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"...a political thinker who can’t see the ways that Western structures of power victimize us through our very freedom is missing a great deal—in fact, nearly everything."
"...a political thinker who can’t see the ways that Western structures of power victimize us through our very freedom is missing a great deal—in fact, nearly everything."
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>"At one point, printed-out tweets were deployed."
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Using just her eyes and memory, Elisabeth Bik has single-handedly identified thousands of studies containing potentially doctored _...Read More_
Using just her eyes and memory, Elisabeth Bik has single-handedly identified thousands of studies containing potentially doctored _...Read More_
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The entire American university system was built on white theft made mundane through the passage of time. The casual mention of schools acting as assimilation academies on a campus tour. The somber press release, all too often made by white _...Read More_
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The entire American university system was built on white theft made mundane through the passage of time. The casual mention of schools acting as assimilation academies on a campus tour. The somber press release, all too often made by white _...Read More_
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[https://itsjaninebtw.com/2018/12/05/who-does-the-work-whilst-white-people-think-about-race/amp/?__twitter_impression=true](https://itsjaninebtw.com/2018/12/05/who-does-the-work-whilst-white-people-think-about-race/amp/?__twitter_impression=true) >"The below piece of writing was originally intended as an email to my academic supervisors, but it is now a _...Read More_
[https://itsjaninebtw.com/2018/12/05/who-does-the-work-whilst-white-people-think-about-race/amp/?__twitter_impression=true](https://itsjaninebtw.com/2018/12/05/who-does-the-work-whilst-white-people-think-about-race/amp/?__twitter_impression=true) >"The below piece of writing was originally intended as an email to my academic supervisors, but it is now a _...Read More_
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"Academia has effectively accepted that universities now represent a site for consumption rather than intellectual endeavor. (...) The pursuit of “knowledge for its own sake,” reserved for faculty and graduate students who agree to play by _...Read More_
"Academia has effectively accepted that universities now represent a site for consumption rather than intellectual endeavor. (...) The pursuit of “knowledge for its own sake,” reserved for faculty and graduate students who agree to play by _...Read More_
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The lab responsible for the dumping is the Open Agriculture Initiative, one of many research projects at the Media Lab. Led by principal research scientist Caleb Harper, who was trained as an architect, the initiative has been under fire _...Read More_
The lab responsible for the dumping is the Open Agriculture Initiative, one of many research projects at the Media Lab. Led by principal research scientist Caleb Harper, who was trained as an architect, the initiative has been under fire _...Read More_
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Great except for this part: "We are not saying that universities must cut all ties with all fossil fuel companies. Energy research is so awash with fossil fuel funding that such a proposal would imply major changes. What we are saying is _...Read More_
Great except for this part: "We are not saying that universities must cut all ties with all fossil fuel companies. Energy research is so awash with fossil fuel funding that such a proposal would imply major changes. What we are saying is _...Read More_
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Audaciousness from left, I love it.
Audaciousness from left, I love it.
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The web was built specifically to share research papers amongst scientists. Despite this being the first goal of the modern web, most research is still published behind a paywall. We have recently highlighted famous math papers that reside _...Read More_
The web was built specifically to share research papers amongst scientists. Despite this being the first goal of the modern web, most research is still published behind a paywall. We have recently highlighted famous math papers that reside _...Read More_
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We trust in science because we can verify the accuracy of its claims. We test and verify that accuracy by repeating the scientist’s original experiments. What happens when those tests fail, particularly in a field that has the potential to _...Read More_
We trust in science because we can verify the accuracy of its claims. We test and verify that accuracy by repeating the scientist’s original experiments. What happens when those tests fail, particularly in a field that has the potential to _...Read More_