The NSF is now going to track the sexual orientation of doctoral graduates. As Lawrence Kraus points out for the Wall Street Journal, it doesn't matter!
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References:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-scientists-sexuality-doesnt-matter-nsf-dei-agenda-census-gender-awards-3e1e7ac2
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/15291006231163179
What is accreditation anyway? Does DEI have any place in university accreditation?
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/major-accreditor-reconsiders-dei
https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation/accreditation-in-the-us
Should U.S. universities be required to teach U.S. civics?
References:
https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-harvard-america-first?utm_medium=organic-social
That's not creepy at all...
References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250522124755.htm
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
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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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!
