Techdirt [Unofficial]6d ago

US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship

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US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The American academic research engine has long been the envy of th…

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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖Jun 8
I'm pleased to share that I'll be presenting my paper "Strange Girls Now Missing: How Dark Academia Storytelling Revisits Historical Cold Cases" in the "History and Popular Uses of the Past" track at the 2026 annual conference of the Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) online in October.
#DarkAcademia #TrueCrime #MissingPersons #History #Gothic #Histodons #Literature #Academics #PopularCulture #OnlineConference
Mathrubhumi EnglishJun 7
The Tamil Nadu government has made physical education classes compulsory for students from Classes 6 to 12 in all schools, including private institutions, from the current academic year. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-makes-physical-education-classes-mandatory-schools-pwoaunh6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNadu #PhysicalEducation #Academics #Education
ishotjr ✨💙✨💗✨Jun 5

Every year, @oshwassociation convenes with several hundred #hardware #hackers, #academics, and enthusiasts at a carefully-selected international destination for the #OpenHardware Summit. A collection of #talks, #workshops, exhibits, and satellite activities, #OHS provides an annual appraisal of the state of #OpenSource hardware, while sharing a glimpse at what’s next.

Couldn't make it to Germany for this year's event? We've you covered with a full recap!

https://www.hackster.io/news/oshwa-s-open-hardware-summit-2026-hottest-hardware-event-of-the-year-2586bcb2f407

#OHS2026

OSHWA's Open Hardware Summit 2026: Hottest Hardware Event of the Year?

The annual convention of open source hardware hackers and enthusiasts for talks, workshops, and exhibits made a hot Berlin even hotter!

Hackster.io
Richard Michael BlaberJun 4
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/world-inequality-lab-equality-academics-planetary-survival. A #utopian #fantasy, delivered by Ivory Tower left-wing #academics, like Thomas #Piketty, who don't realise there is no saving our so-called #civilisation from the #revenge of #Gaia, or the remorseless #logic of #social #entropy. They will still be saying all can saved, even as the grand edifice of #global #technological #capitalism crashes down around their ears - but see: https://globaljusticeproject.wid.world/. For my response, see: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/gavz7_v1.
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

The Guardian
hpkomic 👻Jun 1

To #academics, #tech enthusiasts, and #internet enjoyers, I need some help. Designing a composition course around the enshittification of the internet, and I am looking for reading suggestions.

More information about that on my blog: https://hpkomics.com/2026/06/course-design-i-need-your-help-i-need-reading-options/

Thank you!

#college #writing #edu

WSJ.com — OpinionMay 24

WSJ Opinion: Harvard Caps "A" Grades for Undergrads

https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-harvard-caps-a-grades-for-undergrads/68687AC9-9B7A-4732-A1DD-21C8721CAD68

#Education #Academics #Opinion

Crafty ツ 🍁May 22

….. and just like that, it’s all done and dusted.

yesterday I handed in and presented my last assignment of my entire program and now the last class of my last course of my Grad Program is concluded.

it’s going to take a while for my brain to catch up I think

#Academics

NYT > Home PageMay 20

Harvard Caps A's as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/harvard-grade-inflation.html

#Education #University #Academics

Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their undergraduate classes.

The New York Times
Show threadRichard Michael BlaberMay 19
@DoomsdaysCW This is interesting - it's also vile & disgusting, but it's interesting. Right-wing #academics, like Richard Hernstein & Charles Murray, have argued that black people are less #intelligent than whites (see their: The Bell Curve, 1994, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve). Making out that a #learning #disabled black person is more intelligent than he really is so he can be executed - words fail!
The Bell Curve - Wikipedia