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 11 Oct 2024 · 6 min read
The Problem with Lived Experience Some lived experiences are selected and elevated over others. Sarah A. Font / Naomi Schaefer Riley 17 Jul 2023 · 7 min read
If The Findings Detract, You Must Retract How dissent is policed in social science. Jukka Savolainen 18 Jun 2023 · 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 18 Apr 2023 · 12 min read
Gender Equity When It Suits Organisations should apply the principle evenhandedly. Anthony Jorm 13 Mar 2023 · 6 min read
Science by Quota Australia’s unnecessary new NHMRC policy will lead to a decline in scientific quality. Anthony Jorm 3 Nov 2022 · 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 26 Sep 2021 · 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 14 Dec 2019 · 8 min read
Against Research Ethics Committees The guidelines ethics committees follow present themselves as universal rules derived from reason. Paul Oslington 17 Oct 2019 · 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 5 Apr 2018 · 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 18 Dec 2017 · 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 31 Oct 2017 · 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 21 Jul 2016 · 11 min read
