“Minor error,” huh? Okay. The correction came three years after the paper claimed social liberals were linked with “Social Desirability,” and conservatives with authoritarianism. The paper “Correlation not Causation: The Relationship Between Personality Traits and…
Topic: science
Professor Gets Tenure Despite Stance on Creationism in the Classroom
Eric Hedin got tenure at Ball State University despite objections from the scientific community about his belief in creationism, which some allege he taught in the classroom and was proselyting. You can see his professor…
From Basketball to the Science Fair
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and founder of FIRST Dean Kamen discussed the importance of implementing STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and math education in America)to redirect kids’ passions from competing with basketballs to competing with robots….
Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming
Craig Idso, Robert Carter and S. Fred Singer tackled climate change alarmism in the book, “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming: The NIPCC Report on Scientific Consensus,” published by the Heartland Institute. As much as…
Divestment from Fossil Fuels Will Solve Little, Guest Lecturer Notes
From the College Fix: Many assign blame for deforestation and animal extinction on fossil fuels, when in reality most of it occurred well before the widespread introduction of oil and coal use, said Dr. Pierre…
Doctoral Candidate says Make STEM Less Competitive so Women can Work in STEM Jobs
We didn’t say it; she did: A doctoral candidate at the University of North Dakota recently published a research paper that argued one way to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics more inclusive for women…
STEM of Academic Myth
Despite evidence to the contrary, academics, among other elites, continue to insist that there is a shortage of applicants to fill jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-related fields, usually when making the case for…
Activists have Hijacked Anthrolopogy for Their Political Aims
Everything is political now, especially at universities. Photo by 53Kevin
Louisville Bars Asian and White Candidates from Applying for Physics Position
The job posting has been removed since the outcry, but really, University of Louisville? “The post … on HigherEdJobs mostly resembled a typical ad, encouraging applicants ‘with a Ph.D. in physics or a related area,…
The Urgent Demand for STEM Graduates may be Overblown
Even the AAUP is doubting whether the emphasis and urgency of graduating STEM degree holders is actually an accurate one.