#quote The censors and gatekeepers simply assume—without evidence—that human population research is malign and must be shut down. The costs of this kind of censorship, both self-imposed and ideologically based, are profound 🧵
Student learning is impaired and important research is never done. The dangers of closing off so many avenues of inquiry is that science itself becomes an extension of ideology and is no longer an endeavor predicated on pursuing knowledge and truth <end quote> ↓
excellent article on the censorship in US campuses: commonsense.news/p/an-existenti… and scientific research in general ↓
#quote As an evolutionary biologist, I am quite used to attempts to censor research and suppress knowledge. But for most of my career, that kind of behavior came from the right. ↓
In the old days, most students and administrators were actually on our side; we were aligned against creationists. Now, the threat comes mainly from the left <end quote> ↓
#quote The risk of cancellation at Williams College, where I have taught for 12 years, and at top colleges and universities throughout this country, is not theoretical. My fellow scientists and I are living it. ↓
What is at stake is not simply our reputations, but our ability to pursue truth and scientific knowledge <end quote> ↓
Read full here commonsense.news/p/an-existenti…
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