{"id":277127,"date":"2023-09-04T11:27:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277127"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:27:21","slug":"the-australian-academy-of-science-science-or-wokeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277127","title":{"rendered":"The Australian Academy of Science: Science or Wokeness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a recent article titled \u201cThe astonishingly woke Australian Academy of Science\u201d published in the Spectator, <\/a>Peter Ridd sheds light on the current state of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS). The article raises concerns about the AAS\u2019s approach to scientific research, particularly in relation to the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Australian Academy of Science (AAS) recently released a report Reef Futures Roundtable,<\/a> which is ostensibly about the doomed Great Barrier Reef. However, the report only demonstrates that the AAS, Australia\u2019s peak science body, has become not just unscientific, but anti-scientific. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it has also become astonishingly Woke.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This statement sets the tone for the entire article, suggesting that the AAS has shifted its focus from genuine scientific research to a more politically-driven agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Barrier Reef: A Case in Point<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ridd points out that the AAS report concluded that the Great Barrier Reef could already be \u2018irreversibly\u2019 damaged. However, he highlights some glaring omissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe fact that UNESCO has just declared it not endangered did not rate a mention, and neither did the latest two years of statistics showing the reef is at record high coral levels. Remarkably, the report does not contain a single fact or figure to support any of its claims about the reef \u2013 except the area of the reef is 340,000 square kilometres.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Such omissions raise questions about the credibility of the report and the motivations behind its conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impractical Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ridd goes on to critique the \u2018interventions\u2019 recommended by the AAS to address the perceived issues with the reef. He finds them to be not just impractical but bordering on the absurd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFor example, it suggests \u2018solar radiation management\u2019 \u2013 shading the reef from the sun with man-made fog and clouds to prevent the water heating up and causing coral bleaching\u2026 How are you going to make a cloud as big as Germany and keep it anchored over the reef for the whole summer over the next few hundred years?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Such suggestions, Ridd argues, demonstrate a lack of quantitative analysis and a departure from genuine scientific inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wokeness Over Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most striking critiques Ridd offers is the apparent shift in the AAS\u2019s priorities. He suggests that the AAS places more importance on issues of gender and race than on genuine scientific facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe AAS ascribes such importance to facts and figures on gender and race, but not to scientific facts. This demonstrates it is anti-science. Science is about evidence and logic. It does not matter whether one is male or female or whatever else, it is still impossible to make clouds as big as Germany for the next hundred years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion: A Once-Esteemed Organisation\u2019s Fall from Grace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ridd concludes his article with a somber reflection on the state of the AAS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI have been saying for some time that many of our science institutions have become totally untrustworthy. By its wilful abandonment of quantitative analysis, the AAS has destroyed its reputation as a source of useful scientific advice\u2026 The Australian Academy of Science is now a joke.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This article serves as a stark reminder of the importance of maintaining the integrity of scientific institutions and how far they\u2019ve fallen. When political agendas overshadow genuine scientific inquiry, it not only undermines the credibility of the institution but also has broader implications for public trust in science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an era where trust in institutions is already waning, it\u2019s crucial for scientific bodies like the AAS to return to upholding the principles of genuine scientific research. The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world\u2019s most treasured natural wonders, deserves nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: The astonishingly woke Australian Academy of Science, Spectator<\/a><\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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