@scienceissexy.bsky.social
This sort of effort is what I'm funding these days.
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This sort of effort is what I'm funding these days.
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WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
Alt: a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Cool!
Most solids expand when heated and shrink when cooled, but a small number of materials do the opposite.
Simulations have revealed that cordierite’s unique thermal expansion results from a surprising combination of a tension effect and a hinge mechanism.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/computer-…
Simulations have revealed that cordierite’s unique thermal expansion results from a surprising combination of a tension effect and a hinge mechanism.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/computer-…
Computer simulations shed light on how material can shrink when heated
New theory offers insights into the origin of the very low and negative thermal expansion observed in cordierite
www.chemistryworld.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Cool!
This history CANNOT be repeated!!!
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
February 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This history CANNOT be repeated!!!
How is this legal?
Do we have enough people in the justice system for all yhe injustices at this point??
Do we have enough people in the justice system for all yhe injustices at this point??
US science is getting trashed.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) in combing through $billions in already awarded grants to find anything that might displease Trump.
Grantees are blocked from accessing funds while the review is ongoing, wreaking havoc across the academic research community.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) in combing through $billions in already awarded grants to find anything that might displease Trump.
Grantees are blocked from accessing funds while the review is ongoing, wreaking havoc across the academic research community.
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
www.science.org
February 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
How is this legal?
Do we have enough people in the justice system for all yhe injustices at this point??
Do we have enough people in the justice system for all yhe injustices at this point??
@maddow.msnbc.com yes! This isn't getting enough attention amongst the onslaught of news.
Can you do a story on the dismantling of the national science foundation?
February 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com yes! This isn't getting enough attention amongst the onslaught of news.
Ironically, the same president that issued an "Energy Emergency" and calls for AI advancement is halting scientific progress.
If he had taken one systems class he might understand... it doesnt work that way.
If he had taken one systems class he might understand... it doesnt work that way.
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ironically, the same president that issued an "Energy Emergency" and calls for AI advancement is halting scientific progress.
If he had taken one systems class he might understand... it doesnt work that way.
If he had taken one systems class he might understand... it doesnt work that way.
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Dive into the curious history of human understanding of the gut, including a Victorian-era physician’s obsession with curing constipation.
The Gurgling, Growling History Of The Gut
In her new book, medical historian Dr. Elsa Richardson discusses the changing cultural and scientific understandings of the gut.
buff.ly
January 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dive into the curious history of human understanding of the gut, including a Victorian-era physician’s obsession with curing constipation.
Just chillin
January 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Just chillin
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Terrifying
The new Trump admin is already signalling it will kill potentially life saving research. 🧪
NEW: "Everything appears to have ground to a halt." Our story on the impact the massive pause on grant review at NIH is having on science. "I'm hearing from a lot of people, should I leave academia?" www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...
January 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Terrifying
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The new Trump admin is already signalling it will kill potentially life saving research. 🧪
NEW: "Everything appears to have ground to a halt." Our story on the impact the massive pause on grant review at NIH is having on science. "I'm hearing from a lot of people, should I leave academia?" www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...
Trump freeze on NIH grant reviews alarms scientists, with long-term impact uncertain
While the National Institutes of Health employs 20,000-plus workers and spans 27 institutes and centers, the agency’s main job is to fund researchers
www.statnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The new Trump admin is already signalling it will kill potentially life saving research. 🧪
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Sometimes, scientists put their own body on the line in the name of science - in this case a parasitologist decided to become a temporary host in order to investigate the life history of an enigmatic nose leech
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2019/10/dino...
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2019/10/dino...
<i>Dinobdella ferox</i>
When it comes to parasitology, sometimes you have to get really up close with your study organism, as one researcher in Taiwan did in trying...
dailyparasite.blogspot.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sometimes, scientists put their own body on the line in the name of science - in this case a parasitologist decided to become a temporary host in order to investigate the life history of an enigmatic nose leech
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2019/10/dino...
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2019/10/dino...
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Ms. Frizzle and Bill Nye did not give their sweat and blood to provide you with knowledge only to watch you fall for fake news articles from websites called Real Science Truths dot RU dot org.
January 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ms. Frizzle and Bill Nye did not give their sweat and blood to provide you with knowledge only to watch you fall for fake news articles from websites called Real Science Truths dot RU dot org.