Author Bill Sullivan
@authorbillsullivan.com
Author of “PLEASED TO MEET ME: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are" & other cool science stuff. Professor of Microbiology, IU School of Medicine.
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The Collapse of Science and Medicine in America
(This is a transcript of a talk I gave at CFI Civic Day in Indianapolis on February 14, 2026)
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(This is a transcript of a talk I gave at CFI Civic Day in Indianapolis on February 14, 2026)
Gift link: medium.com/@authorbills...
The Collapse of Science and Medicine in America
Your life depends on federal funding for biomedical research
medium.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Collapse of Science and Medicine in America
(This is a transcript of a talk I gave at CFI Civic Day in Indianapolis on February 14, 2026)
Gift link: medium.com/@authorbills...
(This is a transcript of a talk I gave at CFI Civic Day in Indianapolis on February 14, 2026)
Gift link: medium.com/@authorbills...
Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
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Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
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For those interested, I'll be talking about the importance of federal funding for biomedical research on Saturday, Feb 14, for CIVIC DAY at the Indiana State Library.
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
For those interested, I'll be talking about the importance of federal funding for biomedical research on Saturday, Feb 14, for CIVIC DAY at the Indiana State Library.
As the worst measles outbreak continues to rage through the US, thanks to Trump and RFK Jr, some within this dreadfully incompetent administration are finally stepping up to beg Americans to get the vaccine and reassure them that there's no link to autism.
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
As the worst measles outbreak continues to rage through the US, thanks to Trump and RFK Jr, some within this dreadfully incompetent administration are finally stepping up to beg Americans to get the vaccine and reassure them that there's no link to autism.
If only microbiologists had warned us!
"Ballerina Farm, the Wasatch Back dairy farm with a global social media following, is no longer selling raw milk. The decision comes after [FECAL!] bacteria were found in some samples over the summer."
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"Ballerina Farm, the Wasatch Back dairy farm with a global social media following, is no longer selling raw milk. The decision comes after [FECAL!] bacteria were found in some samples over the summer."
www.kpcw.org/summit-count...
Ballerina Farm pauses raw milk sales after samples fail health tests
Ballerina Farm, the Wasatch Back dairy farm with a global social media following, is no longer selling raw milk. The decision comes after bacteria were found in some samples over the summer.
www.kpcw.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
If only microbiologists had warned us!
"Ballerina Farm, the Wasatch Back dairy farm with a global social media following, is no longer selling raw milk. The decision comes after [FECAL!] bacteria were found in some samples over the summer."
www.kpcw.org/summit-count...
"Ballerina Farm, the Wasatch Back dairy farm with a global social media following, is no longer selling raw milk. The decision comes after [FECAL!] bacteria were found in some samples over the summer."
www.kpcw.org/summit-count...
I'll be speaking at CFI CIVIC DAY about the impact of federal funding and policies for biomedical research. It's on Valentine's Day, so I'll be sure to put a lot of HEART into my talk.
Registration link follows...
Registration link follows...
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'll be speaking at CFI CIVIC DAY about the impact of federal funding and policies for biomedical research. It's on Valentine's Day, so I'll be sure to put a lot of HEART into my talk.
Registration link follows...
Registration link follows...
"Restoring gold-standard science..."
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Restoring gold-standard science..."
Repeated government lying makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
"It is the normalization of blatant dishonesty and systematic withholding that threatens democracy."
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"It is the normalization of blatant dishonesty and systematic withholding that threatens democracy."
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Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Repeated government lying makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
"It is the normalization of blatant dishonesty and systematic withholding that threatens democracy."
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"It is the normalization of blatant dishonesty and systematic withholding that threatens democracy."
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Reposted by Author Bill Sullivan
Supercentenarian study probes extreme longevity www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...did not have especially healthy diets, exercise routines or access to high-end medicine for most of their lives. The secret to their long lives might instead lie in their genomes."
Reality: No magic. Luck.
"...did not have especially healthy diets, exercise routines or access to high-end medicine for most of their lives. The secret to their long lives might instead lie in their genomes."
Reality: No magic. Luck.
Still working at 107: supercentenarian study probes genetics of extreme longevity
Scientists seek to understand the factors that have allowed people in Brazil to reach their 100th or even 110th birthdays despite facing adversities.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Supercentenarian study probes extreme longevity www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...did not have especially healthy diets, exercise routines or access to high-end medicine for most of their lives. The secret to their long lives might instead lie in their genomes."
Reality: No magic. Luck.
"...did not have especially healthy diets, exercise routines or access to high-end medicine for most of their lives. The secret to their long lives might instead lie in their genomes."
Reality: No magic. Luck.
Dr. Lydia Kang's (@lydiakang.bsky.social) marvelous presentation, "Quackery: History Repeats Itself," is now available to watch online. Based on her books, Dr. Kang takes us on a fascinating historical tour of quackery and pseudoscience... (1/2)
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Dr. Lydia Kang's (@lydiakang.bsky.social) marvelous presentation, "Quackery: History Repeats Itself," is now available to watch online. Based on her books, Dr. Kang takes us on a fascinating historical tour of quackery and pseudoscience... (1/2)
I’m a little behind drinking my seasonal beers. But this is the last Summer Ale that I have. On to the Oktoberfests!
