Time to overcome Western arrogance – by Franziska Davies
“Russia can be defeated; Russia has been defeated before. The question is not one of possibility, but of political will.” – Franziska Davies
Tag: politics
Academic precarity in Portugal
“In Portugal more than 95% of all research activities are carried out under precarious labour conditions, by undergraduate and PhD researchers employed under a variety of temporary contracts, often with limited or no benefits, and no access to a career.” –
Why science fraud is not a crime
“Science is an activity based on uncertainty. […] Methodological errors […] cannot be treated as crimes. The risk is criminalizing scientific practice itself, inhibiting innovation and creativity.” – Helena B. Nader, President
The Dead Geier Sketch, RFK Jr version
“David Geier is the ideal fit to the purposes of RFK Jr. For the only reliably loyal underlings are incompetent ones who know they have no future anywhere else. ” – Smut Clyde
Wafik El Deiry, the anti-qualified Science Guardian
Both Harvey Risch and Wafik El Deiry are perfectly anti-qualified candidates to lead the National Cancer Institute.
On Freedom by Timothy Snyder, book review
This is my review of the new book by the historian Timothy Snyder, “On Freedom”.
In international affairs and paper mills
Alexander Magazinov would like you to meet an Iranian scholar named Ali Akbar Velayati.
Polish science eaten by Papermill Krolczyk
“Prof. Grzegorz Królczyk, Vice-Rector for Science and Development of the Opole University of Technology, was elected President of the Council for Innovation in Higher Education and Science.”
Alone against fascists – Thoughts on russia’s war on Ukraine
This war should have ended long ago, if only Ukraine received enough support. But the fascists in our midst are winning. We must fight fascism at home.
Look What the Cat Dragged In
Meet Mohammad Taheri, PhD, a humble PhD student in Jena, Germany, and his equally unremarkable Iranian associate Dr Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard.
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