My husband was asked to help with an organization that tries to get kids excited about STEM in order to coax them down that career path. My question was- why? I’m not sure pushing kids into STEM at this moment will do them any favors. Science is a mess right now in pretty much every field.
Your comment reminded me of something Dr. Judith Curry said when she resigned as Head of Climate Science at Georgia Tech. It went something like, "I didn't think that I could appropriately invite students into our graduate program when their academic freedom could not be protected." I think her point was that if your research funding is tied to its conformance with a political dogma then there is effectively no academic freedom. I agree with your husband.
Great article Doctor. Very thought provoking indeed. This silencing dissenting opinions in science is bad and we saw a lot of it during Covid, and I agree it has been and continues to happen in the area of climate prediction
My husband was asked to help with an organization that tries to get kids excited about STEM in order to coax them down that career path. My question was- why? I’m not sure pushing kids into STEM at this moment will do them any favors. Science is a mess right now in pretty much every field.
Your comment reminded me of something Dr. Judith Curry said when she resigned as Head of Climate Science at Georgia Tech. It went something like, "I didn't think that I could appropriately invite students into our graduate program when their academic freedom could not be protected." I think her point was that if your research funding is tied to its conformance with a political dogma then there is effectively no academic freedom. I agree with your husband.
Great article Doctor. Very thought provoking indeed. This silencing dissenting opinions in science is bad and we saw a lot of it during Covid, and I agree it has been and continues to happen in the area of climate prediction