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Conservation. Botany. California, especially northern. Prof. Emerita at CSU Chico. Oh yeah, and misogyny, particularly in academia.
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What do people usually get wrong about plants? “That plants are useless, boring and they do not play an important part in the survival of the planet. Plants are smart and social, without them there is no life...” (8/9)
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What do people usually get wrong about plants? “That plants are useless, boring and they do not play an important part in the survival of the planet. Plants are smart and social, without them there is no life...” (8/9)
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As part of the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, Congress mandated that the National Science Foundation appointed a diversity officer to broaden participation in science. Trump had the post eliminated. www.science.org/content/arti... 9/12
Trump’s shutdown of federal diversity office at NSF breaks law that created it
CHIPS and Science Act established position to broaden participation in science
www.science.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
As part of the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, Congress mandated that the National Science Foundation appointed a diversity officer to broaden participation in science. Trump had the post eliminated. www.science.org/content/arti... 9/12
And the botany is messed up. Papaver somniferum technically doesn’t have sepals, but they showed 4. Why is it necessary to show sepals where there are none?
December 24, 2024 at 8:50 PM
And the botany is messed up. Papaver somniferum technically doesn’t have sepals, but they showed 4. Why is it necessary to show sepals where there are none?
I mean, technically, there would none but they showed four!
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I mean, technically, there would none but they showed four!