#Terminology

Krishnan Ram-Prasad

KrishnanRP

This is a thread on Vedic ""racial"" terminology, specifically the terms "dāsa" and "varṇa".I recently returned to teach a text (ii.12) where the phrase "dā́saṃ várṇam" turned up,

Michael Rathleff

MichaelRathleff

1/8 Reflections on the recent trial from Messier et al (a short thread) – especially on their ”attention control”-group. This is an amazing trial for many reason – suspect this

Hurricane Watcher - Dr FEMA Director-Select, PhD

FreedomFriesInc

(1) Most of those tweeting #WeAreLGBTQIA mean well, at heart. Some of the neverending alphabet soup of this terminology is unhelpful to the "cause," whatever that is on the day.

Radhika Natarajan

RadhikaAN

In which I make my podcast debut!So much we didn't get to talk about in this episode, so here's a couple of extra thoughts and links:https://twitter.com/ttsgpod/status/1294272675045453828 Some perspectives from Britain

Alex Peter

LolOverruled

1/ A thread on the iconography, imagery, and references to Nazism and the Third Reich by Donald Trump and his administration: 2/ Dog whistle which is common. 88 a common

Ineya

Ineya18

In my understanding, freedom implies the following idea: since we all live in the universe without a plan embedded in it, we ourselves must be the authors of our own

Hippocampal Subfield Group

hipposubfields

This week I thought I would share some terminology that you may or may not know! #SubfieldWednesday (1/n) Most of our followers probably already know how that the name "hippocampus"

Dr. Saskia Popescu

SaskiaPopescu

Epidemiologists and ID specialists spend a lot of time talking to patients and the public about disease transmission dynamics. Communicating nuances, varied terminology, and the uncertainties isn't new but something

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE AT SOUP

queerfoxx

~thread of alternatives to using illnesses as an insult~ Did you mean: self-centred, egocentric, self-involved, vain, self-serving, intractable, stubborn, self-aggrandising, pretentious, self-involved, grandiose, overblown, conceited, smug,

The2ndBatgirl is a Social Justice Ranger

The2ndBatgirl

Okay, re: the situation with an actor on Power Rangers being fired for speaking out about a cast member being harassed by a producer, here are my still furious but

Louise Belsom

Louise_Belsom

"What are we really talking about when we talk about #diversity and inclusion?' Insightful conversation from @LucyCaldicott, @LenaBheeroo, @DilWijey& Jaz Nannar, via @IoFtweets.Key takeaways: - Move beyond tokenistic D&I po

Josh Vallance

MrVallanceTeach

Have had people ask what writing instruction looks like at a lesson level so I've added templates to the blog (https://mrvallanceteach.wordpress.com/resources/ ). I'll run through an e.g. based on the model

Amanda Orson

amandaorson

Fintech thread: Prior to Curve my background was startups, generally, and my domain expertise had been growth/ martech/ driving traffic and building, selling businesses atop that.The last year has been

Flancia!

flancian

Even though I'm an atheist, ever since reading "The Name of the Rose" I've leaned towards finding monasteries cool for a variety of reasons. First of all: monasteries begat universities.

Only corrupt politicians support election theft

NoDemocracyInUK

In last 10 months Gvt restrictions onwhere we can go when we can go there how long we can stay there how many friends we can meet If & when

May Elle Rose

Truther66

thread: reality is most "salafists" don't actually follow the ways of the prophet & his companions. They purport to, but they don't and they use salafism as a linguistic trick,

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