@@m.streicher8286Research Integrity is a major aspect in the Rice University policies. Turns out, there is a process for removing tenured faculty. Hopefully James discovers the full extent of the investigation policies.
@@m.streicher8286 Colleges can review and revoke tenure too. For, say, academic dishonesty. Like putting your name on papers you didn't do anything on, or using data that wasn't yours and publishing it like it was....
Unfortunately, the people who reference/worship Tour will completely ignore all the evidence that he's a fraud. It's a core part of their identity - to uncritically dismiss anything that challenges their beliefs.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
@@MLaak86I wanted to go to Rice about a dozen years ago when I didn't know better. After learning of James I very much decided my path literally anywhere else.
I’ve been suspicious of his supposed expertise from day 1 given how badly he mangles concepts even lay people can grasp, often seemingly without trying to build a strawman just seeming to be genuinely confused
I met Rick in the late 1980's and he made a lasting impression on me by his humanity, personality, his scientific rigour and understanding whilst listening intently to me, a young and inexperienced, wet behind the ears scientist, trying to impress. He didn't turn around and left me standing but gave me advice, encouragement and strength to continue my endeavours which ended up in me having a solid career in academia. His passing was a great loss to humanity and hearing of these appropriations of his spirit by somebody else to further his own personal twisted agenda is very hurtful. .
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
Yeah, except that Kevin Ausman is a flat out liar. Why don't you do yourself a favor and hear what his widow Deborah has to say? Kevin Ausman is a pathetic creature.
He never should've been hired in the first place. It's like he only wormed his way into the position he has simply to give christianity more credence to the general public and then try to influance as many students as he could, exploiting them, converting them, or otherwise. He's dispicable, falls short of the grace of the God he aspouses to believe in, and deserves nothing short of the vitriol that he spits at any who oppose his views.
@@punkypinko2965he's able to produce very specific cultures and samples, mainly Graphine. But even projects within this feild he headed have gone down in flames, produced nothing, and wasted research grant resources he bullied and hyped up to get used on it. He's passable when it comes to producing small amounts of graphine, nothing more. Take that and how many students he has either failed for opposing his views, threatened to put on their thesis' which granted him the citations he has, or turned them away from their feild of interest, telling them that it is a dead end feild of study simply because it clashed with his belief in the Christian god.
I ironically had a great time when he was doing that. My grandmother would call us all to eat farina in a really loud, shrill voice so it was a funny callback for me lol
Tour is a narcissistic liar? Who would have thought...these religious fundamentalists are all the same. If Tour had even an ounce of decency, he would be truly ashamed of his behavior. But given his personality and his dogmatic believes, it is probably out of the question.
@rboland2173 Imagine what kind of wretched, boring and eternal ( ugh!) existence that that would be, being basically a slave to god, having to worship the narcissist of all narcissists! The Religious that die still enslaved in their religious dogma will NEVER find out they were in fact wrong! They lost their chance, in life, to gain psychological freedom, and that is the sad part.
@@jlankfordno, he is truthful. James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
Rice is still a good university, and have only dropped from ranking 80 to 145. I know this because I checked Rice vs my _alma mater_ "Lund Unversity" where Rice was one place ahead of Lund when James first shat in his pants. I think that a recovery is within Rice reach. BTW Lund is at place 85 and rising due to Anne L'Huillier.
@@betadecay6503Yes, but we have had our share of bat shit crazy. In psychology it is the world against Lund. And Lund have feelings while the rest of the world have data.
The second author on that CO2-capture paper is Josiah J. Tour, James Tour's son. I looked him up on LinkedIn, he's a medical doctor, why is he the second author on that paper? What is going on
There's a lot of ways to get on a paper. Do the stats, write the intro, help perform the experiment, etc. You don't need to work in the field to be helpful. But I'd bet this is nepotism. Pubs look good for MDs
@@kappasphere Yeah it was some Russian guy I think. He did it out of spite for pretty much all of his papers from what I remember, but don't trust me on that.
@@darkagedrifter The story that I remember was that he just wanted to use 1st person plural pronouns for the paper (because doing that is kind of standard), and because someone complained about it, he listed his cat as co-author
I returned to listen to this video - and I was stunned at the account of Rick’s funeral. I have undergone cancer treatment twice - surgery and chemotherapy in 2018, and twelve rounds of chemotherapy in 2023 when the cancer returned. If I had someone I hated with an ineluctable hatred, I wouldn’t wish chemotherapy upon them. Chemotherapy tends to leave one weakened and sick (among other things); ordinary tasks can take a great deal of energy. There’s also the psychological and mental toll For someone purportedly to be a person of faith to take advantage of a person in a debilitated state to make a “conversion” is unconscionable
@@silvaskiproductions3937 James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
@@triettran6251 I don't really care if he did or didn't. The etiquette of some man's private life which I will never meet is not of my concern. I believe my reasoning is why anybody would do such a thing, though.
As a current undergraduate in Rices chemistry department i just want to say thank you. Hopefully more people will come forward. Keep up the great work!
How the Tours have tabled Edit: spellcheck if you could not ruin my puns by changing my spelling to something that is _still incorrect_ I'd appreciate it.
James M. Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? Just give it a shot.
@@triettran6251 Unfortunately, most of the people in the comment section of this video will not even listen to a rebuttal. They think that everything that 'Professor Dave' says is gospel. Pun intended. I watched James rebuttal and the fact that he provided first hand witnesses that corroborates his perspective speaks volumes.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
I was right in the middle of watching your four part series (I rewatch it often as I learn something new that I'd missed everytime) but the second I saw this I immediately hit play.
I put PineCreek and Paulogia on hold for this divine hope, meaning, and purpose video. I can't stress enough to those who say to themselves, I am not a scientist, so I don't understand this. Crap! You are a scientist if you follow simple rules like not checking the gas tank fuel level with a lighted match. Everything is cause and effect. JT is not presenting science on his religious channel; he is marketing to the gullible, who are discovering their beliefs are hollow and need JT's fertiliser to prop up failed epistemology. If you have not been in school for a zillion years, you can become informed if you read Dave's book. It is easy to read, and you will feel like an expert after you are halfway through it. If you believe in superstitions, such as the Christian one, crystal ball gazing, or carrying a lucky *rabbit's foot, his book is also for you. * Not for that particular rabbit.
This is absolutely fantastic. It clearly shows the drum Tour has been beating is truly a projection drum of his own doing. Great to see Dave, keep it up. The actual truth will prevail.
I am not a scientist nor understand much science to begin with yet the part with Rick made my jaw drop as I was eating lunch. How disgusting do you have to be to see a person dying and decide to use that to make yourself look better. What the actual fuck.
