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Why Auger Decay Should Remain “Auger Decay”

Auger effect. Left: Molecular-orbital diagram illustrating two-electron transition filling the core vacancy and ejecting an electron. Center: Auger spectrum of benzene showing discrete peaks. Right: Molecular-orbital picture of the main dec...

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UC STEM Professors Speak Out

Over 1300 STEM faculty at the University of California (UC) have signed an open letter exposing the profusion of UC undergrads unprepared for basic instruction in calculus, criticizing the waste of talent it entails, and calling on the Boar...

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Grade Inflation: A Simple Solution

Academic grades typically range from F to A+, corresponding to a numerical range of 0 to 10, say: A = 8, A+ = 10, D = 2, etc. Grade inflation just means that the percentage of students who get very high grades, A or more, rather than being...

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Panel Event (June 3 2026) on IRB Reform - Let the Discussions Begin

This is a follow-up to an earlier post: Why we need to reform the IRB review process and how we propose to do it.

Since that post, the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale has kindly arranged to host a panel discussion of our proposed ref...

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Federal Funding of Science—Issues and Recommendations

Editor’s note: This post is a part of “How to Reform U.S. Science Funding” series.

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is the organization with which I am most familiar, so my comments are all in that context. I am also a geologist, so...

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  • Dorian Abbot

    I am a professor at the University of Chicago.

  • Anna Krylov

    Anna Krylov is a professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California. She received her professional training from Moscow State University, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the University of California, Berkeley.

  • J Scott Turner

    I am a retired professor of biology, who has been led into heterodox thoughts about the nature of life, adaptation and evolution. I am presently Director of Science Programs at the National Association of Scholars.

  • Kent Osband

    Economic historian, finance theorist, and fan of reasoned debate

  • Coel Hellier

    I'm a scientist. Posts here are likely to be about the nature and philosophy of science, and about societal issues such as secularism and free speech: reality above ideology; free speech above taboos.

  • Daniel Nuccio

    Daniel Nuccio holds advanced degrees in bio and psych. When not studying host-microbe relationships in lonely voles, he spends his time moonlighting as a journalist. He is a regular contributor to both The College Fix and The Brownstone Institute.

  • Luana Maroja

    Luana is a professor of Biology at Williams college. She got her PhD in evolutionary Biology from Cornell University, and her undergraduate and master degrees from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

  • Evan D. Morris

    Evan D. Morris is Prof. of Bioimaging at Yale. He develops models to analyze PET images. He led 25 Yale profs to Israel and produced, "Indivisible. The Israeli Academy after Oct 7th": https://www.indivisibleyale.com . He doesn’t use AI for drawing.

  • James E Enstrom, PhD, MPH

    Retired UCLA Research Professor (Epidemiology) President, Scientific Integrity Institute (http://scientificintegrityinstitute.org/) Team Member, CO2 Coalition (https://co2coalition.org/teammember/james-enstrom/) [email protected] (310) 472-4274

  • Surjeet Rajendran

    Surjeet is a physicist from Johns Hopkins who has realized that complaining behind closed doors is not a useful way to solve problems.

  • Igor Efimov

    Bioengineering Professor in Chicago. Was born in Siberia.

  • Judy Parrish

    Professor Emerita of Earth & Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho. I've published widely on paleoclimate of deep time, and am still active in research. I'm also a pilot.

  • Rick Born

    I’m a recently retired professor of neurobiology who has also taught coding, statistics, and a course on “social issues in biology.” I believe we need to do a better job of teaching our students how to have civil discussions on difficult topics.

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