In strange science news, apparently, someone is studying if a pigeon could keep pace with an AI. Seriously!
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References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230207144220.htm
Institutional neutrality statements are on the rise, but what are they? Do they mean the universities can't speak on issues?
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/institutional-neutrality-is-sweeping
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/how-universities-can-take-stands
There's a lot going on, what's some of the perspectives on the issue and some relevant background information.
References:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9972
https://unherd.com/newsroom/trumps-science-research-cuts-were-a-long-time-coming/
https://musaalgharbi.com/2023/01/24/college-professors-representation-disparities/
https://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1782
The NIH recently set a cap on the indirect costs that the agency will cover in funding grants. That's caused consternation, but what are indirect costs supposed to be anyway?
References:
https://ground.news/article/nih-cuts-billions-of-dollars-in-biomedical-funding-effective-immediately
https://research.fas.harvard.edu/indirect-costs
https://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/295/zuber.html
A study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examines the fraction of children with asthma that is attributable to gas stoves in the home. Interesting take, but there are a few things worth pointing out.
The YouTube version of the episode will be up tomorrow morning!
Article reviewed in this episode:
Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75
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The new one on the actions of “Affinity Groups” is quite interesting, but you can only get it as a paying subscriber! Go check it out! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f9q192oAAwAiKCjCC6Edv?si=0b_flngGQliFxK7I_d5N6Q
There will be no content over Thanksgiving week since I'm off on vacation. Happy Thanksgiving all!
