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Over the past 60 years, our understanding of the physics of elementary particles has changed radically. James Bjorken played a key role.
We have lost an important scientist; we have also lost a wonderful man.
In the modern world, it is easy to forget our connection to celestial objects and how important that connection has been throughout human history.
Hossenfelder—who believes women in science are still held back by sexist cultural biases but also opposes preferential treatment as a shortcut to equality—is a welcome exception.
Proposing that some gender imbalances in fields like physics might not be due to discrimination is like being a social scientist in the Soviet Union and proposing that some class differences aren’t due to discrimination.
It’s becoming very difficult to argue with—let alone prove wrong—those scientists who claim it’s easier to hide or move abroad than endure the wrath of the enforcers of contemporary moral orthodoxy.