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Virtually all research can be subjected to valid criticisms and scrutiny. However, these days which research receives that scrutiny (along with social media out
by throwawaysea 6y ago
Virtually all research can be subjected to valid criticisms and scrutiny. However, these days which research receives that scrutiny (along with social media outrage) is mostly a function of what the conclusions of the research are and how those conclusions align with political ideology.
A simple thought exercise here is to think about how a research paper with the opposite conclusion would have been treated. It would have been applauded, shared broadly in social media, and would have gone unchallenged rather than retracted. In short, science has been corrupted by political power because we've let one side exercise the power of censorship and deplatforming.
- bioinformatics 6y agoScience and academia are dead.
- croissants 6y agoUnless you're conflating "science" with "a certain wing of the social sciences", this seems like a huge overstatement.
- bioinformatics 6y agoScience as a whole. Wait and see.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoI'm afraid it is hardly a recent trend, it is just that social media is a new source of suppression since that's a thing now. Governments and various other interests have long funded research with the goal of promoting their agenda and attacking research that doesn't align with their message.
- jayd16 6y agoIs a social thought experiment anything but asking the reader to project their own beliefs and biases?
- manicdee 6y agoThat’s not a thought exercise, that is just you publishing your opinion and revealing your personal biases. Which “side” is exercising the power of censorship and deplatforming when Twitter suspends Donald Trump? Remembering that Twitter is notorious for suspending victims of harassment such as trans people reacting angrily to transphobes. Perhaps you are only selecting the evidence that supports your argument?