If scientists and scholars were to become "collectively self-organised and consciously activist" today, they would probably devote themselves to service to state and private power. Those who have different goals should (and do) become organized and activist.

Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive.

My proposal happens to be very mainstream.

I have never suggested any principled difference between the natural and social sciences.

Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming.

Independence of mind, enthusiasm, dedication to the field, and willingness to challenge and question and to explore new direction. There are plenty of people like that, but schools tend to discourage those characteristics.

Should a community... be free to enact legislation to say they don't want blacks? Now that's illegal. Fifty years ago it was legal. Is that progress or is that regress?