A couple of blues or whatever they call toots on Bilesky. Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social 6h I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I'm editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity. Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social. 6h When researchers cannot engage in legitimate scientific discourse out of fear that the government will strip away their livelihoods, we no longer live in a society that values freedom, truth, or progress.
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