{"id":278213,"date":"2023-09-11T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278213"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:46:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:46:42","slug":"the-woke-transformation-of-the-australian-academy-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278213","title":{"rendered":"The Woke Transformation of the Australian Academy of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Ridd recently wrote an excellent article for SPECTATOR AUSTRALIA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Shift from Science to Sentiment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the realm of scientific research and discovery, the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) once stood as a beacon of rigorous inquiry and evidence-based conclusions. However, a recent article from the Spectator Australia paints a rather different picture of the institution, suggesting it has veered off the path of objective science and into the murky waters of woke ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Australian Academy of Science (AAS) recently released a report Reef Futures Roundtable, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Selective Reporting and Omissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AAS report on the Great Barrier Reef, rather than presenting a comprehensive and balanced view, seems to cherry-pick data to fit a predetermined narrative. The glaring omission of UNESCO\u2019s declaration that the reef is not endangered and the latest statistics showing the reef at peak coral levels raises eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe AAS report predictably concluded that the Great Barrier Reef could already be \u2018irreversibly\u2019 damaged. The 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A Lack of Quantitative Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For an institution that once prided itself on rigorous scientific methodology, the AAS report\u2019s lack of quantitative data is both surprising and concerning. The report\u2019s recommendations, such as \u2018solar radiation management\u2019 and \u2018rubble stabilisation\u2019, seem to be based more on wishful thinking than practical feasibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe problem with this completely unanalytical approach is seen in the \u2018interventions\u2019 it recommends to fix the reef. Their impracticality is breathtaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Woke Overtones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most striking aspect of the AAS report is its overtly woke tone. The emphasis on gender identification and Indigenous representation, while important in certain contexts, seems misplaced in a scientific report. The prioritization of identity politics over hard data is a clear departure from the AAS\u2019s traditional approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe unscientific nature of the AAS report is largely a result of its anti-scientific approach. The report is actually a parody of wokeness and romantic mythology.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Real Threat: Abandonment of Scientific Rigor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spectator\u2019s article highlights a concerning trend in modern scientific institutions: the gradual shift from evidence-based research to ideologically driven narratives. The AAS\u2019s focus on gender and race statistics, at the expense of genuine scientific data, is a testament to this shift.<\/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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian Academy of Science, once a revered institution, appears to be losing its way. The prioritization of woke ideology over rigorous scientific inquiry is not only a disservice to the scientific community but also to the general public that relies on such institutions for unbiased, evidence-based information. The Spectator\u2019s article serves as a timely reminder of the importance of maintaining scientific integrity and the dangers of allowing ideology to cloud objective research.<\/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. The media loves a bad news story \u2013 they should focus on what has happened to a once-esteemed organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Australian Academy of Science is now a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article here.<\/a><\/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. The media loves a bad news story \u2013 they should focus on what has happened to a once-esteemed organisation.
\n\u201cThe Australian Academy of Science is now a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":278217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691822495,691822143,691821661,691818100,691822496],"class_list":{"0":"post-278213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-australian-academy-of-science-aas","9":"tag-climate-doomers","10":"tag-dr-peter-ridd-2","11":"tag-great-barrier-reef","12":"tag-unescos-declaration","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0science-goes-woke-pt2-2.jpg?fit=1732%2C1315&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1anj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":277127,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277127","url_meta":{"origin":278213,"position":0},"title":"The Australian Academy of Science: Science or Wokeness?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"In a recent article titled\u00a0\u201cThe astonishingly woke Australian Academy of Science\u201d published in the Spectator,\u00a0Peter Ridd sheds light on the current state of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS). 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