Fall ‘22 STEM Collection
The following are STEM-related articles of interest from Fall 2022. Those of most interest are detailed in individual postings*.
When Will Academia Account for Its Covid Failures?* (WSJ, 12/28/22)
Is “Woke Science” The Only Science Allowed in Academia? (Heterodox STEM, 12/18/23)— slides from Krauss presentation at Stanford
Why I'm Losing Trust in the Institutions (Persuasion, 12/23/22)
In Defence of Scientific Integrity and Due Process (Quillette, 12/13/22); A Rush to Judgement in Psychological Science: In its panicked dismissal of Klaus Fiedler, the APS has failed to deliver procedural justice. (Quillette, 12/12/22)
The Hijacking of Pediatric Medicine* (The Free Press, 12/7/22)
Prestigious Psych Journal Cans Editor for Soliciting Criticism of Black Psychologist (Free Beacon, 12/6/22)
An accelerator physicist reaches his breaking point * (Heterodox STEM, 12/5/22)
NEW AAMC REPORT* The Power of Collective Action: Assessing and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at AAMC Medical Schools (11/2022)
Oxford to ‘decolonise’ computing degree and emphasise slavery links (Telegraph, 11/19/22)
Roughly a third of medical schools have DEI incentives for employees, report finds* (Higher Ed Dive, 11/14/22)
An Existential Threat to Doing Good Science* (Common Sense, 11/7/22)
Anti-Male Bias at NHMRC: Gender quotas for research funding is counterproductive and sets a dangerous new precedent.(Quillette, 10/20/22)
Embattled Stanford Professor of Medicine Jay Bhattacharya: ‘Academic freedom is dead’* (College Fix, 11/9/22)
Top med school putting wokeism ahead of giving America good doctors* (NY Post, 9/2/22); UPenn doctor: ‘Anti-racist’ policies are wrecking American medicine (NY Post, 9/29/22)
How physics in the USSR was saved from ideology (Heterodox STEM, 9/27/22 )
The Danger of Politicizing Science (Persuasion, 9/21/22)
Critical Race Theory Is Bad Medicine* (WSJ, 9/14/22)
