#Observation

John Schwenkler

johnschwenkler

How do normative considerations influence causal thinking? A short thread on my new experimental paper with Eric Sievers, "Cause, 'Cause', and Norm" (preprint here: https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHCQA-2 ). It's got

Scott Woods

scottwoodssays

I didn’t know anything about #RutherfordFalls going into it but in one episode I was absolutely hooked. Here are...several words to convince you not only that it is the funniest

Mike Bechthold

mike_bechthold

#OTD in 1918, the famous "Two against Twenty" fight. In one of the most remarkable aerial mêlées of the Great War, two Bristol Fighters took on 20 German scouts and

Şeyhüladalet #FreeAasifSultan

Kashmirception

Kashmir has now been under siege for a year after it’s annexation. Here are the effects of the August 5th siege. A thread. These are the records for ban on

Swamy Yodanand 🌐

hindujedi

0/nI came across this video by Prof. CK Raju which confirmed my conviction that the Hindu Calendar is much superior then Christian Gregorian Calendar system. Christians simply stole the knowledge

Mehdi Arfaoui

libidosciendi

Je voulais le faire depuis longtemps, voici un thread sur la thèse que j'ai soutenue il y a peu.On va parler financement par projets, «néolibéralisation» de l'Union européenne et de

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1) In 2008 I observed something extraordinary, which totally changed my perception of all life. I observed hoverflies carefully and deliberately opening up the anthers of a flower and scooping

A.R. Buckle

JuliusGoat

The invitation to explain yourself to somebody who has demonstrated a clear unwillingness to understand is not as attractive a proposition as many seem to think.It’s an expression of contempt,

Andrew Morris

ASPphysician

Inhaled budesonide. A thread.There has been a lot of energy being given to budesonide in COVID-19, with some tweeterati referring to it as having "strong evidence".Also, FPs/ED MDs would love

Yoruba History - by NNP

YorubaHistory

The Ife Primary Education Research Project (1970-1983).akaThe Ife 6-Year Primary Project. In 1970, as the Director of the Institute of Education of the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo

Ellie Hall

ellievhall

I’m outside the White House with @kadiagoba, covering tonight’s protests in Washington, DC for @BuzzFeedNews: #DCprotest #GeorgeFloydProtests Police / Secret Service have closed off Lafayette Square Park (park in front

Brooke Binkowski

brooklynmarie

Whistleblower: There Were Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Facility | Law & Crimehttps://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/like-an-experimental-concentration-camp-whistleblower-complaint-alleges-mass-hysterectomies-at-ice-detention-center/ Here is

(Joe 'Constantino') Three Skull Theories

TypicalJAnt

Exploring Big Mom's backstory. A threadBig Mom was abandoned on Elbaf at age 5. Already a giant human. Her parents unable to raise her, apparently she was already causing devastation.

Arav Dutta

arav_dutta

THE UNIVERSE AND ITS CREATIONThe desire to know how things are made and why everything is the way it is has always fascinated humans and all species alike...I am going

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Economists of every stripe, from Marx to Milton Friedman, have a consensus on the nature of land: "Land is a natural commons — it belongs to everyone, and that land

Oliver Kim

oliverwkim

Happy birthday to Albert Hirschman, who would be 106 today.Hirschman—anti-fascist, resistance hero, later a development economist—may be the most interesting person to ever take up the profession. and blog