Thank you Dave! You do a great job of explaining why Tour is a total hack in layman's terms so those of us who find the science mostly incomprehensible can still understand exactly why he's a hack. Good stuff.
Dave never would have thought that when he first created the channel, he would be saving not only students, but also carreers of genuine and nice people Well done Mr. Farina. You are the hero the world needs
@@silvaskiproductions3937James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
I got to say, I find it fascinating when people like Tour promote religion in a way that basically requires them to believe that the laws of physics, chemistry, and biology are wrong. Because, to be very clear, that’s necessarily what is happening when Tour denies OOL. The field is so well grounded in many of the most basic tenants of science that to deny OOL in the way Tour does requires a denial of science
Agreed. I recently saw a James Tour short in which he said to stop the OOL research because we are far from understanding abiogenesis. What kind of a scientist will call for the halting of a whole scientific field? Especially one that regards our first origins.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251 I have seen that video. That video has nothing to do with what I said. Please stop being a bot and engage with what’s actually being said
thank you Dave. i thought tour was quite unsavory when i watched his debate with you. the last story of the guest you had here has demoted tour to absolutely despicable.
There is a reason for that. I case of scientific controversy, an university should not follow society and fire someone uncomfortable. In this case it is bad, but I don't know how to solve the issue.
It is quite horrendous- especially just based on his “debate” with Dave, that should have resulted in at least a massive dressing down and an inquiry about how he behaves in lectures and such
@@realGBx64and then that means that a guy getting chemo infusions had to manipulate his way out of being pestered by a religious nutcase. No matter how you spin it, James comes out looking like a fraud, a liar, a bully, an idiot, or an exploitative narcissist. James in the best light is terrible.
The pastor from my mother's church pulled that at my father's funeral. My father was not religious and the pastor was there on my mother's behalf and tried to give a speech about my father having a death-bed conversion, and how great his god was etc.... Never wanted to punch a pastor out in public before, but what a gross thing for these types to do.
I genuinely cannot believe this turd is still going but then I remember what seems to be the average interest of many folk who say "He's talking loud, he uses big words, he must know what he's talking about" rather than the basic research. It's frightening how many of the "do your own research" crew, never actually do any research.
Yes, having dealt with people like this, they get to where they are by investing all their energy and intellect in self-promotion rather than improving themselves. They basically make the Gish Gallup their career. Colleagues, out of professional courtesy, give them the benefit of the doubt that they’re operating with integrity, and any mistakes will get filtered out in the review process. Ones that challenge them usually give up because they have to take time away from their own work to counter all the B.S., leaving management to believe any conflict they witness is just valid debate among worthy peers. They have a sixth sense about accountability catching up to them, and will change jobs (or in Tour’s case, field of study) while their reputations are still intact.
They actually do try and do their own research. But they are so incompetent they just make it worse for themselves. They think education is indoctrination so they don't use any credible resources. Instead they look to the Internet and get fed more and more bad information. It's a bleeping mess.
@@seedyeJames M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390 Speaking of unrelated comments, I had waffles for breakfast. Unless Tour is apologizing for lying for Jesus and outlining how he is going to make amends to the origin of life community, I really don’t care to hear from him.
@@seedye Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390No, we won't be surprised - it'll be yet more of the same from Tour, claiming he's the victim of nasty people taking pot shots at him, that he's actually well qualified to speak on all manner of things when he's plainly not (whether cause of his obvious religious bias or cause it's not part of his field or even that he's clearly forgotten a lot of what he'd have to have learnt to get a PHD), and likely some shouting into the bargain.
i'd go with "tour-ettes" but you have to put an elbow into that 'ou' like "Tooorettes", think of the O as God, make ----a gap---- and fill that gap with divinity. We call that "churched up".
Mr. Farina is not fact checking his guests.James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexnik1181 Are you seriously saying that she lied about her husband's faith and you rather trust this guy's baseless accusations? There's another scientist who's friend with Richard Smalley confirming his faith too. Just watch Tour's most recent video Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? Tour even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give his video a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
The part where James used Rick's funeral as a soap box is despicable. Anyone who can get up at a funeral of their "friend" and hijack it like that deserves "a youtube friendly outcome."
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
@@alexanderkuhn6390 Given what we've seen of how he's replied to Dave - I'm not entertaining any 'explanation' from Tour, he's lost the right to a presumption of "differing opinions"
@@stephen1137 The 'creation' of our universe was the consequence of a natural process, not that of any 'intellect' whatsoever. You might just as well talk to the Sun. Life being short, I wouldn't wait around for an answer _to anything,_ if I were you.
@@stephen1137 why hasn't JT sued him already? . . . . . . . . . . because he would lose and his BS would all be exposed in a courtroom and that would finish him and what little of his reputation he has left.
I have a big chemistry exam tomorrow and I kinda had a feeling a video like this was on the horizon. And what do I find right after going through your chemistry playlist? Boom! This lil treat! Thanks for the content! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for the next debunk video!
I love that no matter how much you expose Mr. Tour, he just keeps going. And the more he keeps going, the more you expose him. You are doing a great service to our country.
Ahhh it's so frustrating and sad to see people get so far in their life by scamming, conning, grifting, using people in the most narcissistic ways. I'm glad that you're taking your time (that we all know he doesn't deserve a single minute of attention) to exposing him! Respect. 👊🏼
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
I live in Texas and have an academically gifted son currently looking at where to go to college. I have strongly discouraged him from even considering Rice because of Dr Tour. It may be the most academically rigorous school in the state but I can’t overlook the fact that they employ someone like him.
You are an amazing parent for takin an active role in your sons learning. To be fair if a university claimed to be super rigorous but employed Dr. Tour ID SUE FOR FALSE ADVETISEMENT!
Rice is still a great university. Just check the ranking. Don't select anything below rank 200. Your son can avoid James. Just tell him that you don't trust James, and let your son makes his own decision (he is still a grown up, and you should let him makes his own descensions).
No, kids are wont to think they know what they are doing. Do NOT let him make his own decision on this. He easily could find himself wound up in this nonsense, and end up ruining his education. Been there, done that.
@@thomasneal9291I disagree. I started educated my kids in science at age 6, that's when they by themselves found out that we live on a globe. At age 15 they knew enough to make their own decisions. You won't get grown up kids by making their decision, you get grown up kids by discussing their decisions.
Every accusation is a confession with this type of person. He's out there shouting about other people's work being hype because he's received that criticism himself and he knows it rings true, so he projects it out onto others to make himself feel better.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
The sad thing is, none of this matters to the folks who admire James. But it has been an ABSOLUTE take down in all accounts. What a ride over the years
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
I may not be smart enough to understand much of the science Proffessor Dave covers, but i never miss a video of his and always watch them to the end. I know what it looks like for a con artist like James Tour to be exposed and i know he really deserves this and all i can say to proffesor Dave is, GET HIM!!! Science is our most valuable tool for understanding reality and we dont need people like this corrupting the feild.