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I’m a little behind drinking my seasonal beers. But this is the last Summer Ale that I have. On to the Oktoberfests!
Reposted by Author Bill Sullivan
With 789 cases reported as of Tuesday, the South Carolina outbreak surpassed a massive outbreak in Texas, which reached 762 cases before it ended in August last year. https://cnn.it/4rj7cY9
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
With 789 cases reported as of Tuesday, the South Carolina outbreak surpassed a massive outbreak in Texas, which reached 762 cases before it ended in August last year. https://cnn.it/4rj7cY9
US Pediatricians Give Middle Finger to RFK Jr., Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics and 12 other medical groups are recommending the same childhood shots once endorsed by the CDC.
gizmodo.com/us-pediatric...
The American Academy of Pediatrics and 12 other medical groups are recommending the same childhood shots once endorsed by the CDC.
gizmodo.com/us-pediatric...
US Pediatricians Give Middle Finger to RFK Jr., Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics and 12 other medical groups are recommending the same childhood shots once endorsed by the CDC.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
US Pediatricians Give Middle Finger to RFK Jr., Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics and 12 other medical groups are recommending the same childhood shots once endorsed by the CDC.
gizmodo.com/us-pediatric...
The American Academy of Pediatrics and 12 other medical groups are recommending the same childhood shots once endorsed by the CDC.
gizmodo.com/us-pediatric...
Surprising Ways You’re Being Judged During Video Calls
How to appear more creative, credible, and competent while videoconferencing
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plea...
How to appear more creative, credible, and competent while videoconferencing
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plea...
Surprising Ways You’re Being Judged During Video Calls
Videoconferencing can hinder brainstorming and create subconscious bias against the speaker. Here's how to avoid this from happening to you.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Surprising Ways You’re Being Judged During Video Calls
How to appear more creative, credible, and competent while videoconferencing
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plea...
How to appear more creative, credible, and competent while videoconferencing
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plea...
We taught our kids not to break the law and to cooperate with the police. We also taught them to be kind and helpful to others. I can easily imagine one of my kids stepping in to ask if someone was OK after they appeared to be a victim of police brutality... (1/3)
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We taught our kids not to break the law and to cooperate with the police. We also taught them to be kind and helpful to others. I can easily imagine one of my kids stepping in to ask if someone was OK after they appeared to be a victim of police brutality... (1/3)
Reposted by Author Bill Sullivan
🚨 This should alarm everyone.
The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.
The US is on track to lose it too.
#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.
The US is on track to lose it too.
#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🚨 This should alarm everyone.
The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.
The US is on track to lose it too.
#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.
The US is on track to lose it too.
#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"We are deeply concerned about the decline of public trust in expertise...fueled by politicians who manipulate people’s suspicions about experts...A system based on expertise is the best one...to offer guidance on the various complex issues they face."
theconversation.com/expertise-sh...
theconversation.com/expertise-sh...
‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
Expertise comes with training, experience and accreditation. And expert consensus is the best guide modern democracies have for making decisions about complicated challenges.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"We are deeply concerned about the decline of public trust in expertise...fueled by politicians who manipulate people’s suspicions about experts...A system based on expertise is the best one...to offer guidance on the various complex issues they face."
theconversation.com/expertise-sh...
theconversation.com/expertise-sh...
Reposted by Author Bill Sullivan
Minnesota has decided not to sit by idly while the federal government spreads lies
Minnesota DOC launches new website to 'address ongoing misinformation by DHS'
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is hitting back after weeks of attack from federal officials.
www.kare11.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Minnesota has decided not to sit by idly while the federal government spreads lies
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. By Virginia Gewin.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. By Virginia Gewin.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. By Virginia Gewin.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. By Virginia Gewin.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The strong arm alpha male myth, and the corrosive effects it has on cultural attitudes, have caused incalculable suffering and led many a great nation to its ruin.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The strong arm alpha male myth, and the corrosive effects it has on cultural attitudes, have caused incalculable suffering and led many a great nation to its ruin.
QUACKERY: HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF! Our History of Medicine society is excited to host Lydia Kang, MD, as this month’s speaker. Her virtual seminar (Jan 26 at 12pm ET) promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's FREE to register and tune in.
@lydiakang.bsky.social
@lydiakang.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
QUACKERY: HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF! Our History of Medicine society is excited to host Lydia Kang, MD, as this month’s speaker. Her virtual seminar (Jan 26 at 12pm ET) promises to be a terrific and timely talk. It's FREE to register and tune in.
@lydiakang.bsky.social
@lydiakang.bsky.social
Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
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Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with power, but with how we live together.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
theconversation.com/building-bel...
theconversation.com/building-bel...