#Civilization

Peter Boghossian

peterboghossian

How to destroy civilization in 10 easy steps:1) Claim that science, reason, and rationality are tools of oppression. 2) Focus on equality of outcome at the expense of equality of

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) Let us pause to appreciate the sheer comedic majesty of the fact that French politicians are worried about the threat of US academic theories of race, gender, and post-colonialism.

Brandon Downey

bdowney

Finally caught up on some media and finally saw ep 1 of Lovecraft Country. It does the thing Watchmen did, which was show you American racism in the contest of

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

After Black Death, ungovernable state and depopulation lasted almost 200y. It is not a given that the world is necessarily governable simply because we prefer it. Governance escape is possible

Jessica Ritchey

Ruby_Stevens

Seriously though, like a woman/femme in a suit, something about a guy/masc in a dress but not full on drag is always rather hot to me. A reminder that gender

Jonathan West 🌺🕉️🇺🇸🇮🇳🇪🇨

MycoJonathan

India’s ancient education system for youth was one of the most advanced in the world. A system providing instruction in Vedas, philosophy, grammar & logic equipping it’s youth for a

crispin deglover

myrrlyn

another day thinking about active safetyhttps://twitter.com/alt_kia/status/1360797599691911170 another day thinking about active safetyhttps://youtu.be/CX9nGSpoi8E i profoundly respect for the people who create tools and processes tha

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1) This isn't even greenwash, it is green tokenism. As @GretaThunberg points out, we have only about 8 or so years of our total carbon budget left to avoid more

Maaza Mengiste

MaazaMengiste

I applaud and stand in solidarity with @duckrabbitblog & all those who have raised their voices about @MagnumPhotos ongoing support of men who take abusive, exploitative & unethical photos of

Ethan Mollick

emollick

Ender's Game/Last Starfighter were right: video game performance shows real skills:Good Civilization players have better management skillsPerformance in MOBAs like Dota correlates with IQGuild leaders in World of Warcraft are

Rajeev Mishra

RajeevMishra__

A THREAD.A religion can't survive for long without a culture. Similarly, a culture will also perish without the support of a religion. Culture is the language of religion. These two

Michael 🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Truth Bomber for Gen Flynn

mhtx76

LULZ @juliacarriew is a coward!Congrats on getting Q'd!https://twitter.com/juliacarriew/status/1276275098870112256 Daily attacks are normal.But, what are the odds this particular hit re: FB censorship push comes the next day? [think bat

Phil Christman🌹

phil_christman

“The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society” “it is, above

Gampa Sai Datta

GampaSD

K Parasaran, 92 years old senior lawyer & an erudite Hindu scholar. His courtroom orations are often lectures in Hindu scriptures. He defended Ayyappa in Sabarimala case & Ramsetu earlier.

The Ice Age ❄️🌞

Jamie_Woodward_

Like the week between Christmas and New Year, time has no meaning at the North Polehttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/time-has-no-meaning-at-the-north-pole/?fbclid=IwAR0gte5jwgCz8wfDr6HmaB2mWzo_SsKTZnewEQ9fNEKvtErkbPVZSF-fq_0

Alexandros Marinos

alexandrosM

Thinking about self-replicators recently, thread with thoughts. Why do I care? Because a reasonably compact machine that can power itself, produce a broad range of things (including itself) and recycle

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