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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Mathematics ^teacher^: That textbook was written thousands of years ago, and it is still as useful and relevant as ever, but I want you to buy this one I co-authored instead for the mere sum of $120, otherwise you won't pass.

[–] FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 3 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Conflict of interest detected

This really happened?

[–] mothersprotege@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I took an environmental science class in college, and the professor was a former president of Shell. As part of the curriculum, we had to read his book, Why we Hate the Oil Companies. Predictably, it's a corporate non-apologia, which—hilariously—completely avoids engaging with why we actually hate the oil companies.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

environmental science class … the professor was a former president of Shell

Do they also invite Nazis to teach the elective in human rights?

[–] mothersprotege@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Iirc, it was an energy/environment focus, so it was all about analyzing and comparing different energy sources wrt their usefulness, feasability, environmental impact, etc. This was in Houston, so the oil industry plays a huge role in the local economy, and funds the university endowments.

But yeah, the whole thing was pretty farcical.

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