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Originally Posted by RACooper
Not really true in the world of academia - and in Watson's case I suspect that the only thing keeping him from being completely 'black balled' is the Nobel... and even before this latest comment he was already on the academic fringe in terms of speaking engagements and lectures (particularly in some circles considering the controversy behind whether or not all the work was even his).
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Actually, there are academics and scientists who have built their academic reputations off of (what can be interpreted as) bigotry. I mentioned the Social Darwinists Herrnstein and Murray who were loved by many despite the hate of many.
I don't know how the Nobel prize works but I imagine you have to be doing something in the interest of humankind so bigotry isn't a good thing. I can also see why this guy is losing speaking engagements. He's a loose canon.