Tag Archive: Academia
Shakespeare Was a Black Jewish Woman – Claims Feminist Historian
William Shakespeare was a "black Jewish woman" according to a new book by radical feminist 'scholar' Irene Coslet. The Bard's own words here seem apt: "Let it alone, thou fool; it is but trash."
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The Problem with ‘Peer Review’
'Peer review' is seen as the guarantor of quality in scholarship. But all the great science was done before its arrival, says Prof James Alexander. Too often it's a way for mediocre academics to scotch pioneering work.
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How Academics Link Climate Scepticism With the ‘Far-Right’
Prof James Alexander was somewhat alarmed to find his work cited in an academic article linking climate scepticism with the far-Right. Why can't they just admit there's a scientific disagreement?
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The Doomed Attempt to Create Academic Journals That Nobody Pays For
Is the academic publishing industry facing ruin from open access journals? Not likely, says Prof Roger Watson. There are some pretty fundamental problems with trying to run a journal that nobody pays for.
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10 Stupid Studies Costing £23 Million That Rachel Reeves Could Have Easily Cut
The Government is wasting astronomical sums of money and has no excuse to tax the nation more, says Charlotte Gill. Behold, here are 10 examples of stupid university projects costing taxpayers £23 million.
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Tolkien “Demonises People of Colour”, University Teaches Students
A university is teaching students that J.R.R. Tolkien demonises "people of colour" in the Lord of the Rings books, claiming that orcs and other dark-skinned characters are victims of "ethnic chauvinism".
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The Real Reason Academics Keep Cancelling Each Other
A new book by Steven Pinker offers a fascinating explanation for why academics keep trying to cancel heretics for wrongthink even though, in private, they share exactly the same views.
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Does a New Book Claiming Classic 1970s Sit-Coms Contain Secret Occult Messages About Mould Embarrass Pretentious British Academia by Accident or on Purpose?
A bonkers new book claims 1970s sitcoms hide occult codes about damp and decay – whether it's satire or sincere, it perfectly exposes academia's mouldy absurdity, says Steven Tucker.
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How the Left Programmed Young People to Hate
The outpouring of glee at Charlie Kirk's cold-blooded murder reveals a generation of young people programmed to hate. And this is exactly as the Left has planned it, say Prof David Betz and Prof Michael Rainsborough.
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What Has Gone Wrong With Books About How-Everything-Has-Gone-Wrong-and-What-To-Do-About-It And What To Do About Them
Ben Ansell, in Why Politics Fails, outlines "five traps of the modern world and how to escape them". Professor James Alexander wonders how he can escape yet another book that tries to save the world with Left-wing dogma.
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