#Adults

Working with a Japanese professor these days. He is not much proficient in English but that didn't stop him from becoming the best in his field. And research has shown
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I object to the language of "contagion" being applied to transgender identities, no matter what the age of the person(s) might be. /1 First off, I want to explore the
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THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.On startups, writing, and your career: People don't have short attention spans:• They finish 3 hour Joe Rogan episodes.• They binge 14
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This is what defeat looks like by the way. Not a battle, not a violent genocide, just a peaceful but compulsory "re-education" that ensures that in 2-3 generations almost nothing
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Excellent thread by Rabbi Reuvane about the level (or lack thereof) of Jewish literacy amongst Progressive American Jews. It speaks directly to a conversation I was having yesterday with a
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THREAD: Turkish honorifics and their nuancesSayin: most formal; coined in early 20th c; gender-neutral, used only with/always precedes last name; most frequent usage at ceremonies, on airport announcements, and in
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I think it was @wesyang who pointed out that some unknowable but large subset of those who "just don't test well" are actually simply not as smart. Which is fine!
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It is November 15 - the supplemental UI benefits of the CARES Act lapsed at end of July. The saving for that unemployed households were able to accumulate w stimulus
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Are some languages more easily learned than others?What makes a language easy to learn?In a new study /w @mariannedhk & Meyer, we tested whether language learnability is shaped by community
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The legal status of cannabis has been in question in the U.S. since people started regularly smoking it in the early 1900s. Here’s a breakdown of the racist origins of
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I’ve been thinking about the differences between practicing in SF and West Palm. Florida is a uniquely terrible place all around big especially in criminal punishment. Random differences I think
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Sleep can help you lose weight. Do you want to know how? Time for a thread Diet and sleep are entwined. Improving one can help you improve the other
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After seeing @GavinWilliamson’s car-crash performances yesterday it’s clear that the health/safety of the #school community is not his priority. He’s more a crass, immature statement kind of guy & w/
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Expecting the Unexpected. When death is expected, people can plan for it, think about what care they want when dying, where they might die, make a 'bucket-list', use Palliative Care
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I am happy to see this for children, youth, families in Ottawa. This decision follows weeks of decreasing case rates and test positivity across all ages, decreasing wastewater signals, Yet
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1/Why are there so many sex & relationship “advice” articles from women who’s only qualifications are that they 1) sleep around for attention 2) are addicted to drugs 3) have
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