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I was really lucky to be able to examine Darwin's type of Toxodon platensis (housed at the @NHM_London @NHMFossilMammal), which he purchased from a farmer in Uruguay when we was
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Some thoughts, from a sideways angle, on why the Guardian infuriated so many Labour supporters after 2015: while researching my PhD and (later) book, I read pretty much every Irish
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I posted a Medical Charity Request yesterday. Am sure many responded. Thank you. Have a bit of good news that the child started taking in milk intravenously today which is
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I have always suspected that the narrative of the "Islamic Golden Age", "Islamic Mathematics" or "Arabic Mathematicians" is just myth and propaganda. In this thread I explain why. (cc @GarudaPrakashan,
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I feel like we're just now completely at the end of a cycle that started in the early 70s with the belief that open/free/easy info sharing would result in better
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World building in games involves everything from geography to culture. It can involve plants, waters, lands, animals, and the characters that live there, which may even be animals or plants
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A lot of new investors are entering the stock markets. That’s good. But a lot will burn their fingers too. If you are a new investor, here are a few
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THREAD: #SooraraiPottru Now that the #SooraraiPottru frenzy in SM is cooling down. Thought of writing about #Captaingopinath who was the inspiration behind the movie. I am writing this
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I don’t have a CS degree so I've had to learn on my own. Thread on creating your own CS degree online. Start with a great intro course to get
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Reminder: Lee Smith is a Hudson Institute ghoul & former fellow at FDD, one of the many neoconservative think-tanks & lobbying groups which were formed after 9/11: https://twitter.com/tabletmag/status/1357350705841934342 Smith share
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It is #RoaldDahlDay. He did as much for medicine as he did for literature. Have a read below about how he influenced brain surgery, vaccination policy and stroke care. 1/6
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AVATAR FUN FACTS: A THREAD #1: The season titles (water, earth, fire), reference the element Aang is learning, the season it is, and the nation it takes place in. But
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It was during big days when I met my lady. I will never forget that day I was with my brother-in-law at a mcimbi. We had just arrived. It was
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Treaty Map of Canada for Treaty Recognition Week. Just a nerdy history/political economy observation: unsurprising that major Pacific and Atlantic ports are on unceded lands. Like, you can see the
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In the 1880s,a Shiva temple in Agar Malwa,Madhya Pradesh, was renovated&almost rebuilt by Lt.Col.Martin as per his wife’s wish-the only Shiva temple ever made by an Englishman in India. In
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1. This thread is about my religion, and is very self-indulgent, so feel free to scroll on by. Yesterday someone attacked me twice on the basis that I'm an "alleged
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