Reverse Sexism in Australian Research
Grant applications should be assessed on their scientific merits—not on the sex or political leanings of the applicant.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
Research
A collection of 13 posts
The Problem with Lived Experience
Some lived experiences are selected and elevated over others.
Sarah A. Font, Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 7 min read
If The Findings Detract, You Must Retract
How dissent is policed in social science.
Jukka Savolainen
· 10 min read
Masking Uncertainty in Public Health
Had it actually been “following the science,” the CDC would have transparently communicated its uncertainty at every step.
Mark Alan Smith
· 12 min read
Gender Equity When It Suits
Organisations should apply the principle evenhandedly.
Anthony Jorm
· 6 min read
Science by Quota
Australia’s unnecessary new NHMRC policy will lead to a decline in scientific quality.
Anthony Jorm
· 8 min read
Shame and Silence: The LWS Twin Studies Revisited
Identical twins, especially, are favorites when it comes to exploring identity and duality in dramatic and literary works.
Nancy L. Segal
· 8 min read
How to Tackle the Unfolding Research Crisis
The poor and worsening position of research is not self-correcting, and the sector needs to be redirected towards the solution of real world problems and developing an effective predictive capability.
Les Coleman
· 8 min read
Against Research Ethics Committees
The guidelines ethics committees follow present themselves as universal rules derived from reason.
Paul Oslington
· 13 min read
In Social Research Fields, Conservatives Are the Most Underrepresented Group
The lack of ideological diversity seems to be vastly more pronounced in social research fields than underrepresentation in terms of gender, sexuality, and race.
Musa al-Gharbi
· 4 min read
How Activists Took Control of a University: The Case Study of Evergreen State
Understanding these mechanisms can hopefully produce a broader sense of how ideologically motivated people are able to acquire and wield so much power.
Uri Harris
· 8 min read
Education NGO Faces Backlash from Academics After Retracting Essay Citing Intelligence Research
The essay’s author and summit panelist, Toby Young, says he was blindsided at the sudden retraction two days after its publication.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read
How Sexual Dominance Influences Politics
The link between sex and dominance has a deep evolutionary history. The perennial battles between males over reproductive access to females fill the annals of natural history.
Gregory Gorelik
· 11 min read