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Amy Read
@amyread.bsky.social
High school math teacher, Thinking Classroom enthusiast, former physics teacher. Always looking to make the world and my classroom a better place.
Reposted by Amy Read
In light of proposed budget-slashing of NIH funding, I want to share:

"In fiscal year 2021, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.60 of economic activity." -UFMR report

Slashing research budgets to save money is like sawing the wings off an airplane to make it lighter.
September 30, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Reposted by Amy Read
"Why don't you scientists ever study anything with real world applications?"
The real world applications:
The measured speed distribution in mosh pits is well fit by the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. #iTeachPhysics 🧪

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.1886.pdf
October 1, 2023 at 12:09 PM