Science is Dead, Long Live Science

At least Scientific American. Leslie Eastman at LI, Scientific American Editor-In-Chief Has Spectacular Post-Election Social Media Meltdown

I have been following Scientific American’s steady decline, both in terms of its handling of science and its actual support of policies helpful to this nation.

A few of my recent articles show that progressive ideology has pretty much captured this once-respected publication.

One of the primary reasons this descent into madness has accelerated is that the editor-in-chief, Laura Helmuth, has allowed pseudoscience and narratives to flow unfiltered with little if any restraint.

Flush with power after the apparent success of endorsing Biden in 2020, Helmuth and the team at Scientific American endorsed Harris in this election cycle. Their faulty reasoning and inanity-filled platitudes were met with mocking. But I am sure Helmuth and her crew were sure they positioned Harris for success.

However, when the popular votes were counted and the electoral ones tallied, President Donald J. Trump clearly prevailed. Arguably, Americans were voting against the progressive agenda that the magazine was pushing.

Once the magnitude of the Trump win became apparent, Helmuth lost all sense of professional decorum and scientific objectivity, and had herself a spectacular social media meltdown.

@sciam why is this hateful bigot allowed to represent your magazine? pic.twitter.com/gwLmr2060S

— Jeffrey Philistine (@TejasGator) November 6, 2024

She did ultimately take down the Tweets (Xes?) and apologize, sort of. 

Scientists are human, and are entitled to all their opinions and feelings. But those who wish to be taken seriously, especially by the public, must return to the roots of science and embrace the scientific method. They also must be willing to be challenged and debated by those who have different viewpoints.

I know I'm not holding my breath until that happens. 

Scientific American jumped the shark years ago, but even more serious journals like Science and Nature have been infected by the woke mind virus. Will they succeed in recovering from it, or will it ultimately kill them?