Tag: academic freedom
Breakthrough? Nature Calls for Openness in Science Education
“Diversity and doubt produce creativity; we must make room for them,” according to Jerry Ravetz.
Censors Silenced Eric Hedin, but They Couldn’t Silence David Gelernter: Here’s Why It Matters
Against Yale polymath David Gelernter, atheist Jerry Coyne had to resort to engaging the actual arguments.
Yale’s Gelernter: To Challenge Darwinism Is to “Take Your Life in Your Hands”
Fully as important as David Gelernter’s personal apostasy is his testimony about what happens to scientists who choose to “judge for themselves.”
In Massachusetts, Spreading Myths About Academic Freedom Legislation
In those few paragraphs, there’s a great deal of misinformation about academic freedom laws, how they harm science teaching and imperil students and educators.
Lukianoff Optimistic About Academic Freedom, Gives Advice for Concerned Citizens
If implemented, would these ideas have succored those who faced discrimination in universities, including Eric Hedin, Scott Minnich, or Dean Kenyon?