nov, countries will vote for 9 new CRPD committee members.@Sightsavers has been calling on countries to vote for diversity & gender equality.We asked current members, candidates
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Most of the impacts of our unprecedented CO2 emissions are brokered by warming, but not all of 'em—think ocean acidification.Will higher CO2 have a direct impact on HUMANS?Paper tour, with
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On our #MitoMonday weekly series, we have highlighted many scientists who made discoveries by standing on the shoulders of the giants that came before them. Tonight we briefly highlight one
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New Pub in @WorldDevJournal w/ Jessie Luna: Knowledge Politics of Bt cotton ‘success narrative’ in Burkina Faso. Free access: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bb3p,6yxDEM3C Important implications for #GMO crop research and development in
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this is a thread about borat, but also the world outside of its insular, liberal mess because when i see something bad i immediately imagine how all this money could
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Mainstreamed/Bilingual Deafies in US and the rest, for the love of --, if I see...*deep sighs* I will make a video about this. I'm saddened seeing those Deafies being told
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Just read this article and have a few thoughts -https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/going-broke-in-hollywood-tvs-overworked-assistants-reel-from-pandemic-pay-cuts?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-sha
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Hello! I wrote a piece for @TheEconomist about whether the IMF should issue more special drawing rights. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/04/11/should-the-imf-dole-out-more-special-drawing-rights This background paper from Maury O
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It is good to see USA Today finally give this situation the attention and urgency that it deserves.Oversight erased, Supreme Court hijacked: Trump turns the presidency into a dictatorshipThis op-Ed
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Today, is Shraavana Poornima, celebrated as ‘Samskritadinam’, #WorldSanskritDay, it's also the auspicious day of 'Rakshabandhan'!A thread on how a group of volunteers are doing divine service teaching #Sanskrit to all,
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I've got no love for Liz Cheney.If I counted all the reasons to dislike her, it would be a really long thread.And I'm under no illusions that she's on "our
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