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The scapegoating of Nathan Cofnas
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The scapegoating of Nathan Cofnas

On the podcast, I speak with Nathan Cofnas, the academic who revealed the truth about Jason Arday to the world (and was punished viciously for doing so)

Nathan Cofnas is an American postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium, focusing on the philosophy of biology and ethics, with a particular interest in scientific and ethical controversies connected with evolution-informed social science. After publishing ⁠an article detailing the truth⁠ about plagiarist and fabulist, Jason Arday (now deceased), Cofnas was subject to mass condemnation and ⁠protest⁠. He was vilified as a racist and suspended by Ghent University, under ⁠investigation ⁠for "discrimination." I spoke with Nathan about his work, his views on DEI, and the backlash he received in response to his article.

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