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More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm
<p>Blocking Swedish writer’s entry for event with Palestine Action co-founder is attack on free expression, letter says</p><p>More than 900 academics have voiced their opposition to the government’s decision to block the climate academic Andreas Malm from entering the UK, warning that the move represents “a grave violation of academic freedom and freedom of
Academics versus the teachers: Secret report exposes education rift
A performance evaluation of the Australian Education Research Organisation has remained secret for almost a year.
Academics to get special protected status under proposed UUCA replacement, says Adam Adli
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — There will be enhanced operational autonomy to higher education institutions under the propo...
Meta considered a ‘whisper strategy’ to turn academics against Jonathan Haidt
As Meta was feeling public pressure over teen mental health, and facing an impending onslaught of kids safety trials, the company considered a campaign to discredit a key critic: social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. Newly filed court documents show that in March 2023, Meta discussed a "Whisper strategy" to "turn academics against Haidt," a thought leader […]
OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics
Less than a month after its mass release of hundreds of manuscripts that it said contained solutions to long-standing mathematics questions, OpenAI is back with three more "major" discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. What's different this time is the choice to have external experts that OpenAI describes as "shepherds" guiding the results in […
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