Susanna Zaraysky (inactive)
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📚#GIVEAWAY How did you first become aware of Oliver Sacks? Quote this tweet with your answer, and in honor of @OliverSacksDoc streaming on @PBSAmerMasters until tomorrow, we'll pick our favorite & send you his autobiography 'On The Move,' from @VintageAnchor! US residents only.
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Many indigenous languages from around the world haven't been spoken fluently in decades, so they're in danger of disappearing. Woolaroo, a new tool from @GoogleArts, uses machine learning to preserve and teach 10 languages using just your phone. Learn how. https://t.co/oBlfFzNymY
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In partnership with @risingvoices and @UNESCO, we invite you to take this online survey about under-represented languages and the development of digital resources needed to sustain them. Learn more: https://t.co/5eNWGa7MN4
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"One of the best docs of the year" - @KennethTuran Don't miss your chance to see the moving, acclaimed documentary @OliverSacks: His Own Life streaming free on @PBSAmerMasters through May 8th! #OliverSacksPBS #OliverSacksDoc
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Noto fonts cover 149 scripts, which is 96.8% of Unicode’s coverage. It is imperative that the characters of ‘forgotten’ languages become part of the Unicode standard, because a script can only be added to Noto if it is part of Unicode. #ATypITechTalks2021
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I'd like to know if you think these factors (private equity outbidding real humans in all cash offers & then putting homes on rental market instead of for sale, and non-bank mortgage companies invested in mortgage-backed securities) could lead to the next housing crash.
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Yesterday, @TheYoungTurks reported that ~50% of mortgages since 2016 are by non-bank lenders who don't have to follow Dodd-Frank rules, are over leveraged by short-term loans, perform mortgage backed securities in stock market (like in 2008 collapse) https://t.co/ZHrFPG6bL1
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A #COVID19 public service announcement in #LADINO from @languageismusic; also available in 7 other languages!
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"The Neuroscience of Music & Creativity | City Arts & Lectures" Interview with opera singer & neuroscientist & fellow @OliverSacks fan, @indrevis: https://t.co/f6cwJztEsL
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For decades, it was nearly impossible to type in Urdu online. Meet the people fighting to digitally preserve its script https://t.co/UQtiBdiOai via @restofworld
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For decades, it was nearly impossible to type in Urdu online. Meet the people fighting to digitally preserve its script.
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A Singaporean, a German, & a Nigerian are speaking English with each other. Then… an American joins the convo. Enter, misunderstandings galore. Turns out native English speakers are the ones getting in the way of communicating in global English. Listen: https://t.co/axg0MShPH6
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Heather Hansen used to teach people to speak "perfect" English. Until she realized that so-called "bad English" might be a better way to communicate.
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We’ve already received some wonderful calls about Dr. Sacks’ work and impact. Stay tuned to hear for yourself, and if you’d like to contribute, our answering machine is waiting for you! 🧠📚📞
In honor of @PBSAmerMasters screening "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life", @CallingIshmael is collecting stories about Oliver Sacks. Call 774-325-0503 and leave a message talking about how reading Oliver Sacks' books affected you, and we'll share our favorites!
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Covid no es una broma. Es real. Es cruel. Les está robando a las personas su dignidad al morir. Video en español: https://t.co/W4acVBmMgr
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Covid não é brincadeira . É real. É cruel. Está roubando as pessoas de sua dignidade na morte. Video: Português https://t.co/L4LkuresPt
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Esta hazinura de Covid no es una shaká. Es real. Es kruel. Les está arovando a las personas sus dignitá al morir. (Video: Ladino/Djudeo-Espanyol) https://t.co/N8CQpy80Bg
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La Covid n’est pas une fake news. Elle est réelle. Elle est cruelle. La pandémie prive les gens de leur dignité dans la mort. (Video: Français/French) https://t.co/7dg9vYmrpg
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Covid nije prevara. Stvaran je. I okrutan. Virus lišava ljude dostojanstvene smrti. (Bosanski/Bosnian)
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COVID это не мистификация. Это реально и ужасно. Это лишает людей их достоинства, когда они умирают. https://t.co/eSbFPTDjzH
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- Covid ain’t no hoax. - My father was hospitalized for Covid-19. It’s real. It’s cruel. It’s robbing people of their dignity in death. https://t.co/agf0451zeZ
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- Il Covid non è uno scherzo (Italiano/Italian)- Mio padre è stato ricoverato in ospedale per Covid-19. È vero. È crudele. Sta rubando alle persone la loro dignità in punto di morte.
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