Daniel S Helman, PhD
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I'm an artist who turned tail and became a geoscientist, working in mineralogy, sustainability and nonviolence.
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Here's what I think
#COP26
ought to produce:
(1) A pledge and pathway to ban warfare between countries. War is the largest emission source on the planet. 1/n
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@AraniCuevas
I love this story.
When I taught ESL to adults in Los Angeles, it was heartbreaking to hear the stories about how the schools in Mexico had better teaching than what their children in LA were enrolled in.
I'm sure this girl you met will be at the top of her new class.
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@ecomarxi
Israel wants a two-state solution: Israel and Palestine.
Why spread misinformation?
Do you hate the people there so much that you want war there forever? Why fan the flames of violence? Aren't Palestinian lives worth anything to you?
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@KariDalane
Normal people go on a general strike and get Roe codified, and national healthcare, and national child care, and maternity leave because no country can persist for long if there's a general strike.
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@haunted4always
Vegetarian for 25+ years and raw vegan for about 15.
No.
No cooking grease at all.
No cooking. Just healthy food that makes me feel great!
It's not too hard to switch. But go slow? It's a journey, not a destination.
It can take about a year before your tastes shift. They do!
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@AraniCuevas
Imagine Montreal without any university in French? No McGill, nor UdM? That's what the southwestern US is like right now.
What an amazing focus of cultural growth that would happen if there were universities with Spanish as the primary language.
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@AraniCuevas
What a lovely story & what a hero you are!
The US is so lucky to have immigration from Mexico. I wish there were more institutional support and even more pathways to success.
Maybe a group of public universities in the region with Spanish as the primary language of instruction?
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@Zebasez
Was the 0 for plagiarism?
That's my first thought.
Typically teachers do give a 0 grade if there are direct quotes that don't have quotation marks, or if there are summarized texts that don't cite their sources.
The essay's not poorly written so that's my thought.
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@khyati_tripathi
@AcademicChatter
@PhDVoice
@PhDForum
@PhDStudents
Yes.
A thesis serves a different purpose from a paper.
Add a note that the manuscript was derived from your thesis, so the editor knows.
Once it goes through peer review, it will be different.
I've published three chapters as journal articles so far from my thesis. No problem.
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@sheathescholar
No points off.
All late work is accepted, up until when I turn in grades at the end of the term.
For my online classes, students can 100% work at their own pace.
Why not be flexible for your students?
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@_DaniBeck
Yes.
I am not an Arab, but my thoughts went there immediately when I saw the response of the West.
What about all the countries of the Arab Spring? All the beautiful cultures and cities, the joys and warmth.
And Yemen. And Iraq & Afghanistan. All consumed.
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@ClimateHuman
Not a waste of time at all.
Marches in particular help people feel camaraderie, that there are others who share their views. And this leads to deeper commitment. And there's also the chance for networking that produces more positive outcomes.
A social movement needs it all.
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@ecomarxi
I think that's not correct.
I think many serious people consider that:
Violence for political ends isn't a force for good in the world.
Why promote war and violence?
Why not aim to promote other, more lasting modes of revolution than the one that's really just a horrorshow?
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@PhDVoice
@PostdocVoice
For good networking, before the conference, pick out a few researchers who are attending, and read up on their work. Then send them emails about their research and say you're looking forward to their talk.
And send follow up emails afterwards to the people whose talks you saw.
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The current plan to end climate change:
Governments increase fossil fuel use and pledge that in the future they will develop technology to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere, or block sunlight.
How is that a smart way to go?
Seriously the world's governments are nuts.
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@graciegcunning
May the world be full of more people like you! I studied at famous universities and have a PhD, and I think your line of reasoning is absolutely wonderful.
You took it down to basic needs. You'll make a great teacher or whatever you decide to do in life! Be good to yourself?
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@ecomarxi
Even worse.
Building settlements in the West Bank is very much incitement to violence.
Yet a two-state solution is what Israel aims (in a horrific way) for.
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@grahamwalker
I don't know how people can live in the US.
