The Academic Freedom Index is a new tool to measure academic freedom across at universities across the world. I have some questions about it.
References:
https://academic-freedom-index.net/
There's problems in academia caused by academia (in part), but how do we strike a balance?
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
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
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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!
