#Universities

Dr. Thrasher, jouRNAlist

thrasherxy

A central problem of this moment is a lack of sociology education. Sociology helps us understand how ppl behave as we do—why we wanna hug & connect, why we dislike

Ben Goertzel

bengoertzel

1) https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/google-reportedly-tightens-grip-on-research-into-sensitive-topics/ -- OK so Google wants to closely restrict staff research on “the oil industry, China, Iran, Israel, COVID-19, home security, insurance

Victoria C Mwanziva

victoriacharlz

Uzi wa kozi mbalimbali ambazo zinaweza kusomwa na Vijana mtandaoni kwa malengo ya kujiongezea ujuzi na uzoefu; utapata Cheti kilichohakikiwa utakapomaliza kozi hizo mtandaoni Tusome, Tujifunze, Tujiongezee maarifa na ujuzi

William Quill

WilliamQuill

I'm doing some research on amendments to the Constitution of Ireland, so am curious where people stand now on referendums past.Would you support the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland

Mike Miesen

MikeMiesen

1. NEW REPORT: For @TAPP_Project, @Laura_Manley1 and I wrote about why Congress needs to hire more STEM professionals for policy advising roles, and how universities and foundations can help.https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/improvin

Kazuki Yamada

ikzauk

As on-campus teaching begins to resume (a topic for another thread), many UK universities are increasingly asking staff and employees to complete a risk assessment using a tool called 'COVID-Age'.

Jim Dickinson

jim_dickinson

Is our working assumption that in September that the virus won't spread quickly amongst students? Or is it that it will but they're low risk? Or it might but there's

emily

emnode

You know these things are a little nebulous and hard to pin down, and I'm not going to pretend to be able to verbalize it perfectly since I'm doing it

Chris Giles

ChrisGiles_

A thread on:Why we need an algorithm to help set A Level grades in 2021(After the past week, I'm honestly not being obtuse)1/ Yes, I understand that the choices made

Ben Heddy

benjaminheddy

Quick thread: I’ve seen a lot of talk about discouraging people from pursuing academia due to the job market. I think we need to be careful to distinguish between discouraging

Gráinne Hallahan

heymrshallahan

Where did it all go wrong for #alevels2020? Timeline wise, we heard exams were cancelled (and I’ll come back to this later) and we were told “teacher assessments will be

John Arnold

JohnArnoldFndtn

NFL has hard salary cap. NBA sets a max player contract. Euro soccer limits the $ a team can lose. Pro team owners recognize folly of competing in zero-sum industry

Nate Fischer

NateAFischer

Thought on growth of conspiracy theories among Christians:This is not a good thing, but many misread the cause by focusing blame on those who accept and share such theories.Rather, it

Kim Weeden

WeedenKim

Hard to believe but in academic time, fall 2021 is just around the corner. Delays in vaccination program make this extremely challenging for universities, in many ways more challenging than

gizem

HYUNJlNVERSE

what is happening at boğaziçi university, turkey: a thread #AsağıBakmayacağız on january 1st, melih bulu (an active supporter of current government) was appointed by the president to become the rector

Donald Welsh

DonaldWelsh16

Academics isn't for the faint of heart. Its about fostering an environment filled with debate and active criticism. We build structured arguments which others dismember, often politely through questioning or

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