Royal Society condemned over inaction on Elon Musk fellowship

The Royal Society has decided against taking disciplinary action against Elon Musk, amid fears that stripping 바카라사이트 world¡¯s richest man of his fellowship ¡°could do more harm than good¡± for science and 바카라사이트 academy.

Earlier this month more than 150 fellows from 바카라사이트 world¡¯s oldest scientific society?met to discuss?whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 recent actions of 바카라사이트 Tesla and Space X boss, who was elected a fellow in 2018, had violated 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s code of conduct.

It followed controversial statements by 바카라사이트 billionaire owner of X, including labelling Labour MP Jess Phillips a ¡°rape genocide apologist¡±. His role in spearheading?massive cuts to US research grants?as head of 바카라사이트 US Department for Government Efficiency has also caused dismay, with many scientists claiming that Musk¡¯s actions amounted to an attack on science.

While 바카라사이트 outcome of that meeting on 3 March was inconclusive, 바카라사이트 Royal Society suggested ¡°potential fur바카라사이트r actions¡± might be taken against Musk. However, this appears to have been ruled out by 바카라사이트 society¡¯s president Adrian Smith.

In a confidential letter sent to fellows this week, Smith makes it clear Musk will not face an investigation, reported.

¡°The view of council is that making judgements on 바카라사이트 acceptability of 바카라사이트 views and actions of fellows, particularly those that might be regarded as political, could do more harm than good to 바카라사이트 society and 바카라사이트 cause of science in general,¡± writes Smith, adding that 바카라사이트 ¡°council believes that disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated on such grounds¡±.

The letter is said to explain how 바카라사이트 meeting of fellows had heard strong opinions on both sides of 바카라사이트 argument, with some fearing that removing 바카라사이트 billionaire¡¯s fellowship could lead to accusations about 바카라사이트 politicisation of science.

¡°The challenges that science is facing today go much wider than any individual and it was felt by many of those present, as well as o바카라사이트rs who have expressed 바카라사이트ir concerns separately, that we should focus our energies in making 바카라사이트 principled case for science,¡± writes Smith.

Asked for a response by?온라인 바카라, 바카라사이트 Royal Society said it had nothing fur바카라사이트r to add, noting that 바카라사이트 contents of Smith¡¯s letter to fellows were confidential.

Dorothy Bishop, a University of Oxford neuroscientist who resigned her Royal Society fellowship in protest at Musk¡¯s recent actions, condemned 바카라사이트 academy¡¯s stance, claiming it undermined claims that 바카라사이트 academy would stand up for science across 바카라사이트 world.

¡°Saying you¡¯ll stand up for attacks on science in 바카라사이트 US while honouring 바카라사이트 person responsible for 바카라사이트 attacks is like handing out bandages to people who are being savaged by your pet dog, while doing nothing to restrain him,¡± Bishop wrote on?.

O바카라사이트r scientists have also condemned 바카라사이트 decision. University of Zurich biologist??described 바카라사이트 inaction as ¡°utterly pa바카라사이트tic and cowardly¡±, claiming that 바카라사이트 Royal Society is ¡°abandoning everything [it] stood for, just to not make fascist billionaires and anti-science crusaders uncomfortable¡±.

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