Great Barrier Reef Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date August 3, 2020 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , academic freedom, Albert Einstein, Australia, Charles Darwin, climate change, Climate Change: The Facts 2017, COVID-19, evolution, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Institute of Public Affairs, James Cook University, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Peter Ridd, United States, universities In Australia, Academic Freedom Case Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences Sarah Chaffee August 3, 2020 Scientific Freedom 3 Professor Peter Ridd doubted that the Great Barrier Reef was almost dead due to global warming, and argued as much. Read More ›
University_of_Sydney_Main_Quadrangle Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date July 1, 2019 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __edited, academic freedom, Australia, culture, Darwinian evolution, evolutionary theory, faculty, free speech, Peter Ridd, Student Academic Freedom in Science resolution, students, The Conversation, United States, universities, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney More Victories for Academic Freedom…Down Under Sarah Chaffee July 1, 2019 Scientific Freedom 3 It seems that a movement of support for academic freedom is rising in Australia. I hope it makes its way to the United States. Read More ›
Moore_Reef_underwater_ReefScape Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date June 28, 2019 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __edited, academic freedom, Albert Einstein, Australia, Charles Darwin, climate change, evolutionary theory, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Peter Ridd, Science Uprising, scientists, United States Judge Calls for Academic Freedom…in Australia Sarah Chaffee June 28, 2019 Scientific Freedom 3 Wow! That is some stirring prose. The reference to Darwin is ironic, though. Read More ›
Kirsty Duncan Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date June 7, 2018 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, academic freedom, algae, astronaut, Australia, Canada, climate change, Darwin Day in America, evolution, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Human Zoos, Julie Payette, Peter Ridd, Research, scientists, The New Atlantis Which Scientists Get to Have Free Speech? Sarah Chaffee June 7, 2018 Scientific Freedom 3 Does the “scientific consensus” mean that only scientists who follow the majority are entitled to have their say? Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date June 2, 2018 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, Australia, censorship, climate change, evolution, Free Science, free speech, global warming, Granville Sewell, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, scientists, Scott Minnich Did James Cook University Finally Get “Ridd” of Him? An Interesting Case to Follow Sarah Chaffee June 2, 2018 Scientific Freedom 2 Remember Peter Ridd, the scientist who studied the Great Barrier Reef and spoke out against those who said it showed evidence of global warming? Read More ›
protestors Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date March 2, 2018 CategoriesBiologyScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, Climate Change: The Facts 2017, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, Institute of Public Affairs, James Cook University, paleontology, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, science, Washington Post Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd Sarah Chaffee March 2, 2018 Biology, Scientific Freedom 3 This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›