Comments on: Math is too liberal, too communist, and too female https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: embertine https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521934 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:23:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521934 How delightful! Next we’ll see the Catholic church giving out childcare awards.

]]> By: Tony Sidaway https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521933 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:51:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521933 This is how a real scientist responded to Andrew Schlafly.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Lenski_dialog

]]> By: o https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521932 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:49:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521932 Schlafly’s sudden interest in the Fields Medal is extremely amusing. For the last few days he’s been loudly predicting the downfall of the mathematical establishment over the prize going to a woman (which in Schlafly’s mind would necessarily be undeserved, natch) but now he has to make do with a guy from Vietnam. (And apart from all the other obvious objections, the “communism!” charge makes absolutely no sense in light of his apparent affection for G. Perelman.) Tragically, although repeatedly asked, he didn’t provide examples of who he thought would have been a worthy Fields recipient.

(Anyway, I very much hope that they do award the “ConservaMath” medal, just because I’ve found the ConservaPedia talk pages irresistible train-wreck reading since I saw the “Counterexamples to Relativity” page and this has almost as much comedy potential.)

]]> By: itzac https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521931 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:33:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521931 If the cure for cancer was discovered by a communist, would Schlafley refuse to use it, I wonder?

]]> By: MadScientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521930 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:25:14 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521930 [OT]: How’s that knee? No amputations yet?

]]> By: CherryBomb https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521929 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:33:08 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521929 What is next on their hit list, Judenphysik?

]]> By: Tony Sidaway https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521928 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:57:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521928 Yes. Andrew Schlafly is the living embodiment of Poe’s Law.

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521927 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:53:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521927 Wow, that ConservaMaths Medal is going to be mega-prestigious. I need to come up with something worthy to have a chance at it. Does anyone have Alan Sokal’s phone number?

]]> By: Birger Johansson https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521926 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:09:11 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521926 Not directly related, but a hilarious example of the lack of introspection…
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/08/i_think_theyre_doing_this_on_p.php
I mean, do these guys (they are mostly men) not understand why others ridicule them?
Tony Sidaway @ 17: [snip]…”bursting with original and unintentionally funny ideas”…which is a cornucopia of material for Colbert and Jon Stewart 🙂

]]> By: dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521925 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:58:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/17/math-is-too-liberal-too-commun/#comment-521925 The dissing of complex numbers is especially amazing since, if i recall correctly, schlafly has a degree in electrical engineering.

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