I left a successful academic career in STEM after publishing 200+ papers. I believed in science and truth but learned the system valued optics over integrity, conformity over courage. In academia, bureaucracy replaced discovery, egos replaced expertise, and silence replaced

🧵1: Peer Review Is Cracking. Researchers are churning out papers to survive. Peer reviewers are overwhelmed. Editors chase quantity, not quality. It's not science—it’s a paper factory. Reform is urgent, or public trust will collapse. theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

If people can identify the manipulation of politicians, they are more likely to think critically about the political content they consume and not fall for biased information, which is important when deciding who will run and make decisions for everyone in our country. Neil(2025)

Demi Atasi Krisis Membaca, Denmark Akan Hapus Pajak Buku kumparan.com/kumparannews/d…

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"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." Desmond Tutu.

Akademisi yang diam sama seperti mercusuar yang padam. Tegak berdiri, tetapi gagal memberi arah.

Kementerian dikurangi, tunjangan guru dinaikkan. kompas.com/tren/read/2025…

Demokrasi memerlukan: 1. Kemampuan berpikir kritis dan sikap ragu 2. Keberanian menyampaikan pendapat berbeda 3. Kemauan mendengarkan pendapat berbeda Pendidikan yang baik menyediakan lingkungan yang mendukung pertumbuhan ketiga komponen tersebut.

Kingfisher frozen to a bridge gets its feet thawed out & freed by a kindly gentleman

🚨Breaking: Harvard University just announced massive cuts to dozens of its PhD programs, citing “financial pressure.” - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German

Enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed.

A recent study (shared below) reminded me that 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Over the years, I have supervised 53 PhD students, and I can say with

I agree with this—the race to churn out papers is a systemetic problem. Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which

Today in Current Affairs, professor Ron Purser exposes how AI's destruction of the university is even worse than you think, and goes well beyond students cheating with ChatGPT: currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-des…

A teacher's teaching quality has very little impact on school achievement (less than 10%). The remaining 90% is due to characteristics associated with students.

I must admit, on my “what keeps me awake at night and what we should all come together to tackle and really worry about” is this… where plants are gone and will never have a scientific name…

As if on cue. Aeon just posted this as most read piece of 2025 No pure cultures. Humans have always survived by adapting & repurposing meaning. Cultural appropriation isn’t always harmful -context & consent decide that. Hot take to some but Anthro 101. aeon.co/essays/there-a…

PTS Berbondong-bondong buka prodi spesialis kedokteran. ada kampus mu ? • Universitas YARSI FK Universitas YARSI membuka prodi Spesialis Penyakit Dalam yang melengkapi prodi Spesialis Kedokteran Keluarga Layanan Primer (KKLP). Prodi Spesialis KKLP dibuka pada 2022 lalu. •

Saya cek di Undang-Undang 20/2003 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional, nggak ada bahas-bahas gizi sama sekali tuh, Pak? Yang jelas ada malah pasal tentang jaminan hak pendidik dan tenaga kependidikan. Ini sudah belum? Monggo peraturannya bisa dibaca: peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/43920/…