Debra Soh: Freethinkers Are Leaving Academia
Fergus Hodgson, November 2, 2020 
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Rather than welcoming open debates and fostering research that challenges the status quo, universities are enforcing conformity to politically correct thinking on matters such as gender and sex.
Debra Soh, a neuroscientist, public intellectual, and columnist, explains not even tenure protects independent researchers anymore. She argues activists have taken over the academy from within and that scientists have to adjust their research to please the public.
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Recommended Links
- Visit Debra’s website and connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.
- Get a copy of her book, The End of Gender.
- “In Academia, Censorship and Conformity Have Become the Norm,” Globe and Mail.
- “Intersectionalism Is Nonsense. But the Backlash Against It Is Very Real,” Quillette.
If You Liked This Episode
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- “Indebted Students Have Themselves to Blame,” Gold Newsletter Podcast.
Fergus Hodgson is Gold Newsletter’s roving editor. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
