#External

Jonathan Portes

jdportes

A side note on this - not mostly on Sewell, but on government-commissioned "independent" reports/"Commissions". The process *is* tricky and it is not (and should not!) be a purely "objective"

Littlefoot

LTF_01

I used to also think academia served something of a civil function, sort of like monasteries in the Middle Ages. The ivory tower a sort of Sacra di San Michele,

Chris Hopson

ChrisCEOHopson

1/20 Good time to update on testing. @DHSCgovuk statement yesterday. Strong letter from @CommonsSTC to Prime Minister sharing many of the concerns we have been raising: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/135/science-and-technology-c

South Kid In Disguise

southkidhiding

9 important facts about Karabakh Conflict - a thread. OC: @mzhness (instagram) 1. The beginning of the current conflict 2. Armenian aggression was fuelled by external military support (read Russia)

listening to the cure and thinking about the bomb

TheWrongNoel

A friend of mine has been trying to hire a new employee for her department in a medium-sized org. After advertising several times with few applicants, and a couple of

Kevin Mitchell

WiringTheBrain

Really enjoyed this paper (van Gelder 1995), arguing for a dynamical systems view of cognition, rather than one couched in computation and representation. BUT...https://twitter.com/freerecall/status/1260912799565438976 The dynamical systems

Frank_vL

Frank_vanlerven

The @bankofengland has today announced yet another measure - the extension of the ways and means facility...But WTF does this all mean?Here are some thoughts and tools that might help

Mama Bean 🌝🃏

kututwo

Ways to practice centering and grounding: When people are talking about Grounding it refers to the energy fields that are around us. When we are grounded, we find contentment in

Bhavana Swaminathan

astro_bhav

Hey @AcademicChatter, Wanted to share some things I wish *I* had asked/known (directly or indirectly) when picking a graduate program / PI, a thread: inre program (milestones):- What are prelims/quals/dissertation

NumPy

numpy_team

The NumPy paper is out!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2649-2 NumPy provides an easily readable, expressive, high-level API for array programming. It takes care of the underlying mechanics that make operations fast. The array pro

UtdPlug

UtdPlug

(Thread) A look into 50+1 and how it could come into the Premier League and what way that could shape the clubs after the proposed 'breakaway' European Super League.#MUFC #PremierLeague

Dr. Alexandra Bain

AlexandraBain

This is an amazing thread from someone who has felt completely justified in presenting the cutting edge research of a female colleague as his own. Perhaps @AmarAmarasingam might begin with

Amira Tharani #NeverMoreNeeded

AmiraTharani

Today @NCVO have released a series of blogs on our equity, diversity and inclusion work. I'll be sharing some of the blogs here as well as my own thoughts and

🌞 Sol Brah 🌞

SolBrah

YOUR BIOLOGICAL BRAIN AND SELF IMPROVEMENT (THREAD)"Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculptor." - Alexis CarrelWhen you first start along the road

Dubois

CFCDUBois

Tammy Abraham’s current situation at Chelsea.Deserving of more game time or justified exclusion? [THREAD] Tammy has yet to play since the end of February due to an injury and Tuchel’s

cassie🦋

musicforcass

-2.1 GPA (no i’m not kidding)-no financial aid or scholarships-one of the 12% of external transfer students admitted into McCombs-secured a full time offer at a consulting firmto the longhorn