Amir Attaran
@amirattaran.bsky.social
Professor. Litigator. Scientist. Bicyclist. Husband. Father. Son. Wrecks grifters, creeps, anti-vaxxers & scientific illiterates. Personal account (not @uOttawa).
Might investment in bilingualism pay for itself by improving health? We don’t know, but maybe.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Might investment in bilingualism pay for itself by improving health? We don’t know, but maybe.
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Watson's original title for The Double Helix was Honest Jim.
I think it was honest, but only in the sense that it revealed Watson and not reality.
He was an ambitious, arrogant, misogynistic, and opportunistic man who managed to get himself into the right place at the right time.
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I think it was honest, but only in the sense that it revealed Watson and not reality.
He was an ambitious, arrogant, misogynistic, and opportunistic man who managed to get himself into the right place at the right time.
41/41
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Watson's original title for The Double Helix was Honest Jim.
I think it was honest, but only in the sense that it revealed Watson and not reality.
He was an ambitious, arrogant, misogynistic, and opportunistic man who managed to get himself into the right place at the right time.
41/41
I think it was honest, but only in the sense that it revealed Watson and not reality.
He was an ambitious, arrogant, misogynistic, and opportunistic man who managed to get himself into the right place at the right time.
41/41
Former Ecojustice lawyer here. This case has no obvious winning legal theory, but seems driven by publicity, comms and ultimately fundraising. Oh, and it uses outside legal counsel. It’s sad to see Ecojustice in this decline.
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Former Ecojustice lawyer here. This case has no obvious winning legal theory, but seems driven by publicity, comms and ultimately fundraising. Oh, and it uses outside legal counsel. It’s sad to see Ecojustice in this decline.