Name: Professor REPRIMANDED For Encouraging Discussion & Using Spectrum Street Epistemology w/Leigh Revers
Uploaded: 2024-05-20T19:48:51+00:00
Duration: 1 h 24 min 46 s
Description: University of Toronto Professor Leigh Revers and Peter Boghossian discuss challenges in STEM education, including the integration of indigenous science and the use of diversity criteria in academic ev

Streamed on: May 21, 3:00 pm EDT

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University of Toronto Professor Leigh Revers and Peter Boghossian discuss challenges in STEM education, including the integration of indigenous science and the use of diversity criteria in academic evaluations.

Leigh highlights the need for academic rigor and criticizes oversimplified teaching methods, emphasizing the importance of maintaining intellectual diversity in education. His experience with this is firsthand - this year, the University of Toronto Mississauga sanctioned him for using Spectrum Street Epistemology in the classroom.

Leigh Revers is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

Leigh's website: https://leighrevers.com/
Leigh on X: https://twitter.com/Leigh_Revers

Chapters
0:00 Intro
00:42 Leigh's academic and professional journey
04:32 Chemistry
15:27 Indigenous science vs scientific method
30:19 DEI in STEM
43:25 Scientists fear speaking out due to politicization
50:54 Discomfort with questioning hinders growth
57:23 Leigh's Spectrum Street Epistemology sessions
01:05:01 How universities should prepare students for the real world
01:14:27 Criticism of a viral clip from Joe Rogan Experience