Dr. James Barry was an accomplished British military surgeon in the 19th century. After he died in 1865, it was discovered that Barry was biologically female Born Margaret Ann Bulkley, she had lived her adult life as a man to pursue a medical career, a path not available to

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Japan appointed a "Minister of Loneliness" this month to tackle the country's rising suicide rates. Here’s a thread 👇 https://t.co/2jxqvjWXOv

Lost touch: how a year without hugs affects our mental health https://t.co/lt2zf2EcPp

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Portland police fail to document, review officers’ use of force at protests or maintain crowd-control training, report finds https://t.co/7dKbNnaDej

After historically bad weather conditions burned ~10% of the forests on the Cascade west slopes in nw OR since Mon (our crude estimate, from Lane county north), the late shift feels like it’s time to appreciate the top 3 reasons to be optimistic about the upcoming weather. 1/4

For every five (5) retweets this tweet gets, I will add an Uncomfortable Cloud Industry Truth to this thread. Let's begin...

I live in Portland Oregon. Don't believe the facist propaganda and lies. Portland is 99.86% calm, except for Trump's secret police stirring up trouble and shooting protesters. -- longer post at: https://t.co/KzeoTw3WhC #pdx #portland #PDXprotests #PortlandProtests

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A Perfect Time To End Our STEM Obsession: 3 Ideas For Teaching Critical Thinking At Home During (And After) The Coronavirus Pandemic https://t.co/dti7fVlDD4

Sure. Closed Portland Businesses until further notice. Thread (1/x)

The clock winds down: Patrons of Portland’s only 24-hour coffee shop mourn its impending closure

We need empathy at work. Research proves that teams thrive when their team members feel psychologically safe, that is, that they can take risks, be themselves, and even make mistakes without their colleagues embarrassing or punishing them.  https://t.co/OZ9ESVcp7m

New: Driven by fears of school shootings, public schools are now paying tech companies to monitor everything students write in school emails or type in shared documents. School officials say they respond “within minutes” to what students have written:

Getting off social media...?

Almost everyone says this disturbing thing has happened to them at work

I keep singing “impeachment” like “The Simpsons.”

The Global Learner Survey is a first of its kind study letting us hear the collective voice of 11,000 learners in 19 countries. It’s loud and clear: they’re taking charge of their education. Read the full results at https://t.co/jvFtH0IO6k