The scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.
Continue readingThe iron law of scientific oligarchies
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The invisible hand of the market
Scientists like to claim – rightly – that they’re free to do research into whatever takes their fancy, but getting funding for it is a different matter. Continue reading
From the grassroots up
Progressives need to start proselytising on the issues that matter to them. Continue reading
A disunited front
Almost everybody agrees that the scientific publishing paradigm has to change – but that change might come faster if progressives could agree on what to alter first. Continue reading
Lip service and walking the walk
The Natalie Portman – Rose McGowan spat illustrates a fundamental difference in activist behaviour. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 