Anna Krylov, a chemistry professor, has published several pieces on how left/woke ideology is undermining science. Here's her latest.
She gives examples of four main issues:
1. Policing of language.
Ever longer list of forbidden words like "healthy weight".
She gives examples of four main issues:
1. Policing of language.
Ever longer list of forbidden words like "healthy weight".
2. Rewriting the history of science.
More and more scientists having their names stricken from buildings, textbooks, awards, etc.
Some examples:
More and more scientists having their names stricken from buildings, textbooks, awards, etc.
Some examples:
3. Suppression of viewpoints and research results.
Paper retractions, censorship of valid research.
E.g. in 2022, Nature Human Behaviour (NHB) published an editorial stating that the journal will not publish valid research that the editors consider ‘harmful’ to groups.
Paper retractions, censorship of valid research.
E.g. in 2022, Nature Human Behaviour (NHB) published an editorial stating that the journal will not publish valid research that the editors consider ‘harmful’ to groups.
4. Replacing merit-based publication by quotas for editors, authors, reviewers, ‘citation justice’, etc.
E.g. Royal Society of Chemistry journals have a target quota of 36% of women editors and reviewers.
E.g. Royal Society of Chemistry journals have a target quota of 36% of women editors and reviewers.
Anna Krylov grew up in the USSR. Similar kinds of ideological abuse of science are now happening in the West.
Link (open access):
Critical Social Justice Subverts Scientific Publishing
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Critical Social Justice Subverts Scientific Publishing
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Anna Krylov's work against the politicization of science has several admirers including @PsychRabble @Yi_Zen_Chu @sapinker @DorianAbbot @hsu_steve
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