It would seem that major scientific publications have learned nothing from the last election cycle in the U.S. as Scientific American decided to make a poor decision. Let's remind folks about the research here with endorsements and scientific credibility.
References:
https://x.com/sciam/status/1835720861657305557
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote-for-kamala-harris-to-support-science-health-and-the-environment/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-american-endorses-joe-biden1/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00799-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPrHoNNfFiQ
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02852-x
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DEI statements, ideological litmus tests, have become popular across the US. Now for part 2 of Nate Tenhundfeld's work looking at DEI statement requirements.
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/the-dei-lemma
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DEI statements, ideological litmus tests, have become popular across the US. Nate Tenhundfeld explores regional trends in DEI statements from universities across the country.
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/the-great-dei-vide
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the College Pulse have released the results of their latest survey of the college campus climate. Let's have a look!
References:
https://www.thefire.org/news/2025-college-free-speech-rankings-expose-threats-first-amendment-rights-campus
https://speech.collegepulse.com/rank
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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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SciChat Saturday returns with some philosophical discussion of AI in science with Kieran White!
Check it out tomorrow at 8PM Central!
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