Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to put pressure on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research

We live in a society that loves feel good stories about people coming together to help members of their community that are in need, but scoff at the idea of building a system based on that very same concept.

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"We no longer see a Britain where the system is deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities". "The Commission calls on organisations to move away from funding unconscious bias training." - the Commission on Race & Ethnic Disparities report Alas, one of the commissioners...

So lemme get this straight A group of legislators—many of whom conveniently own Meta stock—come together in a rare bipartisan effort to ban its main competitor? Did I get that right?

BREAKING: The Trump administration quietly pulls the plug on the menthol cigarette ban. Once again, Big Tobacco wins, and public health takes the hit. But hey, who needs clean air and healthy lungs when profits are on the line, right?

Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad theconversation.com/rare-portraits…

Why is shameless liar Trump allowed to repeat the obvious lie about 'spending $100 million on condoms for Hamas' when everyone on earth knows it's not remotely true? Because America is no longer a democracy and there are millions of Americans who simply don't care about truth.

Can someone explain to me like I’m 5, what’s the difference between Ukrainian refugees who are escaping war and Palestinian refugees who are escaping war?

Africa's History was too rich and enormous that if it were to be taught in African Schools, there would be nothing else to study.

Today, I had the absolute privilege of sharing my 50-year physiotherapy career journey with students Uni of Birmingham as part of their career day. From sitting on a wall outside my student digs in Bristol, navigating the aftermath of Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech

Let’s be real clear: Donald Trump has fired Gen. C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because he is a Black man. They DO NOT want Black people on high-ranking positions. He and Pete Hegseth claims Brown, only the 2nd African American to ever hold the position, was

GAME THEORY is the most powerful decision-making framework in history. From Sun Tzu & Genghis Khan to John F. Kennedy, it was used to win wars, forge empires and conquer the world. Here’s what it is, how it works and how to master it: (thread)

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Now we’ve got the Jewish mayor of Miami using his office to cancel the lease of a tiny community theater because it screened the *Oscar Winning* documentary No Other Land last week. Meiner claims the film is “an attack on Jewish people” despite the fact that half of the

Can anyone tell me why The Annunaki (Sumerian Gods) are holding Pinecones and why The Vatican has a giant Pinecone statue in its courtyard?

He revealed all the concealed hatred, and this young man simply wishes to express his gratitude.

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Smh we are so tired

Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow: George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder. We all saw it. You can lie to yourself all day,