14Aug 2024 by Post

Top U.S. Science Journal Calls for Dismantling Capitalism

Big Pharma, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Capitalism, collectivism, colonialism, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, Fogarty International Center, intellectual property, international agencies, Medicine, pandemic, public policy, Research, Science (journal), science journals, technocracy, US Agency for International Development, Vaccines, Wellcome Trust, woke ideology
Establishing a quasi-socialistic technocratic approach — focused on equity instead of excellence — would stifle innovation. Source
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24Feb 2024 by Post

Data Can Appear in Science Journals — Out of Thin Air

Almas Heshmati, autofill, Culture & Ethics, data, econometricians, Economics, Elsevier, Excel, Gary Smith, imputation, Jönköping University, Journal of Clean Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Mike Tsionas, Netherlands, New Zealand, Physics, Earth & Space, Retraction Watch, science journals, statistical peculiarities, Søren Johansen, United Kingdom, United States, University of Copenhagen, Zoom
While many researchers decried the results, University of Copenhagen econometrician Søren Johansen said something worth pondering. Source
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01Jun 2023 by Post

Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes

algae, Culture & Ethics, duties, earthquake faults, ecosystem services, Evolution, experts, glaciers, human beings, ideologues, lawsuits, legal standing, legislatures, lion prides, Moon, nature, nature rights, oceans, ownership, right to evolve, rights, rock outcroppings, Science (journal), science journals, scientists, swamps, wokeness
The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings. Source
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07Dec 2020 by Post

Excerpt: Letter to the Journal of Chemical Education

A Mousetrap for Darwin, biochemical pathways, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, DNA, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Journal of Chemical Education, Junk DNA, letter to the editor, molecular machinery, philosophy journals, polymerase, random mutation, science journals, Scientific American, Skeptics, students
Unlike philosophy journals — or high school newspapers — many science journals are unwilling to publish responses by people attacked in their pages. Source
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