Politics & Education @PoliticsAndEd
Ryan Allen—Associate Professor, @SokaUniv. International ed, China, place & space. Read my long-form at College Towns. collegetowns.org So Cal Joined September 2013-
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in the meantime oligarchs will continue founding new universities directly, but only for (applied; it’s all about “accelerating adoption of technology with makerspaces”) STEM
Walmart family announces new STEM university in Bentonville, Arkansas. I wish they would have gone a little more traditional with the design. Oh well, something to keep an eye on anyway.
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Politics & Education retweeted
I think part of what makes this account’s work so satisfying is they are doing a form of pattern recognition that is computerlike in many ways but actually requires a soul to pull off. Proof humans are still on top
@Complex Petit disque orange (rotated), by František Kupka, 1932
@RedditCFB This one will ruin it. Ghana mostly defensive team. If win, certainly won’t be by 3+.
@akoustov Yes, we should throw those kinds of rankings out collegetowns.org/p/why-finland-…
I cover this kind of news in my weekly links roundup here: collegetowns.org/p/new-york-hat…
Walmart family announces new STEM university in Bentonville, Arkansas. I wish they would have gone a little more traditional with the design. Oh well, something to keep an eye on anyway.
Truly blessed, ran into Messi on my US road trip. Glad he was in town for the World Cup.
@big_pedestrian Yes, 16% of drivers should not be behind the wheel collegetowns.org/p/the-16-of-da…
Included in my weekly-ish links roundup posts on transport, urbanism, and education collegetowns.org/p/new-york-hat…
Interesting new initiative out of Colorado. A coop for ride share drivers, collectively owned. Much larger % of rides charge go to the drivers. It’s being dubbed the “Ethical Uber.”
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It finally happened
The ideal American tourism package would involve foreigners landing at the airport, stepping onto a bus, and spending the day looping through the most pristine suburbs in the world. Wide streets, perfect lawns, polished schools, grocery stores the size of cathedrals. Then the bus
My ode to New York City after the historic Knicks run to an NBA Championship. The city is on an all-time high right now. Congrats.
See my weekly-ish links roundup here: collegetowns.org/p/new-york-hat…
@texasrunnerDFW Agreed on concerts collegetowns.org/p/ticketmaster…
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Over the years I've heard multiple people say that roundabouts are dangerous because drunk drivers crash into them. You guys, catching drunk drivers is a BENEFIT of roundabouts.
Politics & Education retweeted
@yoamomonstruos Americans truly believe they have a chance at anything. That’s a feature not a bug
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