#Materials

The Nietzschean idea that suffuses all of modernity is the idea that “values” are idiosyncratic to each individual and group. When people refer to their “values”, “what we value” etc,
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As part of 10 yrs celebration, each month, I am revisiting my thematic reports.For April 2020, I will focus on two reports. The second is on affordability and the human
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Accessible Virtual Storytimes Everyone Can Enjoy with @MissReneeDomain and Jessica Fredrickson. They began with a set of descriptors - who they are, where they work, and what they wear. Great
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They prefer "residential spread" for things like small discussion classes. I simply do not see how a small discussion class can function when everyone is sitting 6 feet away from
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Numbers of confirmed coronavirus case mean very little without context on how many tests are taking place in a given country. In Latin America the scale of testing varies widely
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Plenty of customers at our tearoom asked us why tea brewed at Chinese restaurants tastes so different from ours?Here is #TeaTimeWithKC ~! We using Chinese brewing method, which is Gongfu
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I needed something different to divert my mind, so over the past few days, I watched both seasons of Trapped. It’s definitely not for everyone, but it was a good
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On the topic of financial accessibility in knitting, here's a thread with some tricks for knitting on the cheap that I've picked up over the years, paired with links to
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In 2010 with very little cash, I bought a plot with a friend and started building for the first time with zero experience. The beautiful outcome hides the series of
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Um. That’s my neighborhoodhttps://twitter.com/RepsForBiden/status/1319401034406645770 Alexander Hillel Treisman, 19 —alias Alexander S. Theiss — is originally from Washington state. He was arrested at the end of May after investigator
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Notes from Will and Ariel Durant’s Story of Civilization In 11 Volumes, part 1: Our Oriental Heritage. “I want to know what we’re the steps by which men passed from
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Some considerations for universities. Not all-inclusive. 1. REDUCE SOURCES.Decrease # on campus. Test if possible. Avoid specific indoor activities, e.g., choir, wind instruments, heavy breathing (aerobic exercises, etc.). REQUIRE MASKS
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HRCE Act, often challenged by Hindu groups over the years, but the state govts have taken over thousands of temples, generally under the pretext of preventing “mismanagement”. In other words,
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A thread about advice to grad school applicants, because I realize I have a lot to say about it. #withaPhD 1/56 This thread focuses on advice for 1st gen students
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If I was setting up curriculum at a university I'd make an entire semester-long class on The Challenger disaster, and make it required for any remotely STEM-oriented major. Cause I
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The best aircraft names are of course those that tell you exactly what they're going to do. Spitfire? Excellent!Avenger? Yeah, let's go avenge!Fireball? Sorry sir. Washing my hair that day,
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