Janet Innes
@janetinnes.bsky.social
I write about people who do bad things.
Sisters in Crime // Short Mystery Fiction Society
http://www.janetinnes.net/
Sisters in Crime // Short Mystery Fiction Society
http://www.janetinnes.net/
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Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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🧪 I love how this article explains how much basic research benefits everyone. As scientists we all (mostly) know this of course but it is worth repeating over and over given the political climate in the USA
theconversation.com/basic-resear...
theconversation.com/basic-resear...
Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society
Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by engaging people with exciting research.
theconversation.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🧪 I love how this article explains how much basic research benefits everyone. As scientists we all (mostly) know this of course but it is worth repeating over and over given the political climate in the USA
theconversation.com/basic-resear...
theconversation.com/basic-resear...
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Article about the lab: www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...
Are Entomologists as Endangered as the Insects They Study?
All life depends on insects. As many species decline and others—including disease carriers—relocate, the entomologists who study them are becoming endangered.
www.nwf.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Article about the lab: www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...
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The legendary USGS Bee Lab is being shut down. The 2026 budget proposal defunds the Ecosystem Mission Area, which supported the lab. If their science helped your work, there’s still time to make your voice heard. Read below. (1/4)
🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳
🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳
USGS Bee Lab at the Eastern Ecological Science Center
The USGS Bee Lab supports research on native bees. As part of that program we and our co-located USFWS partners develop identification tools and keys for native bee species, take public access hi reso...
www.usgs.gov
May 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The legendary USGS Bee Lab is being shut down. The 2026 budget proposal defunds the Ecosystem Mission Area, which supported the lab. If their science helped your work, there’s still time to make your voice heard. Read below. (1/4)
🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳
🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳
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I heard it's #DeepDay, so here's a fun deep sea fact: we picked up 18 rocks from deep in the North Atlantic and looked at every single animal that was using those rocks. In total, we found ONE HUNDRED (and one) species* of invertebrates on those rocks alone 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I heard it's #DeepDay, so here's a fun deep sea fact: we picked up 18 rocks from deep in the North Atlantic and looked at every single animal that was using those rocks. In total, we found ONE HUNDRED (and one) species* of invertebrates on those rocks alone 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Want some tea?
May 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Want some tea?
This was such a good post. www.reddit.com/r/LadiesofSc...
From the LadiesofScience community on Reddit: I'm a woman in STEM, and I am done with pop science, branding, and the emphasis on aesthetics when it comes to "empowering" women in STEM
Explore this post and more from the LadiesofScience community
www.reddit.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Great news!
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A milestone: #kakapo mating calls have been heard on the North Island of NZ for the first time in over a century. At least 2 of the 3 #kakapo males at the fenced sanctuary of Maungatautari have "boomed" this summer. #conservation www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Video: www.scienceagency.co.nz
May 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Great news!
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🧪Slight progress getting GOP Senators to speak up against cuts to the various HHS organizations (NIH, CDC...). Definitely need more red state Senators and Representatives speaking up. Call your people, let them know. The operator here can connect you (202) 224-3121
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
Trump's canceled NIH grants and HHS layoffs threaten U.S. biomedical leadership, Collins says, as she calls for funding to be restored.
www.statnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🧪Slight progress getting GOP Senators to speak up against cuts to the various HHS organizations (NIH, CDC...). Definitely need more red state Senators and Representatives speaking up. Call your people, let them know. The operator here can connect you (202) 224-3121
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
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Lots of people on my feed are concerned about the destruction of NOAA by the Trump administration and Elon Musk, but much of what I’ve seen people post about is the national weather service. That’s vital, but NOAA does so much more than that!
My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social
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My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social
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Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)
Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more.
blog.ucs.org
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Lots of people on my feed are concerned about the destruction of NOAA by the Trump administration and Elon Musk, but much of what I’ve seen people post about is the national weather service. That’s vital, but NOAA does so much more than that!
My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social
🧪🌎🦑🐠
My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social
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Thread
You want to hear what "return on investment" means in relation to NSF funding? I know you do...
April 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Thread
April 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Spring is sprung!
The grass is riz!
If you're interested in native plants,
The best book this is.
#NativePlants #gardening #biodiversity #pollinators #bees
The grass is riz!
If you're interested in native plants,
The best book this is.