If health care is not reasonably priced, then people don't really have access to health care.
If people don't have access to health care, how can they live there?
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@SkolVikings72
@NicholasFerroni
SkolVikings72: Race was originally developed as a construct that helped to support empire. If we want to live in a world that is not about empire, there's some work to be done to re-conceptualize race. That's what this thread and other efforts like this are doing.
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@RobertTalisse
More than thirty years ago I left a comment for an instructor that I regret to this day:
"Why are you even teaching?"
He was new & still figuring out his role. There was nothing wrong with his content or potential. He just didn't have a lot of experience.
I still feel sorry.
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@ecomarxi
Why spread division?
Both groups are indigenous to the land.
Both groups have valid claims to the land.
Do you hate Palestinians and Israelis so much that you want there to be ongoing conflict forever?
Why not work for a common understanding?
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@GujaratiSukriti
@PhD_Genie
@PhDForum
@AcademicChatter
@TheStrugglingS4
@ThePhDPlace
Yes, you're in the wrong circle.
I LOVE what I'm doing in academia. It's not prestigious, but I get to teach and do research and see the world.
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@OBrienSci
I ran into this recently. In the future, I'm going to spend some class time being clear about the difference between collaboration and delegation.
Students often think that "group work" means they are supposed to break up the assignment and delegate the various tasks.
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@Dr_LPrendergast
@AcademicChatter
@PhDVoice
If you're feeling generous, reach out to them and see what their response is?
Academics are human after all, and if our criteria are that someone never makes a mistake... that won't lead to a healthy community.
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@PhDVoice
@PostdocVoice
Print business cards with your name and contact information on them.
No one cares if you are drinking alcohol or not.
You can go up to people and say "I want to introduce myself. I am..." and then ask them a question about the conference. Give your card to them and go to next.
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@wrwveit
PhD at 48. It is my third career. First position post-PhD was at a uni in Vietnam and I had a great time. Currently (three years later) at a college in Yap, Micronesia, teaching teachers.
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@dwebsterhist
I'll add a corollary:
Since it's based on luck, apply to 100+ positions. Or 400+.
(Don't hate me—Yes, that's a huge amount of work.)
Submitting more increases a person's odds of landing one. And respects the conditions of the job market.
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@JoshuaLWatson
Another way of looking at them:
• Plato's influence leads to the heaven concept in Christianity, an abstract world of forms.
• Aristotle's influence leads to the natural sciences.
Which do you think is more important?
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@hormiga
Thank you for keeping this upfront.
Academics ought to receive explicit training in this every year until this kind of exploitation of students ends.
Such a horror.
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@ClimateHuman
It's even worse than that.
Military emissions aren't even included in the IPCC reports, despite it being our *best* document. And these comprise about 20% of total emissions.
Are governments that aren't serious about peace going to be able to make peace to save civilization?
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@freshavocadont
If you have time to do this, you both have skills to do consulting. This pays well, typically $350 per day. (write your own salary)
Google: RFP consultant NGO
Pick out something that is in your field or interest, and apply? No pay for writing proposals & it can take many.
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@caitoz
Why promote violence on either side?
Why not work for a path forward that doesn't rely on violence?
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@safispoken
I don't know?
When an indigenous group is exiled, do they lose their indigeneity?
Will Palestinians living in some other country somehow lose their right to return to Palestine as their homeland?
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@ravenscimaven
I hope for all who knew him: that his memory will continue to be a source of inspiration, loyalty, love, joy, insight and generosity for many years to come. <3
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@Telegraph
That's a really bad take.
Meghan was hounded by the British press in a despicable manner. Harry suggested they take a step back and move to one of the Commonwealth countries to get away from the media roughhouse. That's it.
The fault is the media's.
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@AlexanderRKlotz
"A et al. investigated..." seems like a winner to me. It's accurate, whereas the other choice is not.
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@Tamia_miaaaa
@__katrinarenee
OH and pretty much all of Babylonian and Egyptian astronomy was developed by people of color, which means that trigonometry was as well. The Pythagorean formula, for example, predates Pythagoras, and was probably developed by a POC.
