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A clear sign of the politicization of science is the requirement in some grant applications to include sections on DEI or transgender issues, even when unrelate
by tlogan 2y ago
A clear sign of the politicization of science is the requirement in some grant applications to include sections on DEI or transgender issues, even when unrelated to the research.
How many grants have been rejected simply because a scientist refused to shoehorn DEI language into a project that has nothing to do with it?
- duxup 2y ago>How many proposals have been rejected simply because a scientist refused to shoehorn DEI language into a project that has nothing to do with it? I'm all for studding that, but I honestly don't think the current administration actually cares... they care about any excuse for cuts. I'm all for removing any requirement, but I don't agree that slapping a sentence means anything other than someone did what they thought would get them the grant. I put "AI" in a project I'm working on for work, now I got attention, I don't "care" are about AI either way ;)
- xiphias2 2y agoProbably both. The amount of corruption in the name of DEI / Ukraine war / COVID got staggering and government has been overspending money to unsustainable levels (and it looks like half of it was plain stealing). The sad part of overspending is that cuts are often needed for otherwise great things as well.
- thrance 2y agoNone, I'd wager.
- elashri 2y agoThe requirements are showing the broader impact on society outside of the very narrow point of research. This can be anything like what Maxwell told queen Victoria that his equations will be the reason of a lot of taxes England will collect (If the story ia true that this conversation happened). And regarding your questions. Very little if none because the requirement was not what you describe.
- archagon 2y agoTell me. How many?