Dear Friends and colleagues,
I think it is really important to openly discuss any topics, but it saddens me to see this discussion moving toward division and confrontation.
It's important to respect each other's opinions and try to understand them better. Personally, I have some strong ones, mostly based on highly biased media that I follow (I get most of my US news from Stephen Colbert and John Stewart. Yes, it is biased, but
at least I'm having fun).
Anyway, it's time we act as scientists studying human perception. Based on our biased observations, let's make hypotheses, collect data, and draw conclusions that may or may not require action.
Based on what I've observed, I've formulated three hypotheses:
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The US government will prevent some of us from studying specific topics.
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Some researchers feel that their career development is impacted by this policy.
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Non-US citizens feel uneasy attending conferences in the US.
If any of these hypotheses are supported, it places responsibility on researchers from Non-US countries to:
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Focus on the research topics our US colleagues cannot study;
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Help out by reaching those in need;
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Host international conferences outside the US.
To test these hypotheses, I've created a Google form with simple,
specific questions and some open-ended questions for additional thoughts (instead of the auditory list).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelcFjSXmURpN3fV3vQUUYvmTorqgEoJFHeS_6o6jjWA8j0dw/viewform?usp=header
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelcFjSXmURpN3fV3vQUUYvmTorqgEoJFHeS_6o6jjWA8j0dw/viewform?usp=header
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The questionnaire was created to collect data on auditory scientists' perceptions of how US policy affects their work. To the best of my knowledge, the data are anonymized.
docs.google.com
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The form does not require any identifiable information.
I will publicly share all collected data openly. Anyone interested is also welcome to become an administrator of the survey to add questions or access the data.
Jeremy