#Discussion

In my first term at Med School, my tutor predicted me a 2:2/3rd He got the best out of me in the end though, so it’s been interesting to
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One reason that my fairly wealthy college town school system chose virtual learning for the district for the whole semester is that parent surveys showed a higher proportion of Black
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Big Oil's favorite lawyers hoped to greenwash away this #EarthDay , but we've got the receipts Happy #EarthDay2021 from @akin_gump, the firm that lobbies for Chevron, Exxon, and
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#NewThread - about the relationships between interpreter training institutions / trainers and the "market"... 1) What are these relationships like? 2) What are the risks if they get too close
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Worth taking a step back from the specific exam fiasco this year and look at why we put so much emphasis on high-stakes exams in the English system (not uniquely
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First guest on my channel and I couldn't be more happy about it (@EngagingThe) Engaging The Phenomenon thank you so much. Definitely a laid back discussion...we all need to be
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As an aerosol scientist with expertise in the niche sub-field of droplet fragmentation, I’ve been meaning to provide some commentary on this article for a while. What does it tell
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Had a dream last night that I was trying to teach a college class about Lovecraft's racism. One of the students raised a hand and asked why there was a
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So. I promised a thread on Psylocke and Laura Kinney and how I identify with them as a trans woman. So here is that thread.Let’s get into this. Trigger warnings
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I am completely mind blown that @nadia_abdalla_ video on menstruation is receiving backlash when her post was completely non-controversial. It was speaking to girls and women and at the same
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I just...Literally the moment I introduce myself--"hi I'm Kate and I use they pronouns!"--I have, by some folk's reckoning, already begun a "social/political" discussion at work.OTOH, I can't *not* introduce
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Not feeling great about the incentive structures being set up by how responses to antisemitism are covered in English-language media Those alologising, taking ownership, committing to improvement, etc. are constantly
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Chilling. The most comprehensive look at the Portland assassination that I have seen. There were lots of people involved.https://gofile.io/d/oKJPGa  It’s clear the Portland killing was a well coordinated and planned
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Today, @ThePlainDealer laid off 22 journalists, including 18 members of @PDNewsGuild. More could be gone in the weeks to come. https://www.facebook.com/ThePlainDealerNewsGuild/posts/3324511077576756 (1) We are profoundly disappointed and ashamed that
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Another interesting day or so of Welsh indy Twitter.The topic of the last few days, again, has been that trans folk and their allies are being divisive, and *might* even
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A few of us in Southeast Baltimore have been having a discussion, sparked by @ElectRyanDorsey's legislation on parking minimums. Its a complicated topic, which is best illustrated by looking at
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