"Every time he chooses to consciously hide his identity, he agonizes over whether it’s time to out himself. Because money & prestige are not enough. Siddhant is waiting for some moment, some sign, that he can finally put his anxieties to rest." @sonipaul https://t.co/mzUyOw2vOw
Tune in today from 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT to see coverage of the DARPA SubT Challenge Virtual prize round and Systems preliminary round. https://t.co/omXeP8k8hd #robots#SubTChallenge
Academia rewards clever papers over real world impact. That makes it less useful. But it also perpetuates privilege—those with less experience of injustice find it easier to play the game, i.e. work on abstruse problems while ignoring topics that address pressing needs.
How did #ROS change the field of robotics? Check out @RedHat 5-part #OpenSourceStories film on how ROS became a global phenomenon?
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You want to vote? Do you live in a state? Well, the Late Show made a great website just for you! Go to https://t.co/PmBheAlxgj and click on your state’s link for all the latest voting info! #betterknowaballot
Professors, Graduate School Directors, Dept. Chairs, PIs, Postdocs and white graduate students.
Please take a few minutes to read stories from #BlackintheIvory
We are telling our stories. True allies should be willing to listen.
Here is the thing to understand about flattening the curve.
It only works if we take necessary measures before they seem necessary.
And if it works, people will think we over-reacted.
We have to be willing to look like we over-reacted.
Here is a great discourse discussion of the differences between Ignition and @GazeboSim, how the two relate, and why you should transition over to Ignition. https://t.co/Y05VWnYP9t
Two of my heroes, @errolmorris & @mrbobodenkirk, got together to apply their unique ways of looking at the world to climate change. The videos are absurd and sad, yet also funny. It’s not a comfy space they create, but it IS loving. I’m kinda amazed. More: https://t.co/mD3AJgFwqB