50 Ways to Say Science

Episode 2: Research has a language problem


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Fintan describes a protest among scientists regarding English as the lingua franca for research publishing. Also discussed: the climactic Shell decision in the Netherlands and an attempt to spread misinformation in the EU about COVID vaccines that appears to have fallen flat while causing a minor international incident. Oops.

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Sources:
https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/historische-uitspraak-in-klimaatzaak-shell-moet-co2-uitstoot-drastisch-verminderen~b27cd4be/
https://www.dw.com/en/covid-disinformation-campaign-targeted-biontech-pfizer/a-57702440
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2021/05/24/des-youtubeurs-francais-incites-a-denigrer-le-vaccin-contre-le-covid-19-de-pfizer-biontech_6081312_4408996.html
https://adawis.de/start/
https://www.academia.edu/46449232/Open_letter_to_De_Gruyter_concerning_English_only_language_policy_for_Trends_in_Classics_Book_Prize_for_early_career_researcher
https://www.jmwiarda.de/2021/05/25/das-ist-inakzeptabel/

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