#Learned

Varahamihira: The Sage Who Discovered GravityEven thousands of years before, India had reached its pinnacle in astrological & astronomical sciences.At that time, Ujjain was the centre of learning, where arts,
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A few years ago, I had a voice into the prioritization of work on an e-commerce system. Of course, we got more requests for functionality from internal teams than we
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A Tale of Two TutorsIf you are a student, which tutor would you rather have instruct you?If you are a parent, which tutor would you want supporting your children?(thread) The
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Damning evidence given to the Home Affairs Committee: @ColinYeo1 and @BerryAdrianC say Home Office communication on migration rules has been awful. "If we’re struggling to understand what’s happening, then the
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I've been wondering what "unlawful assembly" really means and how it's determined. I turned to Tim Zick, a Constitutional expert and William & Mary law professors for some answers. Here's
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𝔻𝕣. π•π• π•£π••π•’π•Ÿ 𝔹. ℙ𝕖π•₯π•–π•£π•€π• π•ŸDo you know who this man is?I imagine many in this space doBut if you don’t, you should.Since I started my journey towards self-improvement several years back
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Pretty wild that people I went to acting school with are now auditioning for my iCarly episode. What is life?? So iCarly the first scripted show I’ve written on, most
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I will post some strategies i have found useful for finding a sense of groundedness from which action can arise during periods of (needed!) social unrest / challengehttps://twitter.com/kateschapira/status/1381956360460505089 because i
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The problem of amalgamation isn't uniquely Black American (fantasy worldbuilding post-Tolkien; USA's founding mythologies), although I agree it's a problem for us. I guess...I have to write about this. (There
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Had a bit of a moment today.Took our Y13 history class to He Tohu @NLNZ and saw the look on a student's face when she found the name of her
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Suppose you can tailor your offspring using a crispr like technologyIs it racist to make your child white Suppose such a technology exists. Is it racist for a white family
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Been thinking about this, trying to achieve more breakthroughs. I figured out a lot of the right steps needed to become a better version of myself. In this year, I
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My best friend is a mycologist who basically started his own field with his phd "cognitive mycology" -- he is a nutcase in the best way. I will ineloquently describe
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#WalkAway: "I am a 40 year old local truck driver. I voted Democrat all my life. My family is ride or die Democrat. Up until this summer, with the pandemic,
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Today I’m celebrating SONGS FOR YOU anniversary with uploading the updated DELUXE EDITION I made for you. I love you @Tinashe and everything you do for this world. You inspire
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One thing I’ve learned over the years is that academic conferences, on average, will run you $1,000. Between membership (which is typically separate from registration fees), travel, hotel, and food
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