Beautiful. Looking forward to the point where you exposing Tour's ridiculous nonsense starts to impact the reputation of Rice to the point where his tenure is revoked.
Tenured faculty have lifetime appointments but can be fired for financial and ethical reasons. Some states have taken measures to weaken or eliminate tenure at public colleges. I am not sure about Texas.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
That deathbed conversation story, is so common in Italy that it was immortalised in a 1971 👵🏻👴 movie. A notorious atheist, is seen by his son in law, kissing the cross in his deathbed under pressure by his ultra religious and separated wife. The SIL so distraught by the betrayal, attempts suicide. We know this trick very well, it is also used by the Church to acquire wealth, through last will and testaments.
Struggling cousins of mine missed out on inheritance because our relatively wealthy grandparents decided to give everything they had to some maltese order that is just a banking institution with a religious coat of paint. They had no beef with the cousins, they just wanted to buy their place in heaven and someone from that order convinced them it was ok. We couldn’t change their mind. Imagine giving your entire inheritance to a bank instead of helping your struggling family.
@@readyforlolIf the family was struggling him not helping while he was alive should have been a hint. I very much hope my parents get to spend most of their money before they die, but I have not the slightest doubt, that they would liquidate what they currently have to help either of us children if we were in need.
@@konradbrochocki4923 James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
Simultaneously shocking and unsurprising. I was already having a difficult time believing this guy was some sort of chemistry genius based on his behavior. He sounds more and more like an evangelical apologist every day. Those guys love to inflate and distort, and it seems like a practice he has welcomed into his professional life as well. Turning a colleague's funeral into a sermon on creationism is especially disgusting. These people love to crow about morality, but hardly any of them display morality in any capacity.
@@tonyduncan9852James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@tonyduncan9852 Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
It’s interesting to watch through this series again and just see the complete annihilation of Tour. All it took was a single, respectful critique of someone’s arguments for them to go off the deep end, exposing their narcissistic rage for the world to see. What was initially kept under wraps, this vindictive man, was exposed all because he just couldn’t keep his mouth shut. It truly is a lesson on humility.
I know it's wrong to enjoy someone being so humiliated in this way, but I think in light of what you've shown here, it's warranted. Thanks for going to such great detail to show that he's a downright fraud.
Seeing this greatly restored my faith in Rice U. Being a native Houstonian that loves science and physics, I grew up with the idea Rice was a premier university that wouldn't dare entertain the nonsense of the likes coming out of Jim's mouth. I'm glad these folks have stepped forward!
I just hope there are more people on campus who are staying quiet because they need the work. My fear is that James has lots of support in the staff on campus which would make it really sad for all the students.
Of course, that’s not the same thing as there being a critical mass ready to do something about him. Tenure is *powerful*. As in the fear of backlash due to a perception of religious bias, justified or not. And that is not in any way unique to Rice. Any university with Jim as tenured faculty would be in the same boat. Unfortunately, I suspect Rice is stuck with him until he decides to retire. I would love to be proven wrong, but it seems unlikely.
@@kevinausman3783 This is where I'd like to see leadership grow some cahones. It's a genuine shame and a mar on the reputation of Rice to continue employing someone who is getting publicly flogged by a youtube science tutor so badly. The fact that Jim has only harmed his image further by shouting like a child is, to me, grounds enough to at least call for an academic panel to assess his public persona and how he represents (or misrepresents) the integrity of the college he is employed by
@@kevinausman3783 I don't understand why Rice can't at least do something like Lehigh did with Behe. Just put out a statement that they don't support his personal views.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251 Riiight we can only be 'open minded' if we're prepared to accept the claims of Tour about what he said and such... Give it up, Mr Shouty has lost any and all right to a presumption of "not a scumbag"
If after I die, anyone claims that I converted to any religion, I want then sued for libel/slander. I am an atheist and I don't enjoy being associated with any religion
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
Can we just appreciate the fact that Dave has sparked this take-down of James Tour and it blossomed into one of the most articulate and documented reveal of one man's belligerent narcissism leading to his ultimate professional demise.
This guys method of laying out his reasoning is very astute. Really is a good example of how someone should communicate with people in every walk of life.
Oh, give me a break! The same things are being said about Kevin Ausman & the rest in the video by yet other colleagues of them. Just ask Ausman's students how great of a teacher they think he is. They are all behaving like highschool teenagers fighting over the limited grant money you get for research. Trying to indict a person, be it Ausman or Tour on the merits of their personality or how they are perceived by those who disagree with them is dumb. Talking about anecdotal scenes no one can verify... It gets you nowhere, it's "tabloid talk". We have stopped to such a ludicrous level of vindictiveness even in the Academia, that I just can't.
@d.r.g.6936 who are you talking to? Me? I don't give two shits about you, about your comment I stopped reading after the first sentence, and I dint care about the dumb comment I made your replying to. I watched this shit for entertainment weeks ago and I don't give a shit about it now. Get.o wr yourself. Someone died in my arms a few weeks ago. Get the fuck over yourself
That story about Rick's funeral is despicable. I'm really curious about what Hugh Ross knew, his motives, if he was just naive, or was tricked by Tour, or what.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video. Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251 James Tour is a liar. Anyone who can say the things he does about religion and force his name onto other people’s work shows just who he is… A Poser
It’s always so interesting listening to actually smart and accomplished experts, as opposed to those who THINK or pretend they’re experts. Such a huge difference in tone and content.
it is concerning that this also strains the credibility of Nature and Science journals as it turns out you can have your shitty paper published there if you have certain buddies, while many other great works published elsewhere flying under radar.
WOW I hope really Rice does their own investigation to see far this rabbit hole goes. Just the stories today are incredibly unethical and I suspect where there are 3 people, there are actually dozens or hundreds more who have been subject to this behavior.
My mother's memorial service was hijacked by a niece (my mother's granddaughter) to be evangelical, although my mother was like a chameleon and adopted the beliefs or their lack of whoever she was with. But the niece made her someone she never was. I was very upset and have not forgiven her. So I can understand the dishonesty of using the death of anyone to push a corrupt fundamentalist belief system.
If he was in cognitive decline, who is to say he didn't just say whatever was demanded to get the pestering to stop, or had no real comprehension of what was being said?
I don't know, Dave... James yells more than you, and he has chalk.
And a chalkboard duster….
Does Dave win if he write "Not Clueless" on the chalkboard?
CLUELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he did the thing with the chalk like a smart professorperson!
Checkmate, dave!
Dave, literally: "I'm gonna ruin this man's whole career"
MR. FARINA! GO! GO!
YOU CAN’T DO IT! YOU CAN’T PUT THE THING WITH THE CHALK ON THE THING!
Well he'll still have tenure no matter how atrocious he acts. More ruining his reputation.
@@m.streicher8286Research Integrity is a major aspect in the Rice University policies.
Turns out, there is a process for removing tenured faculty. Hopefully James discovers the full extent of the investigation policies.
@@m.streicher8286 Colleges can review and revoke tenure too. For, say, academic dishonesty. Like putting your name on papers you didn't do anything on, or using data that wasn't yours and publishing it like it was....
Unfortunately, the people who reference/worship Tour will completely ignore all the evidence that he's a fraud. It's a core part of their identity - to uncritically dismiss anything that challenges their beliefs.
A great story of how narcissists gain power and how misinformation is hard to weed out because of narcissists in power.
Surely not. When it come to politics no-one would dream of voting for a science denying narcissist?????????
It's not misinformation. It's disinformation. They know that they're lying and yet do it anyhow.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
And every single assertion by Farina here is provably false. I hope James Tour sues them all for libel. He probably won't but I can see how he should.
@@alexanderkuhn6390Why not just state what the author said here?
who would've guessed that a liar and manipulative person would fake his own credentials?
I’ve suspected Jim was a fraud and liar given how much trouble he shows in terms of grasping basic aspects of systems chemistry
@@MLaak86I wanted to go to Rice about a dozen years ago when I didn't know better.
After learning of James I very much decided my path literally anywhere else.
You totally misunderstand this! The credentials multiplied by themselves, it's a clear miracle!
But Christians should just be automatically trusted for they walk with lies. I mean god
@@MicheleGardiniDid James create life? 😂
I'm not going to the cinema tonight. I have all I need right here.
Seriously
nice pfp
Right? Forget Netflix and chill, we got Prof. Dave!
😂 this guy gets it💯
Forget dune 2 we got a confused fool
Not surprised about how vindictive James is. Nor am I surprised that one of his most cited papers is something he added 0 value to
Shows his narcissism
I’ve been suspicious of his supposed expertise from day 1 given how badly he mangles concepts even lay people can grasp, often seemingly without trying to build a strawman just seeming to be genuinely confused
@@KaaneDragonShinobi I mean if it's written on the chalkboard it has to be true!
He is a con man.
The truly Competant have a degree of confidence that tends to stop them acting like this.
The incompetant do not. And they do this shit.
"James Tour - lying, stupid or reprehensible"
"Why not all three?"
He's not stupid. He's crazy.
Why not all four?
@@antonyduhamel1166 "stupid" is relative. James Tour is definitely stupid relative to his peers and even most of his students
As recent times have so exposed, those things are in no way mutually exclusive.
"And the answer is.."
*opens envelope*
"Yes"
I'm a simple human. I see James Tour humiliation, I click
Simple is as simple does
1000%
We all do. Some of us don't admit they like a good bashing.
The James Tour Humiliation Tour 😂
@@newsystembadhumiliation is his middle name 😂😂
I met Rick in the late 1980's and he made a lasting impression on me by his humanity, personality, his scientific rigour and understanding whilst listening intently to me, a young and inexperienced, wet behind the ears scientist, trying to impress. He didn't turn around and left me standing but gave me advice, encouragement and strength to continue my endeavours which ended up in me having a solid career in academia.
His passing was a great loss to humanity and hearing of these appropriations of his spirit by somebody else to further his own personal twisted agenda is very hurtful. .
No man is an island.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
Yeah, except that Kevin Ausman is a flat out liar. Why don't you do yourself a favor and hear what his widow Deborah has to say? Kevin Ausman is a pathetic creature.
James is out of control. I usually don't say this about people, but he should get fired. He really does not deserve his position.
It's OK. If he does get fired, he can protect his ego by citing religious discrimination.
@@noeditbookreviews Probably the reason why he wasn't fired already.
He never should've been hired in the first place. It's like he only wormed his way into the position he has simply to give christianity more credence to the general public and then try to influance as many students as he could, exploiting them, converting them, or otherwise. He's dispicable, falls short of the grace of the God he aspouses to believe in, and deserves nothing short of the vitriol that he spits at any who oppose his views.
@@jamesmacklin1495 Sounds like he was qualified in his field??? But then got lazy and greedy and out of control.
@@punkypinko2965he's able to produce very specific cultures and samples, mainly Graphine.
But even projects within this feild he headed have gone down in flames, produced nothing, and wasted research grant resources he bullied and hyped up to get used on it.
He's passable when it comes to producing small amounts of graphine, nothing more. Take that and how many students he has either failed for opposing his views, threatened to put on their thesis' which granted him the citations he has, or turned them away from their feild of interest, telling them that it is a dead end feild of study simply because it clashed with his belief in the Christian god.
Every time I think the James Tour saga couldn't possibly get any crazier, the plot thickens even more
The plot will never be as thick as James' head.
This whole arc of Jim's former colleagues coming out against him is juicier than apple juice.
Better than like 99% of stuff on streaming sites atm
Seriously 😂
True
MR. FARINA!!!
I ironically had a great time when he was doing that. My grandmother would call us all to eat farina in a really loud, shrill voice so it was a funny callback for me lol
has enzymes: "YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ENZYMES!"
@@aceyriot "ZERO!!"
HERE, GO! GO! GO! YOU DON'T DO IT!
GO GO GO GO GO
I liked the part where Professor Dave said “It’s Davin’ time” and proceeded to Dave all over James Tour
Truly one of the Internet videos of all time
"Pride comes before a fall"
James aught to know that.
Never get tired of that meme though I usually see it in chess video comments
@@cygnustsp It's probably the only good thing that ever came out of Morbius haha.
@@twocatsyelling723Twice the pride, double the fall.
You turned them against me! @@tach5884
Thank you for being a voice of reason among the permeating feeling of overall human Idiocracy and anti science rhetoric these days.
Narcissism is the worst from a psychological perspective. Hard to help those who "can do no wrong" ,or worse yet, "everyone else is wrong".
Thanks!
Tour is a narcissistic liar? Who would have thought...these religious fundamentalists are all the same. If Tour had even an ounce of decency, he would be truly ashamed of his behavior. But given his personality and his dogmatic believes, it is probably out of the question.
He justifies his behavior by believing that it’s all for the Lord. 🙄
@rboland2173 Imagine what kind of wretched, boring and eternal ( ugh!) existence that that would be, being basically a slave to god, having to worship the narcissist of all narcissists!
