It has decided to kick its science-loving readers in the teeth and embrace a modern equivalent of Lysenkoism—the doctrine that required Soviet biologists to ignore evolution and the genetics of plants.
The great biologist Edward O. Wilson died on December 26.
The great biologist Edward O. Wilson died on December 26.
...They surely didn’t expect that the oeuvre of this globally renowned scientist would be labeled by Scientific American, just three days after his death, as “built on racist ideas.”
Why...has been infected by a taste-destroying, judgment-paralyzing malady: the virus of progressive wokeness.
Why...has been infected by a taste-destroying, judgment-paralyzing malady: the virus of progressive wokeness.
...Woke theory provides the platform for
- putting opponents on the defensive,
- grabbing more spoils for practitioners of identity politics, and
- smearing as racist anyone who dares dispute the premise of the whole racket—that people have no genetic differences.
Since no one wants to be called a racist, the intimidation works perfectly and is spreading an ever-widening circle of fear in campuses, corporations, and media...
- One reason is that in today’s academic world, scholars are deeply dependent on the support of others to gain government grants or get their papers accepted by journals. Even one negative vote in the peer-review committee can be fatal to careers. Because of this intense interdependence, academics can’t afford any accusation of racism, however unmerited. Unfortunately, this means that it’s all too easy to bully people into silence. A handful of activists have succeeded in terrifying campuses across the nation with their odious brand of obscurantism...Read all!!
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