Steve Karpik
@stevekarpik.bsky.social
Background in physics, astrophysics, and mechanical engineering. Former researcher and professor. For 25+ years I’ve created science center exhibits. Lifelong science nerd, cat devotee, curious about everything.
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Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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As nothing compared to what Fox “News” viewers have done to themselves
www.sciencealert.com/shrews-can-s...
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Shrews Can Shrink Their Brains by 30%. Here's How They Grow It Back.
In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy.
www.sciencealert.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:41 AM
As nothing compared to what Fox “News” viewers have done to themselves
www.sciencealert.com/shrews-can-s...
www.sciencealert.com/shrews-can-s...
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It can happen to your family.
It will happen to thousands and thousands of families.
Unless we stop them.
It will happen to thousands and thousands of families.
Unless we stop them.
January 25, 2026 at 4:04 AM
It can happen to your family.
It will happen to thousands and thousands of families.
Unless we stop them.
It will happen to thousands and thousands of families.
Unless we stop them.
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If you're Governor Waltz, you're using Minneapolis state and local police to assist in the arrest of protestors. If you're Jeffries and Schumer, you're refusing to call for the abolition of ICE. If you're 7 Democrat legislators, you drew the short straws and are voting for more ICE funding.
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you're Governor Waltz, you're using Minneapolis state and local police to assist in the arrest of protestors. If you're Jeffries and Schumer, you're refusing to call for the abolition of ICE. If you're 7 Democrat legislators, you drew the short straws and are voting for more ICE funding.
How does the US find peace and unity when opinions are so violently opposed?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
How does the US find peace and unity when opinions are so violently opposed?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
go.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
go.nature.com/4qLPpcb
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Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
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"When your movement’s willingness to defend your country is lower than the willingness from supporters of a literal separatist party, you don’t get to claim the mantle of patriotism and national pride."
Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. Canada might be next.
One thing is certain: if he does attack Canada, there will be plenty of right-wing media figures and Conservative supporters who will happily justify and defend his decision. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
One thing is certain: if he does attack Canada, there will be plenty of right-wing media figures and Conservative supporters who will happily justify and defend his decision. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...
Canada’s fifth columnists are showing their hand
Donald Trump is threatening to invade Greenland, and Canada might be next. It's time to look around and figure out who would fight back — and who would surrender.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"When your movement’s willingness to defend your country is lower than the willingness from supporters of a literal separatist party, you don’t get to claim the mantle of patriotism and national pride."
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Let’s pretend that Renee Good had protested against ICE. For Trump and the DOJ that makes her a “domestic terrorist”. For Kristi Noem, then the shooting was justified. I would expect nothing different from someone who would shoot their dog because it displeased her.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Let’s pretend that Renee Good had protested against ICE. For Trump and the DOJ that makes her a “domestic terrorist”. For Kristi Noem, then the shooting was justified. I would expect nothing different from someone who would shoot their dog because it displeased her.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
I am finding it impossible to watch the brutality that is unfolding in the US. Trump bleating about the oppressive regime in Iran makes me sick. Is Trump any better than the leader in Iran?
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All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE ATTACK is CAUGHT ON FILM
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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January 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I am finding it impossible to watch the brutality that is unfolding in the US. Trump bleating about the oppressive regime in Iran makes me sick. Is Trump any better than the leader in Iran?
youtu.be/jQNt41UivuA?...
youtu.be/jQNt41UivuA?...
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I've just started reading this new book by Shekhar Khare, a renowned number theorist at UCLA, and I highly recommend it. It takes the reader on an intellectual adventure, with very illuminating analogies and vivid storytelling. It's a book about some brilliant math, but it also has a great heart.
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I've just started reading this new book by Shekhar Khare, a renowned number theorist at UCLA, and I highly recommend it. It takes the reader on an intellectual adventure, with very illuminating analogies and vivid storytelling. It's a book about some brilliant math, but it also has a great heart.
Glenn Hall was my hockey hero when I was a kid. He pioneered dropping to his knees with pads splayed to cover the bottom of the net, a technique called the butterfly. Today almost all of the best goalies incorporate some aspects of the technique that Hall invented.
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Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94 | CBC Sports
Glenn Hall, a Hockey Hall of Famer whose streak of 502 starts as a goaltender remains an NHL record, has died. He was 94.
www.cbc.ca
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Glenn Hall was my hockey hero when I was a kid. He pioneered dropping to his knees with pads splayed to cover the bottom of the net, a technique called the butterfly. Today almost all of the best goalies incorporate some aspects of the technique that Hall invented.
www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
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Where do senior coders come from?
Demand for junior developers softens as AI takes over
While coding jobs won’t go away, many IT experts see the job transforming into more of an oversight role.
www.cio.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Where do senior coders come from?
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet
Swirling Disk around a Distant Planet Could Be a Moon Factory
Scientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system forming
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet