Mike Taylor 🦕Apr 4

The Royal Society is dead

A few months ago, Dorothy Bishop resigned her fellowship in the Royal Society in protest at Elon Musk's continuing fellowship. This was a highly principled stand. Eight weeks ago, Steven Curry wrote an open letter to the President of the Royal Society asking him to explain how Musk's activities and pronouncements can be considered compatible with the Society's code of conduct.

http://svpow.com/2025/04/04/the-royal-society-is-dead/

The Royal Society is dead

A few months ago, Dorothy Bishop resigned her fellowship in the Royal Society in protest at Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship. This was a highly principled stand. Eight weeks ago, Steven Curr…

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Show threadDan StowellApr 4
@mike Thank you Mike. I also withdrew my labour from the Royal Society this week: https://mastodon.social/@danstowell/114233271103958015 (It was a sad moment, because RSOS had remained one of my preferred journals)
Show threadMike Taylor 🦕
@danstowell Thanks, Dan. I added a comment to my post highlighting your post.
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