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@ravenscimaven
May the laws of thermodynamics always be in your favor. And with lots of free energy!
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@shashj
Aren't they kind of old by now?
If they've been working since 1930, it's about time they had some time off!
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@Dustin_McK
Rome fell because the European wolf became sparse, so the magical power that Romulus and Remus used to found the city of Rome simply ran out...
Be careful with biodiversity! Who knows what may fall next!
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@motorresx
One response would be for the union to authorize another strike.
Because management is acting in bad faith.
The union could hold an emergency meeting and do it. One of the principles of labor relations is that workers and management are equal partners.
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Interested in teaching at a community college on a tropical island in the Pacific? 25 jobs just posted.
I've worked here for a few years and am happy to answer questions!
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@SocialistMMA
@piersmorgan
??
When did Jews lose their indigeneity?
Why blame Israelis or Palestinians?
The UK and Germany created this horror; with "mandate" and Balfour Declaration and rapid exit; and with its WWII horrors.
Why blame the indigenous instead of the imperialists?
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@TruthPulseReal
@BriannaWu
Ok.
But when did Jews lose their indigeneity?
Can other indigenous groups lose their claims to their ancestral homelands? Are city Indians no longer native Americans?
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@emilyxax98
I got two hours of sleep last night and will do the same tonight. There's a grant deadline and I've said I'd do it.
While in grad school there were several times when I was awake 40 hours straight doing work.
Humans can do this sporadically, like parenting a baby.
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@professor_dave
For what it's worth, we've all gotten odd comments from grant reviewers.
Take it to heart that your work is worthwhile. Academic research is creative. It is like the arts. Funding is never a guarantee: failure is an inherent part of the process.
Your grant failed; you didn't.
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@MiaLovelyne
Shout out for Martin Bernal's "Black Athena," a wonderful three volume work on the Afroasiatic roots of classical Greek culture.
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@marwilliamson
I like your message and courage, and your managerial style. I imagine you would put together an amazing cabinet.
Yes, please stay in the race.
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@MeowAndMorgan
@haunted4always
I soak beans and legumes, sort of like sprouting. And sometimes lots of mushrooms, which are high in nitrogen and can readily be converted to protein.
Also, seeds and nuts. Soaking some quinoa right now.
Usually I soak in 50/50 vinegar/water mix for an hour or two.
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@MeowAndMorgan
@haunted4always
If I'm feeling weak or slow or like I need extra protein, I'll supplement with one of the following:
nutritional yeast
spirulina
bee pollen
seaweed
They're all like 50% protein by weight. I'll take a bit for a few days until I feel like I'm good.
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@JenkinsGaynor
@PhDVoice
@ThePhDPlace
Join listservs in your field. They are free to join, and there are often conferences posted.
For me: I usually figure out when I can travel, and where I want to go, and then Google the location and month + "conference" and see what comes up. But be mindful of predatory listings!
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@heymrsbond
Our bodies cannot be politically neutral spaces because acquiring knowledge and skills is inherently political.
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@JoshuaLWatson
Plato writes about a society governed by philosopher kings. But Aristotle actually trains one, Alexander of Macedon.
In that regard, they're both bad. But Aristotle has more comprehensive and detailed works, and his influence on Ibn Sina and Aquinas led to some beautiful text.
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@ecomarxi
It's odd that people on the Left promote war between two indigenous groups in the Levant, Jews and Arabs.
Why does the Left take the imperialist tack of dividing the indigenous?
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@constancekassor
@sheathescholar
One way I get around having all the work turned in at the end is to be in touch with students who are very far behind. I do this several times/semester.
There's also a withdrawal deadline, and seeing whether a student wants a "w" or if they think they can finish can help.
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@joel_c_miller
Can I add 2¢?
If you find yourself in a calculus class and are worried, try this. Do ALL of the exercises in each chapter, not just what's been assigned. That will give you more practice, and will scaffold your learning process, so it'll be easier.
