Admit it: science has gone woke. What once seemed like an ideological virus confined to the arts and humanities has now infiltrated every corner of academia, including the STEMM fields. That’s why Minding the Campus is doubling down on our scrutiny of the sciences with this series, “Minding the Sciences.” In this ongoing series, we delve into topics like wokeism in STEMM, scientific ethics, research funding, climate science, scientific organizations, and much more.| Minding The Campus
For millennia, man has wondered whether he is alone in the universe. Organizations such as the SETI Institute (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), founded in 1984, once employed more than 100 scientists, educators, and support staff in their quest to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe.” To […]| Minding The Campus
My Conversation with a ‘Silicon-Based Alien’ on Alien Life| Minding The Campus