By Victor Omondi
According to the College Fix, a neuroscience professor was on Friday expelled from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) email dialogue group following after he said there are only two genders. In addition to his latest statement, there were already concerns raised about his previous posts.
John Staddon, a Psychology and neuroscience professor at Duke University, was expelled from the APA’s community because of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology (SBNCP) Division 6 listserv and was informed through email by the division’s presidential trio who stated that the utilization of the conference was a “privilege,” in the statements recirculated by the National Association of Scholars (NAS) on April 30.
UNM Anderson School of Management hosts inaugural Global Scaling Challenge
Four teams from U.S. and Europe split grand prize May 14, 2021
The University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management recently hosted its inaugural Global Scaling Challenge with 17 university teams participating from the United States, Europe and India, competing for more than $20,000 in awards and recognition.
Four teams took the top $8,000 prize: Indiana University Bloomington (Indiana), UNM Anderson School of Management (New Mexico), Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey) and Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria).
The challenge is a live event and real case competition experience where the student teams presented to three small, entrepreneurial firms in New Mexico seeking to significantly scale their enterprises. The event was held virtually over three days.
Neuroscience Professor Removed From APA Discussion After Saying There Are Only Two Genders
On 5/14/21 at 3:42 PM EDT
A neuroscience professor was ousted from the American Psychological Association s (APA) email discussion group by vote after suggesting that there are only two genders as well as past concerns over his posts, the College Fix reported Friday.
Psychology and neuroscience professor John Staddon at Duke University was removed from the APA s Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology (SBNCP) Division 6 listserv and was notified via email by the group s presidential trio who said use of the forum was a privilege, in the statements republished by the National Association of Scholars (NAS) on April 30.
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Is the Tragedy of the Commons a Myth?
Examples from around the world showing that the popular theory often doesn t hold up present powerful implications for commons management. May 11, 2021, 8am PDT | Diana Ionescu |
The concept of the tragedy of the commons, developed in 1968 by Garrett Hardin, goes like this: humans, when left to their own devices, compete with one another for resources until the resources run out. Writing in Aeon, Michelle Nijhuis argues that this popular theory, which has since provided a temptingly simple explanation for catastrophes of all kinds, is a false and dangerous myth.
Political scientist Elinor Ostrom, who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009 decades after her pioneering research found examples from around the world that contradicted Hardin s hypothesis that [f]reedom in a commons brings ruin to all.