Bad science cannot be used as a basis of constructive dialogue: Response to Prof Nicoli Nattrass commentary

Nomakwezi  Mzilikazi; Aliza le Roux; Bettine  Jansen van Vuuren

doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8583

Bad science cannot be used as a basis of constructive dialogue: Response to Prof Nicoli Nattrass commentary

Authors

Nomakwezi Mzilikazi Research Support and Management Division, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-7431
Aliza le Roux Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa campus, Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-2580
Bettine Jansen van Vuuren Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-5358

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8583

Keywords:

biological sciences, academic freedom, scientific debate

Abstract

This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue:

Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. #7864, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7864

Responses to the Commentary in the May/June 2020 issue have been published collectively in a special issue of Volume 116.

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Published

2020-07-10

Issue

Vol. 116 Special issue (2020)

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Commentary

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Mzilikazi, N. ., le Roux, A., & Jansen van Vuuren, B. . (2020). Bad science cannot be used as a basis of constructive dialogue: Response to Prof Nicoli Nattrass commentary. South African Journal of Science. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8583