The Royal Society has decided not to discipline Elon Musk over his actions.
Tesla, which also owns social media platform X, and SpaceX CEO Musk, I was elected as a member Of the 2018 British National Academy of Sciences, his work in the space and electric vehicle industry is clearly recognized.
However, over the past year, calls from fellows and the broader scientific community have grown from both the academy to take action amid concerns that the academy is in violation of the academy's code of conduct. There are incidents ranging from calling British MP Jes Phillips the “rape genocide apologist” to his role in reducing investigations through “Government Exipan” (Government Effis Experience).
Included in the code Regulations Their colleagues “do not fail to act or act that undermines the mission of society or causes society to become disgusting.”
However, Sir Adrian Smith, president of the Royal Society, has made it clear that Musk will not face an investigation.
In an email that saw and understood that the Guardian was sent to all his peers, Smith pointed out a variety of deep embraces, but often aired at meetings held earlier this month to discuss issues relating to fellows' conduct.
However, he says that the council is ultimately responsible for acting in the best interests of society, which does not involve an investigation into masking's actions.
“The view of the Council is that making judgments about accepting and accepting the views and actions of fellows, particularly fellows that may be considered political, can be more harmful than the causes of society and science in general. The Council believes that disciplinary procedures should not be launched for that reason,” writes Smith.
“The challenges facing science today have become much broader than any individual, and have been felt by many of the people who existed and others who have expressed concerns individually.
This email continues during the academy's fierce period. Last summer, masking practices prompted many fellows to write letters to the association. Later, due to lack of action that followed, two prominent scientists resigned from their fellowship in protest, with over 3,400 members of the science community signing an open letter expressing similar elucidation.
Some of his friends, including Nobel Prize winner and AI pioneer Jeffrey Hinton Called Explicitly for the expulsion of masks.
However, others have raised concerns about such steps, noting that it is politically difficult and could raise questions about the fellowship of others who have expressed controversial views. Others have also argued that mask-related relationships could be compromised. Trust in science.
Smith's letter said the decision not to go down the path of formal disciplinary procedures means that the council will attack science or scientists, and has repeatedly raised concerns about cutting US scientific funding, spreading misinformation and the new US administration's disregard of important scientific evidence.
Smith added that he was sent to the mask by President Paul Nurse, but the content was not revealed, stressing that the academy will “enhance defenses against science and scientists, especially the attack on science and challenges in the United States.”
“We are also the most directly affected individuals and are trying to engage directly with our US peers who are best suited to understand exactly what is happening in our specialties and what interventions are happening on their behalf,” says Smith, adding engagement with British fellows is also most effective.
Hinton was one of the peers who confirmed he had received communication from Smith, but said the confidentiality prevented him from commenting on the content.
“I can repeat my opinion, meaning [Royal Society] They should give them fellowship to promote science and take them away to demote science,” he said.
Stephen Curry, professor emeritus of structural biology at Imperial College London, said he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society and organized an open letter, and welcomed his efforts to reach out to researchers in the US and UK, but said the contents of the nurse's letter remained mysterious and Smith's email did not mention the academy's code of conduct.
“How can the royal family argue that when they turn a blind eye to Musk's immature scientific actions, when they fail to spread misinformation or oppose the anti-scientific actions of management that he is part of it, how can they claim to act in principle?
Curry added that the academy continues to hurt itself by being open and robust about the issues that raised concerns among fellows.
“They continue to refuse to address violations of the mask code of conduct, but their authority to speak for the UK's scientific community is undermined at the moment,” he said. “I don't think they're talking for me.”
