Which is, y'know, not true unless you take "this research" in an outrageously broad sense.
But I do. Given this paper which many people suspected to be Sokal-style satire (it's not), I very much doubt the quality of research put out by the recipient of the grant, Mark Carey.
does not mean that the NSF spent $460k on feminist glaciology research
Why did the NSF spend any money on feminist glaciology research?
I very much doubt the quality of research put out by the recipient of the grant, Mark Carey.
My guess is that this particular bit of "research" was largely done by one of the other named authors, but they have some rule that the more senior person's name goes on everything. Carey's list of publications doesn't look particularly bullshitty. (Note that he's a historian rather than a scientist; these do not purport to be science publications.)
Why did the NSF spend any money on feminist glaciology research?
Because it gives out grants for broad ...
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