Laurel Anderson
@laurela.bsky.social
Physics postdoc at UW studying 2D van der Waals materials. Harvard PhD on the same, but also in fewer dimensions. She/her.
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NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
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NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Never thought I'd be agreeing with Ryan Zinke on public lands, but here we are...once these unique places are sold and developed, we won't be able to get them back.
Opinion | This Land Was Your Land, This Land Was My Land. Now It’s for Sale.
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Never thought I'd be agreeing with Ryan Zinke on public lands, but here we are...once these unique places are sold and developed, we won't be able to get them back.
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! Have you taken three minutes to save the political independence of the civil service? It’s easy! Here’s how you can do it:
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news.chanda.science/archive/urge...
Urgent: Take Action to Protect Public Services
Photo by Katie Rodriguez on Unsplash I have something you can do in five minutes or less that can help salvage the integrity of the federal civil service,...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! Have you taken three minutes to save the political independence of the civil service? It’s easy! Here’s how you can do it:
news.chanda.science/archive/urge...
news.chanda.science/archive/urge...
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This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
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Even if you're not into climbing, I found this to be a very clear and useful discussion of the impact of tariffs on a small business.
Tariffs will change climbing
YouTube video by HowNOT2
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Even if you're not into climbing, I found this to be a very clear and useful discussion of the impact of tariffs on a small business.
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"We won’t even know about the new deaths, because all the data collection was supported by U.S.A.I.D." It will be years before we understand the size of this crisis--and we may only understand it when highly resistant forms of TB come home to roost in rich countries.
Critical reporting from Stephanie Nolen on what the interruption of TB funding actually means for those living with the disease--and those caring for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"We won’t even know about the new deaths, because all the data collection was supported by U.S.A.I.D." It will be years before we understand the size of this crisis--and we may only understand it when highly resistant forms of TB come home to roost in rich countries.
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Over 120,000 Japanese Americans forced into imprisonment in internment camps simply because they were of Japanese heritage.
On this Day of Remembrance, we honor the 120,000 Japanese Americans unjustly imprisoned during WWII because of their heritage. Their resilience remind us to never forget the lessons of history. We will continue to fight for justice, equality, and civil rights for all.
February 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Over 120,000 Japanese Americans forced into imprisonment in internment camps simply because they were of Japanese heritage.
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This would be great to share with students in an intro science or math class. 🎢 🥽 ♾️ 🍎
This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This would be great to share with students in an intro science or math class. 🎢 🥽 ♾️ 🍎
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One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
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The is is legit one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard.
January 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The is is legit one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard.
Maybe #BookSky 💙📚 can help me out with this... My brother's partner and I sometimes give each other books. She's given me Braiding Sweetgrass and Matrix; I've given her The Quickening, When Fish Don't Exist, and H is for Hawk. Ideas for the next gift?
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Maybe #BookSky 💙📚 can help me out with this... My brother's partner and I sometimes give each other books. She's given me Braiding Sweetgrass and Matrix; I've given her The Quickening, When Fish Don't Exist, and H is for Hawk. Ideas for the next gift?