You can do it!
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@mellabarb
You can write to a publisher and ask them to retract the paper if you like?
You conceived the analysis, and have evidence that you did, and thus you should have been given authorship.
Let them sort it out? They also might be able to get you on as an author.
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@ClimateHuman
In your list of fossil fuel industry, politicians, banks and media, I hope you add one other major actor.
Military.
When the US had active military operations in Iraq and Afgh, those comprised 50% of all US GHG emissions.
Military is one of the largest emitters of GHG.
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@ecomarxi
So you're all in favor of group reprisal, so long as it's group reprisal against the US and its allies?
That's crass, no?
Why support violence?
Why not create a better outcome?
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@BrunsMoore
@PhDVoice
Academia is creative.
Teaching, developing courses, planning research, presenting at conferences—these are all creative pursuits that are social and fulfilling.
And, a PhD allows a person to work in foreign countries and have decent wages while contributing to that country.
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@Sydonahi
@AcademicChatter
In the 30 minutes before you are going to write, sit down and read similar work. That will prime you for getting the tone and word choices right.
And: Have fun. You'd be surprised how the fun piece you write can be adapted to fit the needs of the stuffy project that's required.
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@Nursey1994
@arghavan_salles
@stephbriggsuk
They did (try to) use sedation but the drug (fentanyl) had been swapped out (stolen) by one of the nurses.
The malpractice is that they should have done an audit after the first patient complained that the pain relief wasn't working. Instead, it went on for months.
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@timminglab
WHAT?! Only 7 rejections?
My most recent article had 12 rejections before being published.
Another had 14. One manuscript with 33 is currently in review (again) and I'm hopeful!!
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@MPerren
I ride a lot. When I lived in Los Angeles I attached a fluorescent pink golf flag to the back of my bicycle so it was easy to spot me. It was really ugly.
I know this isn't a great solution, but increasing rider visibility is something you both can do and feel good about.
❤️❤️
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@ecomarxi
Jews and Arabs are both indigenous to the region.
The narrative you present that Jews are the white, European oppressor is romantic, orientalist and odd.
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@PedagogyProdigy
@DrSid_S
Maybe too little, too late.
My college is looking for two social science instructors. One is a readvertisement, which means no one with the basic reqs applied the first time around.
It's great fun working on a tropical island. Happy to answer any Qs.
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@FromPhDtoLife
On the ac job market:
If not adjunct work, then aim for overseas in a developing country, unless your CV is competitive.
Send out 100+ applications at least. But that should be enough to land something good. It's a numbers game.
For $: send out RFPs to be a consultant for NGOs
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@mellabarb
OH also, if it's too political, you can definitely wait until after your doctoral degree is awarded... and then after you're safe, then you can contact the publisher?
Hang in there?
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@SaraSchurmann
First: Don't lose hope? While there are still polar ice caps there's still a chance of reversing what's happening.
Second: Let people know that they can get behind a concrete plan? Example: Wealthy govt's agree to fund & replace global fossil fuels with 100% renewables in 3 yrs.
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@filip4science
@TisdaleLab
@DFourches
I agree. This is a good frame.
My potential research project "to do" list is much too large, and I would be very, very glad if someone else were to follow up on all of my research ideas so I could be free to create some more without the worry of the ever growing stack of work.
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@timminglab
While a grad student, I had one prof who responded to my request by asking me to write a first draft. I wrote one that was over-the-top positive and I was unashamed to do it. I used superlatives like they were going out of style.
And I think that is the proper student response.
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@garaymariaa
And really, sometimes you look to the people you have fun with and then say "Hey, let's figure out a project we can collaborate on?"
That's my 2¢. It's the people who are important, not the project, in determining who to collaborate with.
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@FromPhDtoLife
Academia is meant to be creative. Research is for creating new knowledge in the world, and teaching done well is full of creative effort.
Done poorly, academia is very far from moral. But at its best, it is akin to the arts, theater, dance, etc.
