wokeness

7 min read 2022-01-16 02:00:23

More bias in Scientific American, this time in a “news” article

Scientific American has tendered a news piece in their “Mathematics” section, reporting on a schism in the math community. I’ve followed this

7 min read 2022-01-05 23:00:50

The title of this post is mine (Jerry’s), and since there’s no word that has replaced “wokeness”—a word I construe as “performative

7 min read 2022-01-05 23:00:50

The title of this post is mine (Jerry’s), and since there’s no word that has replaced “wokeness”—a word I construe as “performative

2 min read 2022-01-05 04:34:59

The man who allegedly burned Fox News’ Christmas tree in New York City is now on the run from police after failing to comply with the terms of his

8 min read 2022-01-05 00:30:56

One by one, every area of science is falling prey to the “we need to purge ourself of racism” syndrome. It’s in genetics, animal behavior,

5 min read 2022-01-03 11:34:51

I guess I’ll start off 2022 by assuming the role of Grumpy Old Man. But after enduring the binge of college football bowls over the past week while

3 min read 2022-01-03 11:33:49

“Jingle Bells” got canceled in the Brighton, New York School District’s curriculum of songs taught to students. The offensive tune was wiped

6 min read 2022-01-01 02:00:15

In Matt Taibbi’s latest piece on Substack (click below for free access, but subscribe if you read often), he’s worried that the Democrats

3 min read 2021-12-28 11:30:16

As a Cuban, I’m offended by the casting of Spanish actor Javier Bardem as the most famous Cuban entertainer of all time, Desi Arnaz, in the new

3 min read 2021-12-27 02:35:22

If you feel like you live in an alternative universe where reductionism replaces logic and superficiality trumps character, here’s more evidence

5 min read 2021-12-23 03:11:55

Perhaps one of 2021’s most anticipated big-budget Hollywood films will end up as the year’s biggest flop. Steven Spielberg’s update to West

3 min read 2021-12-23 02:20:02

For the past 10 years, police officers and children alike in Flagler County, Florida, have looked forward to a unique, heartwarming aspect of the

12 min read 2021-12-19 23:45:53

I’ve been describing the big kerfuffle in New Zealand (well, it’s not a huge kerfuffle as the Kiwi public seems to know little about it)

12 min read 2021-12-19 23:45:53

I’ve been describing the big kerfuffle in New Zealand (well, it’s not a huge kerfuffle as the Kiwi public seems to know little about it)

6 min read 2021-12-19 01:15:21

Yesterday I got an email from a student recounting an incident I’ve described before: the attacks on University of Illinois at Chicago Law