Matt Rhodes
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Matt Rhodes
@rhodesmatt.bsky.social
Learning scientist at Colorado State, soccer obsessive, pseudoscience/quackery connoisseur. Testing the limits of unconditional positive regard.
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just back in from shoveling the driveway. There is a thin layer of ice everywhere. Wiped out once, played it cool; hoping I successfully conveyed the impression that I meant to slip all along…
February 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I envy climate change deniers. Imagine believing you know better than the entire scientific community. What must it be like to be walking around with that level of confidence in yourself.
February 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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'We do not need to be in a hurry': Powell reiterates cautious Fed rate stance with US lawmakers finance.yahoo.com/news/we-do-n...
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I still can't believe how large the damn hat was
February 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
In understanding what supports robust learning, the WWC is critical to separating wheat and chaff, helping inform crucial decisions that support the efficient and effective use of educational resources.
Hearing from a govt contractor that Dept of Education is terminating What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) contracts.
WWC is a website that rigorously evaluates education policies, programs, and products to determine what's effective and not. It's an invaluable tool for school, district, state leaders
February 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Any story or analysis on consumer inflation expectations or consumer sentiment needs to grapple with this striking partisan divide
JPMORGAN: “.. those UMich inflation expectations have a significant split by political affiliation, with Dems expecting 1-Year forward inflation to be 5.1% and Republicans expecting inflation to be zero.” 🤦🏻‍♂️
February 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Feel like we could at least get an uncomfortable pity laugh if they just knew how hard we worked on our “I remembered Count Chocula was the first thing I bought, thus exemplifying primacy in cereal position” joke.
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I need this in poster form…
The red flags of quackery
February 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM