Sadly, there's more.

Compare the malignant narcissist’s coin to the "We Are One" currency designed by Benjamin Franklin in 1776. The founding fathers built this country on a “social compact” governed by “laws for the common good.” Our leaders must remember that we are all in this together.

I wrote "Scientific Snobbery and Other Acts of Institutional Malpractice." One point was to urge scientists to make communication a core part of their role. In a #TBT moment, I found this 20+ year-old flyer in the back of my desk!

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Prom night.

Today, July 20, marks 56 years since the first person set foot on the Moon. While we should celebrate this incredible advance, we should also weep at the reversals we face. #NASA #ScienceMatters #InvestInScience #InvestInEducation #STEM

Finished another school year as a literacy volunteer, this time helping first graders. Teachers and children are grateful for any time you can donate - please consider it if you're able. If they read more, they’ll know more. If they know more, they can do more. Then, the sky’s the limit!

Social Security, NIH, EPA? Nope. This:

Hear any good April Fool jokes this year? Me neither. This April is different.
I hope we can again become a nation where absurdity is confined to comedy, not policy.
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Developing deep expertise is valuable and differentiating. Adding other interests and dimensions can make you more interesting.

Although I often feel, as many others do, that consuming news can lead to feelings of depression, anxiety, or anger, we must make our voices heard. This Administration is not protecting our rights, health, environment, economy, or friends in need.

This is one day. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what the next 1,412 days (to Jan. 20, 2029) will be like.

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"Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American... let it become the political religion of the nation." Abraham Lincoln

I asked ChatGPT about the American Bar Association's statement today on the rule of law. Your intelligence doesn't have to be artificial to understand what's happening.

Let's hope the courts can reverse the slashing of NIH budgets. This NYT piece helps to show how attacking research undermines American self-interest and our global leadership in scientific and medical innovation. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/o...