#NativePlants #gardening #biodiversity #pollinators #bees
April 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Spring is sprung!
The grass is riz!
If you're interested in native plants,
The best book this is.
#NativePlants #gardening #biodiversity #pollinators #bees
The grass is riz!
If you're interested in native plants,
The best book this is.
#NativePlants #gardening #biodiversity #pollinators #bees
The fact sheet doesn't even bother to finish saying what this is supposed to achieve:
April 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The fact sheet doesn't even bother to finish saying what this is supposed to achieve:
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50 years ago, life expectancy in the US and wealthy European countries was about the same. A new study led by Professor Irene Papanicolas finds that today, the wealthiest adults in the US have roughly the same likelihood of dying as the poorest adults in northern and western Europe.
Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans
Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
50 years ago, life expectancy in the US and wealthy European countries was about the same. A new study led by Professor Irene Papanicolas finds that today, the wealthiest adults in the US have roughly the same likelihood of dying as the poorest adults in northern and western Europe.
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In January, an iceberg broke off of Antarctica and some scientists happened to be right there and decided to go see what had been living below it. Kind of like turning over a rock to see what's wriggling underneath. (by @ashleybvigil.bsky.social) 🧪
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem
www.scientificamerican.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In January, an iceberg broke off of Antarctica and some scientists happened to be right there and decided to go see what had been living below it. Kind of like turning over a rock to see what's wriggling underneath. (by @ashleybvigil.bsky.social) 🧪
"We observed systematic patterns of bias in US parents’ descriptions of boys and girls: parents were more likely to use gender-neutral labels to describe boys vs. girls and gender-specific labels to describe girls vs. boys"
March 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"We observed systematic patterns of bias in US parents’ descriptions of boys and girls: parents were more likely to use gender-neutral labels to describe boys vs. girls and gender-specific labels to describe girls vs. boys"
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Emmy Noether was a mathematical genius, who made fundamental contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
Noether's theorem, which links symmetries to conservation laws, revolutionized modern understanding of physics.
My post: www.lanostra-matematica.org/2025/03/emmy...
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Noether's theorem, which links symmetries to conservation laws, revolutionized modern understanding of physics.
My post: www.lanostra-matematica.org/2025/03/emmy...
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Emmy Noether: The Queen Of Mathematics Who Revolutionized Physics
Born on 23 March 1882, Emmy Noether, considered by Einstein the most important woman in history of mathematics, had a great passion for theo...
www.lanostra-matematica.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Emmy Noether was a mathematical genius, who made fundamental contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.
Noether's theorem, which links symmetries to conservation laws, revolutionized modern understanding of physics.
My post: www.lanostra-matematica.org/2025/03/emmy...
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Noether's theorem, which links symmetries to conservation laws, revolutionized modern understanding of physics.
My post: www.lanostra-matematica.org/2025/03/emmy...
🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
Poets should check, too -- I just found one of my poems in there.
IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member:
Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800
Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 mb@buttericklaw.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Poets should check, too -- I just found one of my poems in there.
What a fascinating article!
Insects may have been evolving to avoid light. Maybe the decline in insect population is not an actual decline; rather, bugs have started to hide where entomologists aren’t looking. 🧪
How Darkness Can Illuminate the Insect Apocalypse
Insects may have been evolving to avoid light. So maybe we need to look harder for them.
nautil.us
March 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What a fascinating article!
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If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
EFF Border Search Pocket Guide
border-pocket-guide-2.pdf
www.eff.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
Were these the bees you saw, @inkfish.bsky.social ?
SPRING!!! The cellophane bees are out and about! 🐝🐝
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Were these the bees you saw, @inkfish.bsky.social ?
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This horrific story has been confirmed to me by a colleague at the same institute as this scientist. The US is not a safe place to run an academic conference. @theguardian.com have an English language version of this story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 🔭🧪
March 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This horrific story has been confirmed to me by a colleague at the same institute as this scientist. The US is not a safe place to run an academic conference. @theguardian.com have an English language version of this story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 🔭🧪
What does Congress do to protect the rule of law if the administration refuses to follow court orders, as they have just done, @whitehouse.senate.gov ?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order
Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.
www.bbc.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What does Congress do to protect the rule of law if the administration refuses to follow court orders, as they have just done, @whitehouse.senate.gov ?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...