Wendy Thornton
@wthornto.bsky.social
Professor, Neuropsychologist, Unabashed promoter of family and friends. Canadian-American
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Canada to be EU’s 28th member? Nearly half of Canadians say yes: The European Commission isn't strictly ruling it out either.
Canada to be EU’s 28th member? Nearly half of Canadians say yes
The European Commission isn't strictly ruling it out either.
dlvr.it
March 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Canada to be EU’s 28th member? Nearly half of Canadians say yes: The European Commission isn't strictly ruling it out either.
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
Are we there yet?
"Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity."
-Vaclav Havel
-Vaclav Havel
January 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Are we there yet?
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social Hi there, is Heterodox Academy going to join Bluesky? Would be nice to have an #academicfreedom presence here.
November 23, 2024 at 5:49 PM
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social Hi there, is Heterodox Academy going to join Bluesky? Would be nice to have an #academicfreedom presence here.
"Actual ethics have been lost to ethics performance." Yep. May be of interest to #academics and #IRB's. And if anyone knows of and #academicstarterpacks please let me know.
inquisitivemag.org/articles/the...
inquisitivemag.org/articles/the...
The IRB Protection Racket — Inquisitive
IRBs should of course minimize risk to human research participants. But they also should support research nimbly and expansively. That’s not happening.
inquisitivemag.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:46 PM
"Actual ethics have been lost to ethics performance." Yep. May be of interest to #academics and #IRB's. And if anyone knows of and #academicstarterpacks please let me know.
inquisitivemag.org/articles/the...
inquisitivemag.org/articles/the...
Dangerous times ahead for academia, academic freedom, and collegial governance as the pendulum swings hard right @thefireorg.bsky.social
Read this Texas AAUP statement on the egregious censorship of academic freedom going on at the University of North Texas. @penamerica.bsky.social, Heterodox Academy, @thefireorg.bsky.social, and @aaup.bsky.social all in agreement on this one. #StrongerBetterTogether aaup-texas.org/blog/f/unive...
University of North Texas Censors Course Content
Texas AAUP-AFT Raises Faculty Concerns Over Course Censorship at the University of North Texas (Denton)
aaup-texas.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Dangerous times ahead for academia, academic freedom, and collegial governance as the pendulum swings hard right @thefireorg.bsky.social
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Season Premiere January 20th: “Full White House” (h/t @jimmykimmel.bsky.social )
November 22, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Season Premiere January 20th: “Full White House” (h/t @jimmykimmel.bsky.social )
Thought it was fitting to start this journey with a pic of my two fur babies, meet Maisie the Havanese and Milo the Siberian.
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Thought it was fitting to start this journey with a pic of my two fur babies, meet Maisie the Havanese and Milo the Siberian.