#Sociology

Ioannis Lianos

IoannisLianos

Disappointing article in the Economist about antitrust.https://www.economist.com/schools-brief/2020/08/08/what-more-should-antitrust-be-doing It only reports the rather populist debate between "Chicago school" style libertarians,

Dr Gemma Ahearne

princessjack

I've got lots of thoughts on the pubs opening. Personally in normal times I use pubs a lot, and I rarely drink alcohol and I never go 'out out'. People

Whitney R. Robinson

WhitneyEpi

1/ An #EpiTwitter about theory... https://twitter.com/theatlantic/status/1295469921233772547 2/ Many epidemiologists are not trained in social or health behavior theory. Its value is often overlooked in a field that values quantitative

Jess Calarco

JessicaCalarco

As we approach the end of the semester, it's important to keep in mind that standard policies and practices - like grades and exams - aren't equitable in the wake

pariahkite

pariahkite1

What is this take that if you don't know your caste you must be uppercaste or that you have had too much privilege that has transcended caste. You can experience

Scott Coley

scott_m_coley

Regarding theologians who condemn calls for systemic justice:There are two routes to denying the existence or prevalence of systemic injustice in the United States (e.g., systemic racism). One route is

Simon DeDeo

SimonDeDeo

The 2010s was an intellectual era, but not an era of intellectuals: rationalists, SSC, LW, NRx, etc produced popular teaching, but no great, lasting texts. Lots of (Thomas) Huxleys, no

tamara k. nopper

tamaranopper

I created a lot this year, much of it dealing with issues of money, labor politics, racism, big data, criminalization, and abolition. Here's a recap. I co-organized, with @datasociety, and

one of Hemingway’s cats 🏳️‍🌈

ebysta

I’m a fashion designer. I went to school for 5 years, worked in retail, and interned in corporate design, costume design, and at Vogue. I worked in the industry for

Jesse Singal

jessesingal

1/ I am seeing THE DEMS UNDERPERFORMED CUZ IDPOL takes and OH OKAY SO YOU'RE BLAMING IDPOL EVEN THOUGH BIDEN IS PROBABLY GOING TO WIN WITH THE MOST VOTES EVER

Inclement Paiyne ♠

IamKupa

Rachel Lauder aka Rachel Pringle is another suggestion I have to replace Nelson, yes; another thread... Rachel just Samuel Jackman Prescod was born to black woman and white father. Her

Rem Koning

orgRem

Thanks @abhishekn for tagging me and @femonomics for starting the #TweetABlackEconomistsPaper threads.My training is in economics/strategy/sociology so I am going to highlight a black economist, strategy scholar, and sociologist! First

Philip Ball

philipcball

Hi @skdh, just saw your letter about free will in @PhysicsWorld. I’m puzzled. You say we should just stop talking about free will because no one knows what it means.

Dr. Jennifer Berdahl

JBerdahl

So many insights raised by Rinaldo Walcott (@blacklikewho) and moderator Llana James (@rede4blacklives)'s session today for #ScholarStrikeCanada on the neoliberal organization of academic labour. Below are a few. You can

Bryn Harris

BrynHarris6

This is an excellent thread. Does the Law Commission need to be abolished? There are good reasons for saying yes, in addition to those set out in the thread, but

🌈 ASH 🌻

ashleykingsley

SHE WOKE UP - I marched in first pro-choice rally at age 13- I voted for Bill Clinton- I went to a Liberal Arts college and studied Sociology- I voted

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