Dr. Autumn Brown
@drfairytalesci.bsky.social
Science & Culture//Art-Science//Informal Science Learning // Vicious ginger// Previously @WHOI & @EdinburghUni// Currently Trinity College Dublin
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
“...unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness” (Sagan, 1995).
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How authoritarian states co-opt academic modernisation and bibliometrics for control - Impact of Social Sciences
Do bibliometric performance metrics, which underpin global higher education policies, also provide a means for authoritarian states to coerce academics?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“...unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness” (Sagan, 1995).
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.
Slouching into fascism
Are we already past the tipping point?
www.motherjones.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.
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Are you working with Zines in STS? @drfairytalesci.bsky.social and I are bringing together a special issue "The Remix" (publication 2026) - and we'd love your contribution!!
Read more on PULSE, including instructions for submitting an abstract by 1st August: www.pulse-journal.org/cfp-vol-13-2...
Read more on PULSE, including instructions for submitting an abstract by 1st August: www.pulse-journal.org/cfp-vol-13-2...
July 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Are you working with Zines in STS? @drfairytalesci.bsky.social and I are bringing together a special issue "The Remix" (publication 2026) - and we'd love your contribution!!
Read more on PULSE, including instructions for submitting an abstract by 1st August: www.pulse-journal.org/cfp-vol-13-2...
Read more on PULSE, including instructions for submitting an abstract by 1st August: www.pulse-journal.org/cfp-vol-13-2...
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"Nature has learnt that, as a result, some staff members are screening candidates’ social-media presences to check whether they have expressed negative views about the Trump administration or been involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts...at their institutions." 🧪
NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Nature has learnt that, as a result, some staff members are screening candidates’ social-media presences to check whether they have expressed negative views about the Trump administration or been involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts...at their institutions." 🧪
“R&D” Means Something Different on Capitol Hill issues.org/information-...
“R&D” Means Something Different on Capitol Hill
Scientists need to learn how information flows to congressional staffers—and the crucial role they play in setting policy.
issues.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“R&D” Means Something Different on Capitol Hill issues.org/information-...
"Under the terms of the executive order, political appointees loyal to the president can willfully find justification to label any research finding as scientific misconduct, and then penalize the researchers involved"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Under the terms of the executive order, political appointees loyal to the president can willfully find justification to label any research finding as scientific misconduct, and then penalize the researchers involved"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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And if you're not a scientist or part of an organization you can also submit your public comment by May 19th using this link: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
Save the Endangered Species Act
By changing the meaning of a single word, the Trump administration could gut habitat protections for all endangered species. Speak up now to protect endangered species and their habitat — and the Enda...
biodiv.us
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
And if you're not a scientist or part of an organization you can also submit your public comment by May 19th using this link: biodiv.us/3YOLBe6
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At the end of this summer, the future of U.S. science and research will be decided.
From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives.
We need everyone in this fight.
The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in?
The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU
From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives.
We need everyone in this fight.
The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in?
The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU
May 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At the end of this summer, the future of U.S. science and research will be decided.
From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives.
We need everyone in this fight.
The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in?
The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU
From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives.
We need everyone in this fight.
The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in?
The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU
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May 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I just applied to participate in @agu.org's Days of Action (June 3 & 4) to meet with legislators in Washington, DC to advocate for strong, bipartisan support of science.
You can too ➡️ www.agu.org/science-poli...
You can too ➡️ www.agu.org/science-poli...
May 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I just applied to participate in @agu.org's Days of Action (June 3 & 4) to meet with legislators in Washington, DC to advocate for strong, bipartisan support of science.
You can too ➡️ www.agu.org/science-poli...
You can too ➡️ www.agu.org/science-poli...
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You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
Just in case: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...
How to leak to a journalist
Planning to leak? Read these tips first.
www.niemanlab.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Just in case: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...
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The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted …" Frederick Douglass
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Letter to Faculty on Self-Censorship and Boldness (opinion)
In a letter to fellow faculty, Nolan L. Cabrera argues that self-censorship is not a strategy for self-preservation.
www.insidehighered.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted …" Frederick Douglass
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
February 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Delighted to release the latest episode of our live Art+Science Salon,"The Science of Sex" featuring panelists whose expertise ranged from cultural anthropology, slime mould, trans-affiriming healthcare, and Hegelian dialectics! Listen here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
February 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Delighted to release the latest episode of our live Art+Science Salon,"The Science of Sex" featuring panelists whose expertise ranged from cultural anthropology, slime mould, trans-affiriming healthcare, and Hegelian dialectics! Listen here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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You do not have to comply with illegal executive orders. I KNOW white people, especially the ones who have power apparently, are congenitally missing a backbone but you. have. cover. here!!!! “We will comply if and when this is proven legal” is a very fair and actually conservative position to take!
February 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
You do not have to comply with illegal executive orders. I KNOW white people, especially the ones who have power apparently, are congenitally missing a backbone but you. have. cover. here!!!! “We will comply if and when this is proven legal” is a very fair and actually conservative position to take!
We had such a brilliant time talking to the provost of Trinity College Dublin Lind Doyle.
Listen to our chat about art, science and culture here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
Listen to our chat about art, science and culture here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We had such a brilliant time talking to the provost of Trinity College Dublin Lind Doyle.
Listen to our chat about art, science and culture here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
Listen to our chat about art, science and culture here: www.artsciencesalon.org/spotify
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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Reiterating my call to fellow federally-funded scientists: Call your reps, tell them how this hurts science and everything good that comes from science
(Also non-scientists, and scientists without federal funding! But the more of us who can directly speak to the impacts of these freezes the better)
(Also non-scientists, and scientists without federal funding! But the more of us who can directly speak to the impacts of these freezes the better)
The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt.
The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has cancelled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Reiterating my call to fellow federally-funded scientists: Call your reps, tell them how this hurts science and everything good that comes from science
(Also non-scientists, and scientists without federal funding! But the more of us who can directly speak to the impacts of these freezes the better)
(Also non-scientists, and scientists without federal funding! But the more of us who can directly speak to the impacts of these freezes the better)
The Art+Science Salon wouldn’t exist without the brilliant minds and creative spirits who’ve joined us along the way. From NASA to CERN, botanical artists to philosophers of mathematics—our community is the beating heart of the Salon.
Delighted to launch our new website: www.artsciencesalon.org
Delighted to launch our new website: www.artsciencesalon.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The Art+Science Salon wouldn’t exist without the brilliant minds and creative spirits who’ve joined us along the way. From NASA to CERN, botanical artists to philosophers of mathematics—our community is the beating heart of the Salon.
Delighted to launch our new website: www.artsciencesalon.org
Delighted to launch our new website: www.artsciencesalon.org
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Let’s share this one more time: advice for US government scientists before the new administration takes over. 🧪🌎
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
Advice for U.S. Government Scientists: Lessons Learned From the ‘Muzzling’ of Their Canadian Counterparts • The Revelator
The next four years will be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can minimize the damage.
therevelator.org
January 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Let’s share this one more time: advice for US government scientists before the new administration takes over. 🧪🌎
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
therevelator.org/scientists-m...
I had a brilliant time with Basil Al-Rawi, Conan McIver and researcher Ciaran Wallace chatting about art, archives, memory, and pleasure on RTE Lyric FM's Culture File.
Thanks to Beta Festival and the panelists for an awesome discussion!
listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
Thanks to Beta Festival and the panelists for an awesome discussion!
listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
The Culture File Debate x Beta Festival
Recorded live at Beta Festival '24 in Dublin's Liberties, The Culture File Debate brings together artists Basil Al-Rawi and Conan McIvor, researcher Dr Autumn Brown and historian Ciaran Wallace to exp...
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January 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I had a brilliant time with Basil Al-Rawi, Conan McIver and researcher Ciaran Wallace chatting about art, archives, memory, and pleasure on RTE Lyric FM's Culture File.
Thanks to Beta Festival and the panelists for an awesome discussion!
listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
Thanks to Beta Festival and the panelists for an awesome discussion!
listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...