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Soviet psychologist, known for his work on psychological development in children and the creation of cultural-historical activity theory.

Austrian-British philosopher, academic, and social commentator. Rejects classical inductivist views on the scientific method in favor of empirical falsification. Introduced critical rationalism as a philosophy of criticism.

Sinologist, linguist, jazz pianist. Author of "A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language," Penguin Books. https://amzn.to/38rGZ2q

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on brief Twitter hiatus • author of the New York Times/IndieBound bestseller Dreyer’s English • he/him/his #CopyeditingProTip

Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. Best known for his popular 1980 novel "The Name of the Rose" and his 1988 novel "Foucault's Pendulum".