Cern cuts ties with 'sexist' scientist Alessandro Strumia
Source: BBC
Cern cuts ties with 'sexist' scientist Alessandro Strumia
By Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, BBC News
7 March 2019
The European particle physics research centre Cern has cut ties with the scientist who said that women were less able at physics than men.
Cern has decided not to extend Professor Alessandro Strumia’s status of guest professor.
The decision follows an investigation into comments, first reported by BBC News, made by Prof Strumia at a Cern workshop on gender equality.
Prof Strumia told BBC News that he stood by his remarks.
"Some people hated hearing about higher male variance: this idea comes from Darwin, like other offensive ideas that got observational support," he told BBC News.
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