"Physics is the least diverse of the sciences," begins our article, a signal that we start in the depths, and have no choice but to begin the labor of digging our graves deeper.
Physics is the least diverse of the sciences, rivaling mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering for the least diverse fields within all of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM). Groups underrepresented in physics include Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and women of all racial/ethnic groups. Barely 5% of physics Ph.D.'s are granted annually to those identifying with an underrepresented racial/ethnic category; women earn only 20% of physics Ph.D.'s. The origins of these vast representation gaps are complex and include inequitable educational access from an early age, implicit bias in the classroom and research laboratories, deterrents to continuation for underrepresented groups (e.g., departmental climate and disciplinary culture), and stereotype threat. Expanding gender and racial participation in STEM is important for the development of a robust domestic scientific workforce…
This is the peer-reviewed opening of "Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion" in Science. Rather, the full and perplexing name of the journal is Science Advances. Advances, I emphasize. Where is it going? Let's see.
It doesn't matter who wrote the paper: some group of earnest social justice foot soldiers, we can assume.
We can also imagine their statistics are correct, more or less. I accept there are more white males in the upper echelons of physics than diverse folks.
Now in saner times these statistics would be taken as proof that the group at the top are, somehow, better at physics than those not at the top. How else did these fine fellows get to the top if they didn't have soaring abilities? Being at the top defines what's best, n'est-ce pas? They certainly seem to have been demonstrating their superior abilities, judging by the output of physics this last century.
There are other explanations. It could be those at the top really weren't best, but that a neglected pool of diverse folks were actually better. Perhaps a secret cabal of non-diverse physicists have been scanning diverse resumes over the past century, and when they spied potential diverse top performers, they sent out agents to convince these diverse persons to become dentists or accountants instead.
Lot of sneaky people out there, so this could have happened.
It's not clear how they're still hiding and carrying on their nefarious work, though, not when dedicated SJWs patrol school hallways from Kindergarten on up, handing out awards aplenty to diverse (and non-male) hopefuls. But that's the thing about secret cabals. They're secret. And cabals. So there's no amount of mischief they can get up to.
Anyway, it appears our authors believe the solution to quantum gravity would be had sooner if those working on it were diverse. They may have a point. The non-diverse have been grappling with the problem for some years now, and all we hear about are multiverses held together by strings. Next thing you know these guys will claim we're living in a hologram.
So let's let the ladies in!
Alas, say our authors, we cannot. It seems "nontrivial barriers impede admission to Ph.D. programs for some demographic groups." Nontrivial barriers are the worst kind of barriers, too. What's needed are trivial barriers. Don't know if we're gonna get 'em, though.
Ready for the worst news? Here it is, with my emphasis, "Undergraduate grades, college selectivity, and GRE scores are the three criteria that best predict admission to U.S. graduate programs, but these parameters are not evenly distributed by race and gender."
More doings of the cabal, I'll bet! I've heard—we've all heard—of "redistribution". Well, here it is in its ugliest form. Somehow portions of scores are being taken away from the diverse and being given to the non-diverse!
Friends, we can no longer allow this. Not if we are to achieve Entropy. There is nothing more important than Entropy. Think of the work that will get done with full Entropy kicks in!
Sorry: make that Equality.
Let's be honest. We all know the true and only solution to achieving Equality is. Quotas. We need to promote people based on the diverse characteristics. No other mechanics but enforced quotas will do the job.
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