Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Cofnas has been accused of promoting pseudoscientific ideas of racial difference in his online writings, and was reportedly among bloggers recommended to the Palantir founder Peter Thiel by a “race science” researcher.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Do they have a blocking mechanism for studies?

[-] ranzispa@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

They could not pay them a salary or cancel the contract. But a one year postdoc contract is quite cheap compared to an international dispute, I guess this means pretty much take this money, do whatever you want and don't ever talk to us again.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 month ago

“Research.”

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

My cat performed better research this morning, then scratched his litter over it.

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