Tag: higher ed
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Best of 2018. #1 Researchers troll academic journals with ridiculous hoax papers, they still get published
As 2018 comes to a close, I am sharing some of my top posts from this year. A trio of concerned academics has published seven intentionally absurd papers in leading scholarly journals as part of an investigation to expose extreme bias in fields that study race, gender, sexuality, and other politically-charged topics. The trio say the papers,…
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Researchers troll academic journals with ridiculous hoax papers, they still get published
A trio of concerned academics has published seven intentionally absurd papers in leading scholarly journals as part of an investigation to expose extreme bias in fields that study race, gender, sexuality, and other politically-charged topics. The trio say the papers, which used fabricated authors and credentials, highlight that these fields are being misled by politically-motivated research and biased…
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Things I won’t watch this year: Heisman and NCAA title game
The NCAA is the most legalistic entity that man has ever created, with the possible exception of the Sanhedrin. The fact that Cameron Newton is eligible is unconscionable. It was no surprise this weekend when Newton was awarded the Heisman Trophy, but i did not watch. Just as I will not be watching him play…
Josh Benner 