#Scholar

@quthbert has been onto something today. I want to make a few comments from my own experience which may or may not help others reflect upon their own.https://twitter.com/quthbert/status/1281911564942155777 I was
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1)The #Agastya is a #Brahmin who invented #electric_cell and leads ascetic life, educates himself, becoming a celebrated sage. His unknown origins have led to speculative proposals that the #Vedic-era Agastya may have been a
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Why Socrates Hated Democracy 1/2 Why Socrates Hated Democracy 2/2 The purpose of this video is to promote education.. Which in turn will better democracy. It is important for people
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Today we were thrilled to announce the 2020 @HarvardGovernm1 Faculty Mentoring Award went to (twitter-less) Iain Johnston. If you don't know Iain, here is a few things you should know
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My friend & colleague @sldecrausaz made an excellent 5-min vid about life on the sessional/adjunct circuit. I wish everyone in a faculty role had experienced at least 1 year of
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*Everything* in psychology has a cognitive dissonance angle. Like, I'm reading up on Reactance right now, where we humans will lose our shit if we think a freedom is being
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This stunning mountain range had a beautiful Sanskrit name.It was called Uparisyena. It literally meant "beyond the (reach of) eagles".Then they kiIIed enslaved and converted all Hindus of this region.They
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~300 papers over the past 10 years, concentrated in subfields of medicine, archaeology, and animal bio, use (and in some cases entirely rest on) a method called "between-groups PCA" which
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THREAD: In honor of the last day of Mizrahi Heritage Month, a dedication Sephardi and Mizrahi contributions laying down much of the framework for modern day Zionism. Our leaders secular
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So I absolutely loved my seminary experience - I learned more than I can say, forged deep friendships, found a community of faith and inquiry and support. That said, I
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I'd love to attend the #aiascs Pompeii session this morning but I dont attend manels. https://aia-scs-2021.secure-platform.com/a/gallery/rounds/4/schedule/items/1118 So instead, I will talk about the work only of women on Pompeii this
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Don’t look up to public figures, YouTubers & online personalities too much. Be realistic and take the appropriate measures. Always have a qualified scholar/student of knowledge that you can refer
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As a scholar of social movements, I think it's important to remember that the riots in our capitol are not the byproduct of racist ideology, irrationality, or entitlement alone. Individuals
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How do we fix, defund, reinvent policing? I learned a ton from the activists & experts I got to talk to for @NYTMag. A few highlights, starting with this one
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One Chinese foreign policy expert in a virtual conference I'm attending today: "This is not a new Cold War situation. This is a 1914 situation. The risk is drifting into
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The attitudes of Muslim twitter have only formed as much as they have because social media is like the one “safe” place for them to openly express the batshit insane
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