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@ResearchBarbara
@academicvoices
@AcademicChatter
@PhDVoice
When I ask questions of speakers giving academic presentations, I always try to ask in a way that will let them shine.
Try to see questions as a chance to shine brightly? Even if you "don't know", it's not about the answer... It's about you having fun with the process.
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@elivalley
@Solidarity_Star
True.
Both sides use rhetoric like this. But why blame Palestine or Israel? The UK created this horror with its "mandate" and Balfour Declaration and rapid exit; and Germany with its WWII horrors.
It's on them. They ought to fund a successful peace process.
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@TheDeanWin
@benphillips76
Except that climate change is based on policies like what energy sources are used to provide your electric power, what laws are enacted to regulate transportation and manufacturing and land use change.
Individual choices don't matter much at all.
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@IndyaMoore
Why not just be against Nationalism? It's odd to single out one country's nationalism, when you have a million people in concentration camps in China, three million people incarcerated in the US. These systems are led by people who believe in nationalism.
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@DeePraz10
@PhDVoice
@PhD_Genie
Spent the first 18 months of my PhD camping in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, and drove down each day to do my work at coffee shops.
One little change: I made sure to keep my high beams on while driving up at night so I wouldn't hit any deer, coyotes, skunks etc
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@_DaniBeck
Yes.
Challenge: Do something about it.
Me: I wrote a play about Hypatia of Alexandria when I found out who she was, and thought "Why didn't I learn about her in school?" (Produced in 2016).
Do something?
Make them famous: Lynn Margulis, Emmy Noether, Inge Lehmann, etc.
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@ClimateBen
I'm glad you're here on Twitter doing this every day.
I don't imagine you get enough people saying thank you. I've followed you for a long time, and your tweets are so very helpful!
Keep up the good work!!
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@ftl_ukk
@sstein329
@ecomarxi
@Vol_4
So Jews aren't originally from there?
Where are they from, in your opinion?
If you say many are from Europe... someone can easily ask you where they were from before they lived in Europe.
Do you think people lose rights to their original homeland?
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@DoctorVive
But let me answer your question more clearly.
If the political will is there, and mobilization is similar to wartime mobilization, there could definitely be industrial scale hydrogen infrastructure globally in three years time.
Countries can do a lot when they wish to.
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@ZJAyres
I'm an advocate. At one time I had a diagnosis that people said no one ever recovers from. I did.
Spent 15 years, and recovered from schizophrenia. Became an artist, teacher, now scientist. I've published a few articles about the process, and am active.
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@LJBreedlove
@Theservant53
@WhereIsLawrence
@RonWells19
@aishaismad
@BernieSanders
Fact check.
1993. That's when Mr. Sanders co-sponsored a bill for single-payer health insurance in the House. He did so in opposition to Clinton's version of health insurance. Hers was not a single-payer program.
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@LeahM_Foster
I'm sorry. That's really normal. Academic writing is tough.
Here's one simple strategy to help:
Before writing, take 30 or 40 minutes to read some similar academic writing, so you're primed for it.
Another:
Copy (type) some papers in your area, for practice with style.
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@caitoz
Ok.
But is there a path forward that doesn't rely on violence?
Why do you promote war?
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@constancekassor
@sheathescholar
True.
There's no magic formula. Once you have a sense of your students, you'll figure it out well.
A lot of my students have families and/or are working already. For others, there are a lot of family obligations.
It makes sense for me not to be strict with deadlines.
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@john_nagant
@nytimes
Go to the article website...
Do the keyboard shortcut for "Select All"...
Do the keyboard shortcut for "Copy"...
Open a new word processing document.
Do the keyboard shortcut for "Paste without Formatting"...
[You won't have the pictures... but this is faster.]
Voila!
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@broad_science
@AcademicChatter
Some of this could be correlation and not causation?
I mean you sort of have to be brilliant to aim for a PhD, and brilliance is well-correlated with mental health issues.
That doesn't excuse the abuse that is present in so many of these programs. Really they are so dangerous.
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@elizabethsibert
I know my institution could double the size of the faculty. Currently most of us teach overload.
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