Andrew Loveridge
@aloveridge.bsky.social
Loveridge, Theoretically: physics, education reform, science outreach. Professor at UT Austin, views my own.
Not interested in consuming, let alone funding, your propaganda.
February 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Not interested in consuming, let alone funding, your propaganda.
People like John Dewey, a hero of mine, thought a lot about this back in the early 20th century, admittedly without fully resolving it. Worth revisiting their words and renewing their work today. The article above and its sources are a nice example.
The Public and Its Problems - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 29, 2024 at 8:53 PM
People like John Dewey, a hero of mine, thought a lot about this back in the early 20th century, admittedly without fully resolving it. Worth revisiting their words and renewing their work today. The article above and its sources are a nice example.
What we need is a meritocracy grounded in the skills that build public trust and accountability, and more space within it for heterogeneity/experimentation.
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 PM
What we need is a meritocracy grounded in the skills that build public trust and accountability, and more space within it for heterogeneity/experimentation.
Hopeful and worth understanding better, although I imagine part of the story here is it likely still represents a decline (and increased polarization), just from an especially high starting point.
Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline
The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive impact on society has fallen 16 percentage points since before the start of the coronavirus outbreak, from 73% in January 2019 to 57% t...
www.pewresearch.org
November 28, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Hopeful and worth understanding better, although I imagine part of the story here is it likely still represents a decline (and increased polarization), just from an especially high starting point.