J. Scott Turner

Environmentalism: from concern about clean air to throwing soup at the Mona Lisa

5 March 2024 3:33 am

Garrett Hardin was a professor of biology and environmental studies at UC Santa Barbara. His “commons” was a metaphor drawn…

The National Audubon Society considers canceling itself

4 April 2023 2:00 pm

How thoroughly has diversity, equity and inclusion penetrated the sciences? “To the core!” at least if the recent travails of…

The dangerous rise of academic diversity quotas

3 May 2022 2:08 am

Who should be the custodians of science? For centuries, scientists themselves have been. Now, their custodianship is under threat. Science…

Biden’s science advisor falls to the woke

14 March 2022 1:04 pm

Last month, President Biden tapped Dr. Eric Lander to be his science advisor and lead a new “war on cancer”…