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Assistant professor in Belgium. Philosophy and history of medicine. Many other things. Autrice "Pilules Roses", julietteferrydanini.com
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AVIS DE PARUTION ! vois n'avez donc que trois choses à faire : 1. l'acheter 2. le lire 3. en parler autour de vous ❤️

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Two eurasian jays started screaming in the tree in my garden, no idea what they were after. Never seen those before, I almost got scared because they were so bold

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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

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I'm trying working on a standing desk but my knees hurt so much, what's the trick?

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My bouldering gym is going to set boulders specifically for smaller people 🔥

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A reminder that Hypatia publishes translations of important pieces of feminist philosophy from other languages into English, up to the usual word-limit of 10k. Can be a paper or a book chapter, and it's the would-be translator that makes the submission. Scroll down to 'Feminism in translation':

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A DHS task force is using data analytic tools to scour social media of foreign students in the U.S. for potential grounds to revoke their visas, three sources told NBC News. nbcnews.to/4jqVkze

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CfA Summer School for early-career scholars: "The history of intellectual property: from local practices to international regulation" Geneva 3-5 Sep Org. by Laboratory for the History of Science & Technology, Swiss Federal Institute for Technology Lausanne @lhst-epfl.bsky.social Apply by 15 Apr

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Je serai à la Journée nationale des bibliothécaires et documentalistes en santé à Paris en juin 📚 mon livre a plu aux organisateurs. Je n'avais pas pensé à eux comme réception possible de mon livre, ça fait plaisir

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The Swedish gov't claim to welcome foreign academics. But their actual policy is Trump-inspired: a poorly justified war on "woke," bizarre attacks on specific curricula, capricious cancellations of research funding, attacks on the independence of the universities, and regressive migration rules.

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We should just come back to old tested academic traditions. Articles should have titles like "Some More Thoughts on Medieval Kingship" (87 pages), "Merovingian Gaul. A History" (3 pages, no footnotes), and "An Interesting Pendant from Paris" (unknown pagination, published in village-based journal).

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

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“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”

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à chaque fois que je clique sur "faire disparaître" dans outlook j'ai l'impression que je viens de cliquer sur "faire disparaître l'existence"

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We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

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For the first time since 1988, a philosopher is among the winners of “Germany’s most prestigious award for researchers in the early stages of their academic career.”

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Cfp extended to 25 April 2025 - #HistMed #HistNursing #Archive buddies - any of you got stories to share?

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