#Libraries

#MedHistory - Sir William Osler (1849-1919)- Father of modern medicine.- Diagnostician, Physician, Pathologist, Bibliophile, Prankster, & Tutor.- Born in Canada to English immigrant clergy parents, the 8th of 9 children.-
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Andrew Carnegie is widely known for his steel company and establishing over 2500 libraries, but what is less known is that he was one of the greatest investors in US
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Machine Learning and Data Science in ... JavaScript?!Yes, that's possible. Python is not the only language that you can use to do that.And here are some JavaScript libraries that will
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Good thread. We must understand the motivations of Europeans in spinning “Greek” origins.The Church was in a war for supremacy with Islam in the Middle East. And Europe.The advent of
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Suddenly — seemingly out of nowhere — concerned parents in every corner of the country are screaming and asking, “What about our kids’ education?” The debate surrounding reopening schools is
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This fundraiser to produce 10 kids book is at 94%. It showcases a rich diversity of voices, experiences & themes & features under-represented people of colour, LGBTQ+ & disabled characters.A
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There’s been a lot of talk about equity & justice for Classics and Classics-adjacent subjects in recent years. Good work is being done by allies & activists. But EVEN if
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Princeton Univ. “Archival Silences” series continues now w/ Decolonizing Knowledges. Nishikawa greets. Sarconi brings Native territory knowledge of the Lenape nation “evicted” and persisting. Sarconi: “What does ‘decolonization
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7 Questions for my fellow Igbo Elite, at home & in diaspora:I.Why are some of you puffing up ka ndi mmanya na egbu on these pandering and patronizing takes on
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How much you can see of a picture depends on how small you make your frame.Time to be honest about what’s happening in #bced with #covid reporting & cases because
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them: Taber why are you trying to make good farming happen in the South, that sounds like an amazing way to piss away your life & get your house burned
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You see blue plaques dotted all over Britain, commemorating such-and-such a famous person who lived in a building. They seem, at first glance, just a nice reminder of history. But
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I was asked about why declarative programming is at the heart of "newer" trends in tech all the way up and down the stack, from React to Terraform. I replied
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Inspired by this tweet by @TheMenacheryLab, I reached out to the wonderful colleagues at the @serimmune to see if the other mutations found in the B.1.1.7 variant would evade antibody
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1/ When I conducted research at the Ministry of Justice [2009-2012], for a chunk ofthe archive of the Highest Court [cassation/council of cassation] didn't have a working lightbulb [beyond usual
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1/ Short thread: accidental meaning hypothesisThere was a state of affairs in western societies that enabled many to have meaning in their lives through the default path of work. This
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