Astronomers Build a Feminist Black Hole for a Former Star
Astronomers Build a Feminist Black Hole for a Former Star And plans are afoot to prevent future alleged āharassersā from receiving author credit in scientific journals JANICE FIAMENGO If you want to imagine a āfeminist future,ā consider the never-ending drama, at once sentimental and punitive, surrounding disgraced scientist Geoff Marcy, once a revered exoplanet researcher, now a scapegoated āsexual harasserā whom the politically correct cannot cease to accuse. The destruction of Marcyās reputation and career as a result of dubious allegations never tested in court has failed to appease his persecutors, one of whom alleged in a recent Science article that even seeing the manās name in print may be ātriggeringā for āsurvivors.ā In this article, āAfter outcry, disgraced sexual harasser removed from astronomy manuscript,ā the astronomy community is portrayed as eager to formulate rules whereby those deemed to have violated standards of conduct āshould not be ...