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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by smokel on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:24PM (#39444029)
I started writing a similar comment at this, but then figured that the situation is not so black-and-white. Some activists are using disingenuous practices to undermine science. Undermining science by itself might be a noble cause in some areas, but please just use the legal or political systems to accomplish that. Do not attack individuals directly.
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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by jimbokun on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:33PM (#39444127)
What would be an example of nobly undermining science?

Do you mean undermining poorly done science with better science?

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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by AlbertCory on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:40PM (#39444235)
Maybe they mean "calling scientific method a form of racism?" Just a thought.
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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by bilbo0s on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:51PM (#39444376)
I think they mean demanding the elimination of peer review.

There is a movement afoot to eliminate the practice because if it is done the way intended, the bar is too high.

The bar probably is too high, but that's not necessarily a problem. Rather that's the point.

I agree, that particular movement does have at its root an assault on science.

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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by jimbokun on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @02:37PM (#39445849)
Should go on peer review, and demand replication of results before accepting a paper's findings, in an ideal world.
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Re:Faculty group calls on Yale to make teaching 'distinct fr... by smokel on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @03:49AM (#39451540)
I could imagine some people not liking research into several kinds of weapons, artificial intelligence, or research that requires animal testing.
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