Is Cambridge’s “Valuing Diversity” Requirement Lawful?
Cambridge University pitches “Valuing Diversity” as its most stringent requirement for hiring and promotion within a broader Behavioural Attributes Framework (BAF).
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Heterodox STEM is a collection of posts by heterodox thinkers in STEM fields.
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An open letter to Cambridge University
On Jason Arday, Nathan Cofnas, viewpoint diversity, and the pursuit of truth
Why Cambridge Enabled Arday
Why did Cambridge anoint Jason Arday to a chaired professorship despite his weak academic training and meager publication record?
Lessons from Arday’s Lived Experience
Note: This article was written a week ago, before yesterday’s tragic news of Jason Arday’s suicide.
Scientists, Engage!
This oped was first published in the Chronicle of Higher Education on July 31, 2026.
AI and the doomsday scenario
This is updated from the Tablet article Keep Thinking: machines won’t do it for you.
My Journey to a Free Speech Podcast
On my Saturday morning bike ride with Jeff, he started, “Evan, that FIRE podcast was excellent,” then he added (without the hint of irony), “but I gotta ask, how did you get on it?” There can be no hurt feelings between biking buddies.
Is it Final?
How encourage scientific thinking in students
The U.S. education system isn’t as bad as you think
Each American demographic does well compared to equivalent populations elsewhere.
Trans Protesters: I Don’t Care What Science Says
No research, no data, no discussion of brain chemistry or societal development, none of it, a Champlain College student wrote, could change the student’s views.
Excelsior: Why Human Beings Are Drawn Upward
Modern people speak endlessly about happiness.
Comments Re Prohibition on Use of Federal Awards for Publication Costs [200.461] and Public Communications [200.421]
This is the comment I submitted in response to the OMB call for public comments on the proposed rule on federal financial assistance.