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Is the Integrated Information Theory (IIT) pseudoscience? A recent open letter signed by 124 prominent experts argued that IIT is unfalsifiable and unscientific (osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/zs…). We asked 570 authors of recent papers on consc. Do they agree, and why? (thread, 1/7).
Regardless of the vote, however, most respondents seem to agree that "pseudoscience" was a loaded term to use, and that criticisms made by the open letter could be moved to most other theories of consciousness. They shared over 42 references.
"I worry that, unless the tide turns soon, the Internet I fell in love with may cease to exist, and in its place, we will have something closer to a souped-up version of TV"
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Absolutely impeccable response from Rumble to the UK government, concerning #RussellBrand allegations bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Do you agree with innovations announced for the @ref2028? A random sample of academics from all disciplines mostly does, albeit with many caveats. Concerns include that it might increase #inequality between and within universities. Responses still coming in!
ALT https://comcensus.org/public/publicMain.php?q=UK_REF_2028_1
"Focusing on race solely misses the point of diversity and often favors people from advantaged backgrounds (e.g. 2 physician parents) who happen to Black (or not African American, but African, which is a very different demographic)" Sacred Sandpiper, on #AffirmativeAction
"Students of historically underrepresented groups do not have the same opportunities that students of privileged backgrounds have." says Keen Duck,who doesn't agree at all with the decision on #AffirmativeAction
"The REF reforms create space for failure by moving away from the assessment of individuals – but will performance reviews and promotion panels respond accordingly?"
If universities want top research, they must allow people to fail: the new Research Excellence Framework rules allow greater scope to aim for the (four) stars. But who will embrace the risk of crashing to Earth, asks @PoliticalSpike
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ALT Andrew Talansky of Garmin-Sharp crashes in the sprint to the finish line in stage seven of the 2014 Tour de France, in Nancy on 11 July 2014.
"NHS England admits too many staff remain afraid to raise issues - but, an official says, it wants all employees to feel they work in an organisation where their voices count." Would you like to try comCensus? @NHSuk @BriceEm @CareQualityComm @ChidgeyClark bbc.co.uk/news/health-660518…
