There's been lots of discussions about universities, but what are the underlying virtues a university should encourage in students?

References:
https://hxstem.substack.com/p/are-bad-researchers-bad-people

So much has happened with academia in 2025, but what does the American public actually want?

References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-on

A lot happened in U.S. academia in 2025, will reform happen in 2026?

References:
https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/is-internal-reform-of-academia-possible
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/1/3/garber-faculty-activism-podcast/

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!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel
License code: D5OVVTNIN7FRRQIR

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!

RJC episodes are too big to put on Locals, but you can find it on YouTube!