Human is the awkward liminal phase between animal and machine

17720 1405 : In laboratories and universities, the spirit of Trofim Lysenko has suddenly been woke

Whenever science has been corrupted by falling prey to ideology, scientific progress suffers. [To] stem the slide, scientific leaders, scientific societies and senior academic administrators must publicly stand up not only for free speech in science, but for quality, independent of political doctrine and divorced from the demands of political factions.

— Lawrence Krauss

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ideological-corruption-of-science-11594572501