#Higher

Peter Kirwan

DrPeteKirwan

This is an interesting read on the myths/problematic maths that underpin the ‘grade inflation’ narrative, but I want to add a further perspective on why proportions of grades are up

Mausi

HistoryNerdGirl

They think lowering real-term wages & increased inflation means that we'll be able to spend money on the economy. But private sector continues to be paid as before. Cut MP

David AttenBruh🦇🐍

AlHendiify

TIL albino redwoods may not actually be parasitic, but rather could share a mutualistic relationship with the neighbors they siphon off of.Here’s how that hypothesis goes:https://twitter.com/britobrien_/status/1013256969992302592 First of

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alwaysdislove

reality of paparazzi [ thread ]•9/10 times a celeb is paped it’s not random, they are paid paps •paps only capture what the celeb’s team wants the public to see

Rams

code_rams

Day 29 / 100Today learning tip! Debounce in JavascriptThe debounce function delays the processing of the event until the user has stopped typing for a predetermined amount of time.Have you

Dr. Daniel Grossman

DrDGrossman

Today marks 60 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill. As we celebrate that anniversary, we must honor the Puerto Rican women who were misled, enrolled in clinical

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

I wrote about the difference between an "apex" and a "plateau" last week, as the data from Italy were encouraging but also being misframed by the White House, and many

Atomsk's Sanakan

AtomsksSanakan

1/HThere was a recent effort to champion Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) as a non-expert who speaks uncomfortable truths experts don't want to hear.That's misguided, as we can see by examining how

Eddie Synot

EddieSynot

Arguments for university fee deregulation are coming again amid #coronavirusau crisis & I worry they’ll ramp up unlike before without Govt support for sector 1/7 #auspol #highereducation #University Any comparison

Chris Minister of Smartarsery

Lumberist

If you want more gun control in I challenge you to go buy a firearm todayTake your PAL/RPAL courseDo your in-depth RCMP background check which includes fingerprints, references, disclosure

Matt Elliott

GraphicMatt

I understand the TTC’s enormous financial pressures, and the feds/province haven’t announced extra funds to keep transit agencies going, but this announcement about layoffs worries me a lot. http://www.ttc.ca/News/2020/April/23_04_20NR_reducing_costs

WWF UK 🌏

wwf_uk

The #AgricultureBill is being debated in parliament today. This is a chance to protect our standards in law. A thread on why our MPs need to #SaveOurStandards. The UK

Tina Vasquez

TheTinaVasquez

For the morning crowd: In rural North Carolina, workers at poultry plants are testing positive for COVID-19, but the companies that own the plants aren't being transparent with the public

Ajayi oluwatobi

jomamit_

In following @DrJoeAbah ‘s #GovernancePuzzles I have been thinking about a scenario: On 27th of February when Nigeria announced the first case of Covid19, so many people came to social

Tom Sellers

TomSellers

If your org uses Microsoft Exchange I *strongly* recommend you make sure the patch for CVE-2020-0688 (Feb 11) is installed.Unpatched means phished user = SYSTEM on OWA servers.@Rapid7 Project Sonar

Smart Sync Services

SmartSyncServ

As promised,Here is the thread on AR 19-20 of Bajaj Auto 1/Bajaj Auto The World’s Favourite IndiaHAMARA KAL@suru27 @finbloggers 2/ Chairman’s Letter•In FY20, compared to industry, the company did very