The Religious that die still enslaved in their religious dogma will NEVER find out they were in fact wrong! They lost their chance, in life, to gain psychological freedom, and that is the sad part.
No, DEFINITELY. Oh, "beliefs".
@@jlankfordno, he is truthful. James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
@@paddlefar9175you got the heaven
As a Rice alum, I am embarrassed by Tour and hope the administration takes action.
Rice is still a good university, and have only dropped from ranking 80 to 145. I know this because I checked Rice vs my _alma mater_ "Lund Unversity" where Rice was one place ahead of Lund when James first shat in his pants. I think that a recovery is within Rice reach. BTW Lund is at place 85 and rising due to Anne L'Huillier.
@@freddan6fly Does Lund University not care whether people can write coherently?
@@betadecay6503Yes, but we have had our share of bat shit crazy. In psychology it is the world against Lund. And Lund have feelings while the rest of the world have data.
How does a shitbag like Tour maintain a career at a highly regarded university such as Rice?
offering him a Prof.??
"Lies and cheats his way to the middle" got me so good! Thanks! I love these videos!
The second author on that CO2-capture paper is Josiah J. Tour, James Tour's son. I looked him up on LinkedIn, he's a medical doctor, why is he the second author on that paper? What is going on
There's a lot of ways to get on a paper. Do the stats, write the intro, help perform the experiment, etc. You don't need to work in the field to be helpful.
But I'd bet this is nepotism. Pubs look good for MDs
reminds me of the guy who put his cat as a co-author
He probably clicked on the save button.
@@kappasphere Yeah it was some Russian guy I think. He did it out of spite for pretty much all of his papers from what I remember, but don't trust me on that.
@@darkagedrifter The story that I remember was that he just wanted to use 1st person plural pronouns for the paper (because doing that is kind of standard), and because someone complained about it, he listed his cat as co-author
I returned to listen to this video - and I was stunned at the account of Rick’s funeral. I have undergone cancer treatment twice - surgery and chemotherapy in 2018, and twelve rounds of chemotherapy in 2023 when the cancer returned.
If I had someone I hated with an ineluctable hatred, I wouldn’t wish chemotherapy upon them. Chemotherapy tends to leave one weakened and sick (among other things); ordinary tasks can take a great deal of energy. There’s also the psychological and mental toll
For someone purportedly to be a person of faith to take advantage of a person in a debilitated state to make a “conversion” is unconscionable
I believe that in their minds, spreading the gospel is the most noble thing you can do in the eyes of God.
Nevertheless it happened.
Encourage you to see what Rick's own widow says about this whole situation! Seems like a much more credible source to draw conclusions from :)
@@silvaskiproductions3937 James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
@@triettran6251 I don't really care if he did or didn't. The etiquette of some man's private life which I will never meet is not of my concern. I believe my reasoning is why anybody would do such a thing, though.
CLUELESS
CLUELESS!!!
(Dave writes on a board) Not Clueless.
UTTERLY CLUELESS
ZERO! 0️⃣
😅
MR FARINA!!
HERE! GO! GO! GO!
Always love a good James tour smack down 😊
As a current undergraduate in Rices chemistry department i just want to say thank you. Hopefully more people will come forward. Keep up the great work!
You must have heard things there, do share.
Have you ever taken a class with this joke? I would love to see a video of his classroom sermons disguised as lectures. They must be comedy gold.
leave, asap!
Wow 😂
Yes do tell
"Every single expert that goes on Dave Farina's channel, I am going to expose their work."
Oh how the tables have turned.
How the Tours have tabled
Edit: spellcheck if you could not ruin my puns by changing my spelling to something that is _still incorrect_ I'd appreciate it.
James M. Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? Just give it a shot.
@@triettran6251 Unfortunately, most of the people in the comment section of this video will not even listen to a rebuttal. They think that everything that 'Professor Dave' says is gospel. Pun intended. I watched James rebuttal and the fact that he provided first hand witnesses that corroborates his perspective speaks volumes.
@@shalomscience The fact you think you made a pun speaks volumes.
Undergrad Medical biologist here. And I just want to say I’m MORE then thankful for your videos.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
@@alexanderkuhn6390 No matter how you put it, the guy's a fraud. Sorry not sorry.
Woke up to a new James video!! Love love love clowning on people who deliberately choose to deceive the public.
Right? I'm so freaking excited!
It's a rerun.
deceive.
@@tonyduncan9852 scream cried on the floor when i saw this comment
I bet you did.@@jermble
The way this man is approaching a longer video playlist than the calculus one is so insane ,
I was right in the middle of watching your four part series (I rewatch it often as I learn something new that I'd missed everytime) but the second I saw this I immediately hit play.
I put PineCreek and Paulogia on hold for this divine hope, meaning, and purpose video.
I can't stress enough to those who say to themselves, I am not a scientist, so I don't understand this.
Crap!
You are a scientist if you follow simple rules like not checking the gas tank fuel level with a lighted match. Everything is cause and effect.
JT is not presenting science on his religious channel; he is marketing to the gullible, who are discovering their beliefs are hollow and need JT's fertiliser to prop up failed epistemology.
If you have not been in school for a zillion years, you can become informed if you read Dave's book. It is easy to read, and you will feel like an expert after you are halfway through it.
If you believe in superstitions, such as the Christian one, crystal ball gazing, or carrying a lucky *rabbit's foot, his book is also for you.
* Not for that particular rabbit.
Try as we might, we can *NEVER* successfully polish a Toured!
😂
hehehe
mythbusters did a decent job i think
@@kajsorensen1207 Still only works if you choose a herbivore.
I see what you did there.
This is absolutely fantastic.
It clearly shows the drum Tour has been beating is truly a projection drum of his own doing. Great to see Dave, keep it up.
The actual truth will prevail.
I am not a scientist nor understand much science to begin with yet the part with Rick made my jaw drop as I was eating lunch.
How disgusting do you have to be to see a person dying and decide to use that to make yourself look better. What the actual fuck.
Darwin and Einstein: First time?
@@Julian0101 wait what did einstein do
@@Flexy59 I didnt mean einstein did it, but that it was done to him, and darwin, and probably to many other notable scientists through history.
@@Flexy59 nothing. They’re saying that the same thing happened to Darwin and Einstein when they died
James is a vile creature not worthy of being treated as a human being. He isn't an asshole, he's a monster.
Wow, I'm glad you are not letting this one slide.
Thank you Dave! You do a great job of explaining why Tour is a total hack in layman's terms so those of us who find the science mostly incomprehensible can still understand exactly why he's a hack.
Good stuff.
Dave never would have thought that when he first created the channel, he would be saving not only students, but also carreers of genuine and nice people
Well done Mr. Farina. You are the hero the world needs
well done MISTER FARINA!!!
This eighty year old man is quite happy too.
@@silvaskiproductions3937James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
you make all Professors respectable... keep reaching for the stars & helping your students
I got to say, I find it fascinating when people like Tour promote religion in a way that basically requires them to believe that the laws of physics, chemistry, and biology are wrong. Because, to be very clear, that’s necessarily what is happening when Tour denies OOL. The field is so well grounded in many of the most basic tenants of science that to deny OOL in the way Tour does requires a denial of science
Agreed. I recently saw a James Tour short in which he said to stop the OOL research because we are far from understanding abiogenesis. What kind of a scientist will call for the halting of a whole scientific field? Especially one that regards our first origins.
I wonder if he pulled an L. Ron Hubberd somewhere along the way.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251
I have seen that video. That video has nothing to do with what I said. Please stop being a bot and engage with what’s actually being said
Your first sentence is wrong. Completely wrong. And the rest of your comment is no better.
I get excited every time I see a new Tour demolition video from you Dave.
thank you Dave. i thought tour was quite unsavory when i watched his debate with you. the last story of the guest you had here has demoted tour to absolutely despicable.
Wow, this is so detailed and clear. I have a great understanding of Tour's crimes.
Rice University still has not distanced themselves from him after all of this? Unbelievable
There is a reason for that. I case of scientific controversy, an university should not follow society and fire someone uncomfortable. In this case it is bad, but I don't know how to solve the issue.
It is quite horrendous- especially just based on his “debate” with Dave, that should have resulted in at least a massive dressing down and an inquiry about how he behaves in lectures and such
@@freddan6fly I would think the evidence that suggests Tour falsified his credentials would be enough for at least an investigation.
You can’t just fire a tenured professor, and it would make a Rice look horrible to openly criticize a current faculty member.
Maybe they are worried who else they would have to fire once they begin to establish standards.
I am so disgusted by the story about Tour preying on a cancer stricken man and then using his death and funeral as a platform to push his agenda.
Those "Christian Values" LOL
Trump said Frederick Douglas is a great guy, he didnt knew Frederick been black and dead for over 100 years
@@realGBx64and then that means that a guy getting chemo infusions had to manipulate his way out of being pestered by a religious nutcase.
No matter how you spin it, James comes out looking like a fraud, a liar, a bully, an idiot, or an exploitative narcissist. James in the best light is terrible.
Same - that was the most egregious thing he’s done, imo - and that’s saying a lot
The pastor from my mother's church pulled that at my father's funeral. My father was not religious and the pastor was there on my mother's behalf and tried to give a speech about my father having a death-bed conversion, and how great his god was etc.... Never wanted to punch a pastor out in public before, but what a gross thing for these types to do.
I genuinely cannot believe this turd is still going but then I remember what seems to be the average interest of many folk who say "He's talking loud, he uses big words, he must know what he's talking about" rather than the basic research.
It's frightening how many of the "do your own research" crew, never actually do any research.
Yes, having dealt with people like this, they get to where they are by investing all their energy and intellect in self-promotion rather than improving themselves. They basically make the Gish Gallup their career. Colleagues, out of professional courtesy, give them the benefit of the doubt that they’re operating with integrity, and any mistakes will get filtered out in the review process. Ones that challenge them usually give up because they have to take time away from their own work to counter all the B.S., leaving management to believe any conflict they witness is just valid debate among worthy peers. They have a sixth sense about accountability catching up to them, and will change jobs (or in Tour’s case, field of study) while their reputations are still intact.
They actually do try and do their own research. But they are so incompetent they just make it worse for themselves.
They think education is indoctrination so they don't use any credible resources. Instead they look to the Internet and get fed more and more bad information. It's a bleeping mess.
@@seedyeJames M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390 Speaking of unrelated comments, I had waffles for breakfast. Unless Tour is apologizing for lying for Jesus and outlining how he is going to make amends to the origin of life community, I really don’t care to hear from him.
@@seedye Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
I still hear it echoing in the shadows like a mournful spirit lamenting the plight of the living, "Mister Farina!"
Haunting.
I’m surprised it’s taken this long; I would think that Rice would have investigated James Tour much earlier
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390No, we won't be surprised - it'll be yet more of the same from Tour, claiming he's the victim of nasty people taking pot shots at him, that he's actually well qualified to speak on all manner of things when he's plainly not (whether cause of his obvious religious bias or cause it's not part of his field or even that he's clearly forgotten a lot of what he'd have to have learnt to get a PHD), and likely some shouting into the bargain.
From the sounds of it Rice is responsible for a lot of this BS. They fostered a hostile environment that allowed him to flourish despite his bullying.
I'm trying to think of a pun joke, can't decide between something based on 'tourettes' or 'tourism'
ah just leave it mate
James Turd
I’d go tourism
Manical Hystery Tour.
i'd go with "tour-ettes" but you have to put an elbow into that 'ou' like "Tooorettes", think of the O as God, make ----a gap---- and fill that gap with divinity. We call that "churched up".
Let's all be thankful that there are people like Mr. Farina who expose lies and help educating the public.
i suggest you watch Miniminutemen and Stefan Milo, they are doing their part combatting lies and conspiracy in Archeology
Mr. Farina is not fact checking his guests.James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390 I will be very surprised? She's a creationist, which isn't surprising at all.
@@alexnik1181 Are you seriously saying that she lied about her husband's faith and you rather trust this guy's baseless accusations? There's another scientist who's friend with Richard Smalley confirming his faith too. Just watch Tour's most recent video
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? Tour even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give his video a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
Good work Dave. Keep it up
The part where James used Rick's funeral as a soap box is despicable. Anyone who can get up at a funeral of their "friend" and hijack it like that deserves "a youtube friendly outcome."
Is that what the Chinese call "an interesting time"? I hope so.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
@@alexanderkuhn6390 Given what we've seen of how he's replied to Dave - I'm not entertaining any 'explanation' from Tour, he's lost the right to a presumption of "differing opinions"
As Kevin said, now JT's influence is diminishing his BS is being showcased to everyone! You got him 1st though Dave, and you did it well.👍
Praise the Universe!
No. He didn't. And if James Tour sues him for libel, and I hope he does, Tour will win hands down.
@@tonyduncan9852 You praise the creation rather than the Creator.
@@stephen1137 The 'creation' of our universe was the consequence of a natural process, not that of any 'intellect' whatsoever. You might just as well talk to the Sun. Life being short, I wouldn't wait around for an answer _to anything,_ if I were you.
