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My dream died, and now I'm here
My dream died, and now I'm here
Sabine Hossenfelder recounts her journey from aspiring physicist to YouTube creator, detailing the disillusionment she faced in academia. Initially inspired by the intellectual lives of scientists, she entered university expecting a vibrant community of thinkers but found herself navigating a system driven by money and grants rather than knowledge discovery. Despite excelling academically, she faced gender-based discrimination, receiving a scholarship instead of a job, which left her without benefits and marginalized at her institute. The pressure to produce papers for grants, coupled with a toxic work environment and the personal toll of constant relocation, led to mental health struggles and a "murder commute" between countries. Ultimately, the speaker pivoted to YouTube after failing to secure funding for her preferred research, finding a fulfilling, honest platform to share her passion for science with a like-minded community, though she acknowledges her experience with academia’s flaws is not universal.
·youtube.com·
My dream died, and now I'm here
Science Magazine Unfairly Attacks the Journal of the Academy of Public Health
Science Magazine Unfairly Attacks the Journal of the Academy of Public Health
Only two days after the Journal of the Academy of Public Health's official launch, Science Magazine criticised it in a news item. A scientist I had recommended as a member of our Academy wrote to me
·realclearscience.com·
Science Magazine Unfairly Attacks the Journal of the Academy of Public Health
The stagnation of physics | Aeon Essays
The stagnation of physics | Aeon Essays
The truth of the matter is that fundamental physics research has, according to its high standards, entered a period of stagnation. Those few physicists able to step away from the exacting demands of their practice will speak of physics as at a crossroads, led astray or even in crisis. As all these authors suggest, fundamental physicists appear increasingly short of ideas, with the latest experiments at best verifying older theories.
·aeon.co·
The stagnation of physics | Aeon Essays
The dark side of science: How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary
The dark side of science: How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary
  • The YouTube transcript investigates allegations of abusive behavior and toxic work environments within the Max Planck Society, ... .
  • Gabriel Lando, a Brazilian theoretical physicist, recounts his traumatic experience as a postdoc under Jan M. Rost, the institute’s director. Initially excited to join, Gabriel faced verbal abuse, intimidation, and unpredictable behavior from Rost, including being berated and humiliated in private meetings.
  • The investigation extends beyond Dresden, with over 30 scientists from various Max Planck institutes reporting bullying, sexism, and toxic environments.
·youtube.com·
The dark side of science: How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary
Where Did U.S. Public Health Go Wrong?
Where Did U.S. Public Health Go Wrong?
I chose a career in public health because of its power to improve lives, as the field did in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by controlling infectious diseases such as chol
·realclearscience.com·
Where Did U.S. Public Health Go Wrong?
Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨CLIMATE SCIENCE OR CLIMATE ACTIVISM? NEW STUDY EXPOSES THE HIDDEN FUNDING A bombshell research paper analyzing 82 climate studies reveals a disturbing pattern: Not a single paper disclosed conflicts of interest over 29 years, while NGO-funded research consistently pushed https://t.co/Sb9Nu88heF" / X
Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨CLIMATE SCIENCE OR CLIMATE ACTIVISM? NEW STUDY EXPOSES THE HIDDEN FUNDING A bombshell research paper analyzing 82 climate studies reveals a disturbing pattern: Not a single paper disclosed conflicts of interest over 29 years, while NGO-funded research consistently pushed https://t.co/Sb9Nu88heF" / X
A bombshell research paper analyzing 82 climate studies reveals a disturbing pattern: Not a single paper disclosed conflicts of interest over 29 years, while NGO-funded research consistently pushed alarmist conclusions about hurricanes and climate change.
·x.com·
Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨CLIMATE SCIENCE OR CLIMATE ACTIVISM? NEW STUDY EXPOSES THE HIDDEN FUNDING A bombshell research paper analyzing 82 climate studies reveals a disturbing pattern: Not a single paper disclosed conflicts of interest over 29 years, while NGO-funded research consistently pushed https://t.co/Sb9Nu88heF" / X
The scourge of prosocial censorship - Climate Etc.
The scourge of prosocial censorship - Climate Etc.
A recent research paper published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argued that both self-censorship and the prosocial censorship of colleagues are commonplace within the sciences — and the problem is only getting worse. Some of the figures make for grim reading:
·judithcurry.com·
The scourge of prosocial censorship - Climate Etc.
90% of scientific research is crap
90% of scientific research is crap
A blog about statistics, meta-research, metascience and academia
·medianwatch.netlify.app·
90% of scientific research is crap
The American university is rotting from within
The American university is rotting from within
Joel Kotkin argues that American universities are fundamentally undermining Western civilization through a pervasive decay in higher education that threatens both civic health and economic prospects. He posits that universities, once bastions of reason and knowledge, have become centers for ideological indoctrination, promoting illiteracy and orthodoxy over critical thinking and free inquiry. Kotkin highlights the political homogeneity in academia, with a significant majority of faculty identifying as liberal or far-left, leading to campuses resembling indoctrination camps rather than places of learning. He notes the universities' resistance to change, particularly in the face of potential policy shifts under Trump, who might challenge diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and cut funding. Kotkin also critiques the academic shift towards activism, diminishing the value of traditional Western education, and the rise of movements sympathetic to anti-Western ideologies. The decline in enrollment, loss of trust in the value of degrees, and the increasing appeal of skills-based training over traditional university education are seen as signs that the current model is unsustainable, necessitating reform or downsizing to preserve both educational integrity and societal health.
·spiked-online.com·
The American university is rotting from within
Making Science Accessible: A Call to Action
Making Science Accessible: A Call to Action
Why are scientific papers difficult to read, even for scientists? A scientific paper from researchers in Italy and Finland shows that long sentences, jargon,...
·youtube.com·
Making Science Accessible: A Call to Action
Weaponizing Peer Review
Weaponizing Peer Review
Tactical science in service of political ends
·rogerpielkejr.substack.com·
Weaponizing Peer Review