#Academics

Yael Rice

Yael_Rice

Christie's recent sale of a 15th-c. Qur'an ms. lacking transparent info. about its provenance has generated much debate about the legal/ethical dimensions of the sale & trafficking of mss. This

Tom J Ireland

Tom_J_Ireland

Over the past two weeks I've been interviewing dozens of bioscientists who have suddenly pivoted to COVID-19 research. Here are the key issues and themes emerging from these conversations (1/n)

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

One of the oft-repeated criticisms of Hindu thought is that it is too "other-worldly", too metaphysical, and too unconcerned with the mundane world of affairsVidura Neeti in the Mahabharata is

michelle

ddarveyy

meghan markle - thread of a small window into her work and achievements during her time as a working royal; Supported & worked alongside the Hubb Community Kitchen, consisting

Svetlana Lokhova

RealSLokhova

I was living my life in England as an academic. I was 9 months pregnant with my first child. My life was destroyed, when my name was used in a

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LuluLemew

This is going to be a thread where I take info on Russian Propaganda/Disinfo written by actual experts & academics & other smart people & I translate into REALLY plain

Malik Khurram Khan Dehwar

KhurramDehwar

It’s a humble appeal to SAPM Gen Asim Bajwa & Sen Shibli Faraz min for info to create a section at min of info to counter foreign sponsored anti-state propaganda

Jason Kint

jason_kint

I saw questions last night whether Parscale admittance to hospital related to NYT report. I would instead look across the Atlantic. This reporting in two hours can only lead to

GorseFires Collectif

GorseFires

Academic freedom and the fallacy of impartialityHere we have another academic supporter of @ReframingRussia's attack on @EUvsDisinfo: Paul Robinson - a former soldier - also opposes @StopFakingNews and the @AtlanticCouncil’s

The Darkest

darkthreader

Ok, so lets talk about the real impact of COVID-19 vs emotional arguments (MUH GRANDPA) We locked it down, tanked the stock market, shuttered business (many of which WON'T be

Saul Justin Newman 🏳️‍🌈

saul_newman

Last year I posted a very simple argument to #bioRxiv. It became the 6th-most discussed preprint ever.Today I am posting the sequel. #Supercentenarians and #BlueZones – are they a vital

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) The Spirit of Liberty Walker asksSpoiler: A surprising number of people prefer a “strongman” to rule-of-law democracy.Let's start with a definition of democracy.I like Lincoln's: “A majority held in

Ruchir Sharma

ruchirsharma_1

The vast majority of our Anglophone elite is so deracinated and disconnected from Indians outside their South Delhi, South Bombay, and Civil Lines gated communities, that they Orientalise and Other

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chiIIum

Okay.https://twitter.com/CJBdingo25/status/1126908445783986182 Old thread on Ryan and Bruni, by Chris. (Total badass)https://twitter.com/cjbdingo25/status/1066674388689436672?s=21 https://www.rusi.org.au/RUSI-SA-Home April 13, 2015 Mark Ryan and

Los Angeles Times

latimes

For a large portion of our past, the @latimes was an institution deeply rooted in white supremacy. It’s important, in this season of reconciliation and reflection, that we apologize for

Cranky Federalist

CrankyFed

The Founders on TwitterWashington:-never tweets himself-account curated by staff-usually Hamilton using the account-doesn't follow anyone-only tweets official statements Hamilton:-fights with everyone in lengthy threads-always somehow t