Hmm. Reports that he claimed to have been bypassed for a less qualified woman, and named both her and the woman who made the choice, have appeared in a lot of sources.
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And sorry, I don't think it matters that it was done "quickly." He put up a slide suggesting that one high-level female physicist had unfairly gotten her position b/c of gender & another was hiring only "gender experts" for a theoretical physics post. That's an attack, for sure.
There were chuckles throughout, just more laughter at the point you mentioned (the audio is low quality). I've seen plenty of those "attacks" in the reverse direction though. I seriously doubt this slide was the cause of the controversy or is justification for his firing.
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Yeah, the audio quality is terrible. And of course it's possible that he would have been fired anyway! I agree PC in science is a real problem! But he also shot himself in the foot with the personal reference & a couple of other things.
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Yeah agreed, English not being his first language may have also made him blunter than ideal. His results seemed novel to the audience and thus a contribution to the conference though (some of his data may be an artifact of women disproportionately taking family leave though)
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47478537 … Strumia states he was never given a chance to defend himself. Also, why was CERN's press release coated with platitudes regarding "diversity and inclusion" if it was p15 that prompted the firing? Just stating the facts would've sufficed.
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Again, I'm not disputing that CERN (like most other institutions today) is knee-deep in progressive platitudes. I also agree Strumia should have been allowed to defend himself. But it's important to have all the facts.
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Maybe he is unselfaware and petty! Personal warfare in academia (even leaving gender aside) tends to be pretty awful from what I've heard
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Hey James, have you ever been willing to answer the question as to whether you now or ever have been in favour of at-will employment?
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