Science, Title IX &
Sports Competition Equality
1.
How has the recent
cultural politicization of science and it’s communication to the public
affected society ?
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School
of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, and taught for 16 years in the department of
psychology at the University of Virginia, Here he discusses how science has
been politicized.
The politicization of politics. Video – 9 min.
2.
Filter “Bubbles”, how do
I know I’m in one ?
TED talk – Eli Pariser -
Video Clip
The unintended consequence of algorithms commonly used in newsfeeds and online
search-engines is to get trapped in a "filter bubble" and not be
exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser demonstrates how this will ultimately prove to
be bad for us and bad for democracy.
3. A look at Science and
Title IX - Connecticut
“Hartford, Connecticut —Three Connecticut girls who have run high
school track have filed a federal discrimination complaint saying a statewide
policy on transgender athletes has cost them top finishes in races and possibly
college scholarships.
The complaint filed Monday with the U.S. Education Department's
Office for Civil Rights was submitted on behalf of the girls, who are asking
for an investigation of the policy and orders that would make competitions
fair. The complaint also cites the federal Title IX rules aimed at equal rights
in sports for female athletes.
"We all know the outcome of the race before it even starts;
it's demoralizing," one of the three girls filing suit said.
The
Democratic party platform, - 2020 Platform, pages 33, 42, 48. A
review of the biological / evolutionary science, links below. Background of the
speakers is included below.
3.B. How
has gender and science been influenced by cultural pressure ?
1. Gender
/ Sex – Culture affecting science – video clip
1.B. Bret
Weinstein and Heather Heying - Gender
Ideology vs Biology - video clip
2. Science,
Politics and Gender Issues - video clip
3. The
difference between gender and sex – video 9 min.
4. Politics
and Gender Research – Dr. Deborah Soh - Video Clip
5. A Scientific examination of
the issues surrounding Transgender doctor, Rachel Levine,
- the new Biden Administration assistant
health secretary - Video Clip
Bret Weinstein
is a Theoretical Evolutionary Biologist and Former Professor Biology Professor
at The Evergreen State College. He attended the University of California at
Santa Cruz and earned a B.A. with Honors in Biology in 1993. He later attained
his Ph.D. in biology in 2009 from the University of Michigan.
Heather Heying holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the
University of California, Santa Cruz, Class of 1992. She earned her Ph.D. in
Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2001.
COVID –
The Science and Public Policy Application