@@stephen1137 why hasn't JT sued him already? . . . . . . . . . . because he would lose and his BS would all be exposed in a courtroom and that would finish him and what little of his reputation he has left.
"MR. FARINA!!!" - James said calmly
DID YOU PUT YOUR CHALK ON THE BOARD OF ABIOGENESIS?!?!
@@ruthie8785WHERES THE ENZYMES????
Thanks for exposing James, hopefully it enlightens a few who would otherwise see him as a scientific authority.
I have a big chemistry exam tomorrow and I kinda had a feeling a video like this was on the horizon. And what do I find right after going through your chemistry playlist? Boom! This lil treat! Thanks for the content! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for the next debunk video!
did you pass?
I love that no matter how much you expose Mr. Tour, he just keeps going. And the more he keeps going, the more you expose him. You are doing a great service to our country.
Ahhh it's so frustrating and sad to see people get so far in their life by scamming, conning, grifting, using people in the most narcissistic ways. I'm glad that you're taking your time (that we all know he doesn't deserve a single minute of attention) to exposing him! Respect. 👊🏼
I have had sixty years of it so far. Nevertheless, the future beckons . . .
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
@@triettran6251 Tour is a liar and intellectually dishonest in his debates. Are you open minded enough to see that?
Thanks for exposing this!
I live in Texas and have an academically gifted son currently looking at where to go to college. I have strongly discouraged him from even considering Rice because of Dr Tour. It may be the most academically rigorous school in the state but I can’t overlook the fact that they employ someone like him.
BTW, he used your tutorials during his junior year OChem class.
You are an amazing parent for takin an active role in your sons learning. To be fair if a university claimed to be super rigorous but employed Dr. Tour ID SUE FOR FALSE ADVETISEMENT!
Rice is still a great university. Just check the ranking. Don't select anything below rank 200. Your son can avoid James. Just tell him that you don't trust James, and let your son makes his own decision (he is still a grown up, and you should let him makes his own descensions).
No, kids are wont to think they know what they are doing. Do NOT let him make his own decision on this. He easily could find himself wound up in this nonsense, and end up ruining his education. Been there, done that.
@@thomasneal9291I disagree. I started educated my kids in science at age 6, that's when they by themselves found out that we live on a globe. At age 15 they knew enough to make their own decisions. You won't get grown up kids by making their decision, you get grown up kids by discussing their decisions.
Wants all the praise, doesn't want to do the work to earn said praise.
Every accusation is a confession with this type of person. He's out there shouting about other people's work being hype because he's received that criticism himself and he knows it rings true, so he projects it out onto others to make himself feel better.
James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised
He's the embodiment of gaslighting
The sad thing is, none of this matters to the folks who admire James. But it has been an ABSOLUTE take down in all accounts. What a ride over the years
This video doesn't prove abiogenesis which is tour's main argument
This video doesn't prove abiogenesis which is tour's main argument
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
I may not be smart enough to understand much of the science Proffessor Dave covers, but i never miss a video of his and always watch them to the end. I know what it looks like for a con artist like James Tour to be exposed and i know he really deserves this and all i can say to proffesor Dave is, GET HIM!!! Science is our most valuable tool for understanding reality and we dont need people like this corrupting the feild.
Beautiful. Looking forward to the point where you exposing Tour's ridiculous nonsense starts to impact the reputation of Rice to the point where his tenure is revoked.
Tenured faculty have lifetime appointments but can be fired for financial and ethical reasons. Some states have taken measures to weaken or eliminate tenure at public colleges. I am not sure about Texas.
@@maylingng4107Texas being Texas, I personally don't quite see that being likely, so it may or may not fall squarely on Rice to do something about it.
Further, Rice is private, not public.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
I'm waiting for the DI animated series where Tour, Meyer, et al. drive around in a Scooby Doo-like mystery machine and unmask science.
Wasn’t expecting to rewatch content so soon but hey, how they I’m here!
I’m astonished they haven’t fired the guy yet
That deathbed conversation story, is so common in Italy that it was immortalised in a 1971 👵🏻👴 movie. A notorious atheist, is seen by his son in law, kissing the cross in his deathbed under pressure by his ultra religious and separated wife. The SIL so distraught by the betrayal, attempts suicide. We know this trick very well, it is also used by the Church to acquire wealth, through last will and testaments.
Scum.
Struggling cousins of mine missed out on inheritance because our relatively wealthy grandparents decided to give everything they had to some maltese order that is just a banking institution with a religious coat of paint. They had no beef with the cousins, they just wanted to buy their place in heaven and someone from that order convinced them it was ok. We couldn’t change their mind.
Imagine giving your entire inheritance to a bank instead of helping your struggling family.
Yes, indeed. How christian of them.
@@readyforlolIf the family was struggling him not helping while he was alive should have been a hint.
I very much hope my parents get to spend most of their money before they die, but I have not the slightest doubt, that they would liquidate what they currently have to help either of us children if we were in need.
@@konradbrochocki4923 James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? There's even a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him
Thanks Dave, this is what the internet was always meant to achieve: Seeking truth and exposing frauds.
that is also what the news media is supposed to do
@@DoctorOnkelap It sorta does that, but it's mostly propaganda. I mean I don't know how else I can put it.
@@ibraahimdureng7482So, if it's mostly lies, then it does nothing!
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
@@triettran6251As James is proven repeat liar, perhaps it is you who has such an 'open mind' that your brain fell out...
Simultaneously shocking and unsurprising. I was already having a difficult time believing this guy was some sort of chemistry genius based on his behavior. He sounds more and more like an evangelical apologist every day. Those guys love to inflate and distort, and it seems like a practice he has welcomed into his professional life as well. Turning a colleague's funeral into a sermon on creationism is especially disgusting. These people love to crow about morality, but hardly any of them display morality in any capacity.
Morality truly is their blind spot.
@@tonyduncan9852James M. Tour is addressing the accusations and claims in his most recent video. One of the witnesses is Richard Smalleys wife herself. Please watch the video on Tours channel to hear her perspective. In the video one of the main author also explains why Tour was cited as a co-author. You will be very surprised. Greetings from Germany
@@alexanderkuhn6390 Greetings from the Canary Isles. I would not be surprised, for I have better things to do, thanks.
@@tonyduncan9852 Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
Omg, i'm seeing these 2 guys (or bots maybe) comment everywhere in the comment section, are they really that desperate
It’s interesting to watch through this series again and just see the complete annihilation of Tour.
All it took was a single, respectful critique of someone’s arguments for them to go off the deep end, exposing their narcissistic rage for the world to see. What was initially kept under wraps, this vindictive man, was exposed all because he just couldn’t keep his mouth shut. It truly is a lesson on humility.
