Lapredo is taking an extreme libertarian position. “The choice is yours and you have no right to tell me what to do even if it hurts others.”

This is exactly right. Science is a core feature of my being. I’m an old guy who’s been allowed to do this for a good long while. Young people deserve the opportunity to indulge their scientific soul too.

I kinda like dazzleberries.

You are just plain wrong about this. Where did you dig up this misinformation?

I’ve been stating a similar logic stream for science training.

Draconian cuts followed by statements encouraging future scientists doesn’t make sense.

Seems obvious but this is strangely a message that hasn’t broken through. Why are reporters asking RFJ jr this line of question at every press event?

NIH ? They don’t set public policy.

We wouldn’t have known about Ed if it weren’t for the Apollo 13 movie. But he epitomized the public servant scientist who does his job and puts the mission first.

Have you heard about the STFU about Chicago movement? Telling people to sit down and stop trashing science is what we need.

Happy to see the abstract from NIH REporter on these. But are you suggesting these are bad?