#Academic

As an economic historian, I can’t help but think about the incredible persistence of racial disparities. But I am hopeful that recent events will lead to a turning point. To
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2020 goals (a thread)(credit to @AHopefulSprout )practise urdang audition get through my mocks enjoy Made In Dagenham smash Calamity Jane survive GCSE’s turn 16 pass all my GCSE’s start sixth
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#COVID19 transmission risks and infection rates in public transport - what do we know? Collecting information, developments and appreciating (scientific) feedback. @c_drosten @mugecevik @rki_de @CDCgov @UITPnews @VDV_Verband @NACTO @APTA_T
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18 months ago, I tweeted this thread, and then almost immediately went to the hospital for an emergency induction due to a life-threatening pregnancy complication.(If you wondered where I went
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Huge new FB/Insta research initiative to finally conduct an independent, pre-registered research on the 2020 election.https://medium.com/@2020_election_research_project/a-proposal-for-understanding-social-medias-impact-on-elections-4ca5b7aa
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Social media, with its corruption of ego into capital, makes conspiracy theories far more likely. How can you foster objectivity when you’re encouraging everyone to be their own brand, or
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I'll chronicle the books I read here. I'm happy to openly admit that reading is my favourite passtime.I read 90% non-fiction, of which approx 60% is about China. Book recommendations
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I remember my first year of college ('99) was super serious. Work hard, study hard, get good grades, and follow most of the rules. Only smoke pot on the weekends
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It's nearly half term - only a few hours to go! We've got lots of projects ready for summer term and can't wait to get going! But first, we hope
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1/ Now that I’ve transitioned back to being a full time student (), I’ve taken on a personal challenge to read one academic journal article each day. So #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter,
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1/19[THREAD] Five degrees of anti-Muslim prejudice in India----For the last few days, I was trying to parse the discussion on my TL about "BJP voters and Islamophobia" and one of
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Thread:Military training needs to focus less on military history and more on creativity, suggests Texas National Security view. Does anyone else feel that military history really is a runt of
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The brain’s an expert at keeping us safe. When there’s danger our threat system kicks into fight the danger, run away, or freeze to stay safe. It’s intended for a
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B̶L̶A̶T̶A̶N̶T̶L̶Y̶ O̶B̶V̶I̶O̶U̶S̶ Similarities Between Legacies and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer A Thread 1. A 'badass' female protagonist with a unique heritage and abilities. Has a tumultuous love life
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Fight?!?! @GoodwinMJ & I discuss social media, academia, & Brexit. I argue that calling out dodgy data, bad stats & the misuse of evidence - "intellectual garbage disposal" - is
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Small Thread| I will miss Nasser Ntege Ssebagala. They don't make them like that anymore. Just this week I was starting to write about the contradiction he embodied in relation
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