I know it's wrong to enjoy someone being so humiliated in this way, but I think in light of what you've shown here, it's warranted. Thanks for going to such great detail to show that he's a downright fraud.
Maybe at some point Rice will be sufficiently embarrassed to send him packing.
Seeing this greatly restored my faith in Rice U. Being a native Houstonian that loves science and physics, I grew up with the idea Rice was a premier university that wouldn't dare entertain the nonsense of the likes coming out of Jim's mouth. I'm glad these folks have stepped forward!
I just hope there are more people on campus who are staying quiet because they need the work. My fear is that James has lots of support in the staff on campus which would make it really sad for all the students.
I can guarantee you that the vast majority of Rice Faculty and Staff do not support Jim.
Of course, that’s not the same thing as there being a critical mass ready to do something about him. Tenure is *powerful*. As in the fear of backlash due to a perception of religious bias, justified or not. And that is not in any way unique to Rice. Any university with Jim as tenured faculty would be in the same boat. Unfortunately, I suspect Rice is stuck with him until he decides to retire. I would love to be proven wrong, but it seems unlikely.
@@kevinausman3783 This is where I'd like to see leadership grow some cahones. It's a genuine shame and a mar on the reputation of Rice to continue employing someone who is getting publicly flogged by a youtube science tutor so badly. The fact that Jim has only harmed his image further by shouting like a child is, to me, grounds enough to at least call for an academic panel to assess his public persona and how he represents (or misrepresents) the integrity of the college he is employed by
@@kevinausman3783 I don't understand why Rice can't at least do something like Lehigh did with Behe. Just put out a statement that they don't support his personal views.
Imagine hijacking the funeral of a Nobel Prize winner to promote your religion. smh
The ultimate predator!
Sainthood.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251 imagine defending a liar
@@triettran6251 Riiight we can only be 'open minded' if we're prepared to accept the claims of Tour about what he said and such... Give it up, Mr Shouty has lost any and all right to a presumption of "not a scumbag"
Mr Farina, the work you do and the effort you put in this matter. Pure gold! This is magnificent!👌
Watching you at work is inspiring.
If after I die, anyone claims that I converted to any religion, I want then sued for libel/slander. I am an atheist and I don't enjoy being associated with any religion
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
Oh, man, I can't wait to see the damage control from this one.
I don't agree. Not that it won't occur.
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work.
@@triettran6251 First off, James has been attacked by no one. Stop fucking lying.
Can we just appreciate the fact that Dave has sparked this take-down of James Tour and it blossomed into one of the most articulate and documented reveal of one man's belligerent narcissism leading to his ultimate professional demise.
Wow! Thank you for this and all of your guests too for their bravery and honesty! Science always will find you out and the corrected.
This guys method of laying out his reasoning is very astute. Really is a good example of how someone should communicate with people in every walk of life.
holy hell this is wild. and such a microcosm of our current state of affairs. the funeral thing is very disturbing
Oh, give me a break! The same things are being said about Kevin Ausman & the rest in the video by yet other colleagues of them. Just ask Ausman's students how great of a teacher they think he is. They are all behaving like highschool teenagers fighting over the limited grant money you get for research.
Trying to indict a person, be it Ausman or Tour on the merits of their personality or how they are perceived by those who disagree with them is dumb. Talking about anecdotal scenes no one can verify... It gets you nowhere, it's "tabloid talk". We have stopped to such a ludicrous level of vindictiveness even in the Academia, that I just can't.
@d.r.g.6936 who are you talking to? Me? I don't give two shits about you, about your comment I stopped reading after the first sentence, and I dint care about the dumb comment I made your replying to. I watched this shit for entertainment weeks ago and I don't give a shit about it now. Get.o wr yourself. Someone died in my arms a few weeks ago. Get the fuck over yourself
Yeah....any updates on Tour's video addressing the plagiarism claims 4 months ago?
Sees a video about Professor Dave demolishing James Tour yet again?
Me: Mr Farina, go, go, go!!!!!
I feel sorry for the students who attended his lectures.
Imagine sitting in the funeral and listening to that crap. And having to be quiet as you dont want to cause a scene at the funeral. 😡
Exactly. I’ve never been one for making a scene, but damnit I wanted to.
Now? I just might. I’ve kinda crashed through the “fuck-it” wall.
That story about Rick's funeral is despicable. I'm really curious about what Hugh Ross knew, his motives, if he was just naive, or was tricked by Tour, or what.
Ooooh, this is gonna be a juicy one.
Seems to be a consolidation of previous material. Also it seems the “third colleague” is anonymous?
James Tour has realized that he can lie to people and as long as he double’s down and gets outraged it benefits him. He is a narcissist.
Oh for sure
Sad but true :(
James Tour addressed the accusations and claims in his most recent video.
Would you rather trust someone attacking Tour than the actual authors on the paper and Richard Smalley's wife? He even published a recording of Smalley's funeral. Just give it a shot. I hope you're open-minded to see that the truth of these accusations is independent of your impression of him or his work
@@triettran6251 I don’t trust anyone that says they saw Jesus in their dorm room
@@triettran6251 James Tour is a liar. Anyone who can say the things he does about religion and force his name onto other people’s work shows just who he is… A Poser
god i love seeing these uploads makes my day better
It’s always so interesting listening to actually smart and accomplished experts, as opposed to those who THINK or pretend they’re experts. Such a huge difference in tone and content.
He probably allowed himself to be quoted but not shared directly because he didn't want to be clipped out of context.
People who constantly proclaim that they are 'holier than thou' are almost always charlatans.
it is concerning that this also strains the credibility of Nature and Science journals as it turns out you can have your shitty paper published there if you have certain buddies, while many other great works published elsewhere flying under radar.
The walls are closing in.
I just wonder why James hasn't responded to any of these most recent videos of yours, Dave.😂😂Great video as usual.
Another James Tour video? Happy day! 🎉
WOW I hope really Rice does their own investigation to see far this rabbit hole goes. Just the stories today are incredibly unethical and I suspect where there are 3 people, there are actually dozens or hundreds more who have been subject to this behavior.
My mother's memorial service was hijacked by a niece (my mother's granddaughter) to be evangelical, although my mother was like a chameleon and adopted the beliefs or their lack of whoever she was with. But the niece made her someone she never was. I was very upset and have not forgiven her. So I can understand the dishonesty of using the death of anyone to push a corrupt fundamentalist belief system.
This is dispicicable and disgusting behavior for anyone, this honestly puts him on a similar level to Matt Walsch
If he was in cognitive decline, who is to say he didn't just say whatever was demanded to get the pestering to stop, or had no real comprehension of what was being said?
If there is another video after this, I bet it's going to be fire.