Ed Yong
@edyong209.bsky.social
Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him
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One of the reasons I love this piece is that, in clearly showing why the administration’s attacks on medical research funding are so devastating, it also makes one of the clearest cases for why that funding has always mattered. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One of the reasons I love this piece is that, in clearly showing why the administration’s attacks on medical research funding are so devastating, it also makes one of the clearest cases for why that funding has always mattered. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Reposted by Ed Yong
We do this all to stay focused, not flooded. I share the sense we’ve made in a late Friday night debrief.
There is a lot to feel sad & sick about. I can’t tell you things will be okay, but I can tell you A LOT about efforts to make it better.
This was week 4.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
There is a lot to feel sad & sick about. I can’t tell you things will be okay, but I can tell you A LOT about efforts to make it better.
This was week 4.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 4
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
buttondown.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We do this all to stay focused, not flooded. I share the sense we’ve made in a late Friday night debrief.
There is a lot to feel sad & sick about. I can’t tell you things will be okay, but I can tell you A LOT about efforts to make it better.
This was week 4.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
There is a lot to feel sad & sick about. I can’t tell you things will be okay, but I can tell you A LOT about efforts to make it better.
This was week 4.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Reposted by Ed Yong
Well. I have been informed that it is the weekend, again.
When you are ready to sit down together & figure out what just happened and what to do, we’ve got you: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
It’s also okay if you’re coming in hot! “What the actual fuck??” is a sensible start place at the moment.
When you are ready to sit down together & figure out what just happened and what to do, we’ve got you: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
It’s also okay if you’re coming in hot! “What the actual fuck??” is a sensible start place at the moment.
Week 3
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
buttondown.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Well. I have been informed that it is the weekend, again.
When you are ready to sit down together & figure out what just happened and what to do, we’ve got you: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
It’s also okay if you’re coming in hot! “What the actual fuck??” is a sensible start place at the moment.
When you are ready to sit down together & figure out what just happened and what to do, we’ve got you: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
It’s also okay if you’re coming in hot! “What the actual fuck??” is a sensible start place at the moment.
(and my newsletter, explaining why I’m so proud of Liz. And bird photos buttondown.com/edyong209/ar...)
The Ed's Up - On Doing Something
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, I had reported the topic, knew people to call, had built enough credibility at my workplace to take big swings, and had...
buttondown.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
(and my newsletter, explaining why I’m so proud of Liz. And bird photos buttondown.com/edyong209/ar...)