Reading Room » What Went Wrong? Campus Unrest, Viewpoint Diversity, and Freedom of Speech. ABOVE: Melissa Click, a University of Missouri professor who teaches communication and journalism, was caught on tape threatening a journalist for covering a campus protest. She was subsequently fired for this and other such incidents she incited. The French political journalist and supporter of the Royalist cause in the French Revolution, Jacques Mallet du Pan, famously summarized what often happens to extremists: “the Revolution devours its children.” I was thinking about this idiom—and its doppelgänger “what goes around comes around”—while writing a lecture for a talk I was invited to give at my alma mater California State University, Fullerton on the topic: “Is freedom of speech harmful for college students?”
The short answer is an unflinching and unequivocal “No.” Why is this question even being asked? Between the 1960s and the 2010s, what went wrong? The Problem The creation of a school busing system for Oberlin, Ohio’s K–12 schools, paid for by the college. Proximate Causes 1. 2. Skeptical Raptor's Blog - Stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. Ten Science and Skepticism Blogs You Need to Read in 2016 | Vol. 3 / No. 8.3 – This Week In Tomorrow. Not pictured above: “the blogosphere”| Photo: orihaus, CC BY 2.0 I don’t normally do end-of-the-year lists — except for my annual list of year-end lists, which will be happening again, I can assure you — but as a self-described internet bottom-feeder, I do have one area of expertise: blogs. So without further ado, and in no particular order, here’s a list of ten science and skepticism blogs that, if you haven’t checked out already, you really should.
Skeptical Raptor The Skeptical Raptor posts pretty regularly about the latest occurrences at the intersection of science and skepticism. Respectful Insolence Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy is the Slate-hosted blog of writer and astronomer Phil Plait, and I really can’t recommend this one enough. Skepchick NeuroLogicaBlog NeuroLogicaBlog is the personal blog of Dr.
Not Exactly Rocket Science Not Exactly Rocket Science is the National Geographic-hosted blog of one of my favourite (and possibly one of the most prolific) science writers, Ed Yong. Disinformation | everything you know is wrong. Doubtful News. Science-Based Medicine. NeuroLogica Blog. Jan 13 2017 Cognitive Biases in Health Care Decision Making This was an unexpected pleasant find in an unusual place. The Gerontological Society of America recently put out a free publication designed to educate patients about cognitive biases and heuristics and how they can adversely affect decision making about health care. The publication is aimed at older health care consumers, but the information it contains is applicable to all people and situations. It is a well written excellent summary of common cognitive biases with a thorough list of references.
There are plenty of other resources that also review this material, including my own Teaching Company course, but this is a good user-friendly reference. What is most encouraging about this publication is the simple fact that it recognizes that this is an issue. The report is aimed simultaneously at health care providers and patients. Continue Reading » Jan 12 2017 Curcumin Hype vs Reality The systematic review had two main findings: Skepchick. Respectful Insolence.