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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>, including many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> organizers, counter that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; *conservative* politicians who are strongly pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> are unfairly conflating pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>. [yup]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a>'s board of trustees has been *negotiating* w/the Trump admin, which announced in March that it had canceled hundreds of millions in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The lawsuit chronicles a monthslong effort to chip away at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>’s functions, leading up to a policy memo released on March 27, which “collapsed 28 agencies into 15” &amp; shuttered half of its regional offices across the country.</p><p>Among other changes, the policy memo highlighted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>’s goal of refocusing the dept’s core <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> functions on “ending America’s epidemic of chronic illness by focusing on safe, wholesome food, clean water, &amp; the elimination of environmental toxins.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
🍄🇪🇺ashtime🇪🇺🍄<p>A riddle for today: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defunding</span></a> public media,baring journalists from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> buildings,<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> people&amp;expression,<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortions</span></a> ,setting up <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/concentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concentration</span></a> camps,giving more money to the rich,allying with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorships</span></a> ,purging <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> research&amp;tought, threatening neighbouring countries with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/annexation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>annexation</span></a>, defending <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazis</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, organising a huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> parade in the capital on the birthday of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leader</span></a> - if it is not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> which country is it?</p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Editorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editorial</span></a> : <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Censoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censoring</span></a> the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> enterprise, one grant at a time </p><p>Over the last two weeks, in response to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> 14035, the National Science Foundation ( <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> ) has discontinued funding for research on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> , and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> ( <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> ), as well as support for researchers from marginalized backgrounds<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/eo24035" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eo24035</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/editorial-censoring-the-scientific-enterprise-one-grant-at-a-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/editorial-censoring-the-scientific-enterprise-one-grant-at-a-time/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“If you look at a long period of time, a lot of our increase in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LivingStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingStandards</span></a> seems to be coming from public investment in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>. The rates of return are just really high,”said Andrew Fieldhouse, a Texas A&amp;M economist &amp; an author of the Dallas Fed study. </p><p>Political leaders in earlier [smarter] eras appeared to recognize that payoff.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> would sap <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a>, leading to slower <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>productivity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> &amp;, as a result, permanently lower economic output.</p><p>“It is going to be a decline forever,” said Ignacio González, one of the study’s authors. “The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> is going to be smaller.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>No shit Sherlock.</p><p>Cutting federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> could cause long-run <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> damage equivalent to a major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a>, acc/to a new study from American University.<br>In recent months, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has sought to cancel or freeze billions of dollars in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> to scientists at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>, &amp; has moved to sharply curtail funding for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> centers &amp; other institutions.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/business/trump-science-funding-cuts-economy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=C9A3F6F9-433F-4B43-8BB2-441EB0C8107E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/30/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/trump-science-funding-cuts-economy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=C9A3F6F9-433F-4B43-8BB2-441EB0C8107E</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>From the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, here is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/call" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>call</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a>, which I say includes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a>: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf136/8120687" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/cid/advance-a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf136/8120687</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has targeted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> in several areas in sweeping government job cuts to curtail what it calls *wasteful* spending, including at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> assessment was a target of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>, the right-wing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a>-written policy blueprint that has helped shape some of Trump's policies.</p><p>Project 2025's chapter on scientific agencies said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCA</span></a> should be reshaped to ensure contributors are better scrutinized.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/55219/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/55219/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 5 hidden gems to visit in France which tourists hardly ever go to <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndCulturalOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndCulturalOrganization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BeautyAndTheBeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeautyAndTheBeast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EiffelTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EiffelTower</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Jewellery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewellery</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientific</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/skiing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skiing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNationsEducational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNationsEducational</span></a></p>
Laura aka LoboTC<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> contest spotlights the beauty of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> in vivid detail - A collection of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> from Imperial College London's photography competition uncovers the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/visual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visual</span></a> splendor of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discovery</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635400-300-photography-contest-spotlights-the-beauty-of-science-in-vivid-detail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/mg266</span><span class="invisible">35400-300-photography-contest-spotlights-the-beauty-of-science-in-vivid-detail/</span></a></p>
Andreas Wolff<p>Hi! I'm a new <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> member.</p><p>I'm currently finishing my MSc in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> at UCPH. My <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> focuses on incorporating learning-by-doing and site-scarcity effects into <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> design. Broadly, my interests lie in quantitative research around <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>.</p><p>On my profile, you'll mostly find content related to my <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> interests and policy discussions in these areas. My own posts will likely share insights from my <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> journey.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p>
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> </p><p>Unfortunately all those <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/measurements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measurements</span></a> have to be discarded because#scientists used <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/metric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metric</span></a> measurements which are <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woke</span></a>.</p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>“What most upset her was the effect on her <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23scientific" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scientific</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a>. About 40% of her lab’s income came from state funding, which put it in danger as <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climatecrisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23denialism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#denialism</a> spread.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the new American refugees...</a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> : used in science</p><p>- French: Scientifique</p><p>- German: wissenschaftlich</p><p>- Italian: scientifico </p><p>- Portuguese: científico</p><p>- Spanish: cientifico</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new Discord Server for language learners @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/discord" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wordofthehour.org/discord</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>. It's not something that gets willed into being out of nowhere. You need a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> framework to go by. There's a reason <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxism</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leninsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leninsim</span></a> works &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchism</span></a>, for example, doesn't. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a></p>
Daniel Dvorkin<p>Getting published in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Chest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chest</span></a> was one of the prouder moments of my <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> career. (The journal title did provoke some snickers among friends not in the biz, yes.) <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAts</span></a> want to run it and every other <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> source into the ground. Objective reality is anathema to ideologues. 🧪⚕️</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2025/04/18/trumps-doj-is-going-after-medical-journals-for-being-too-woke/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/18/trumps-doj-is-going-after-medical-journals-for-being-too-woke/</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/melting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melting</span></a> surprises researchers <a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/antarcticas-melting-surprises-researchers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmosmagazine.com/news/antarc</span><span class="invisible">ticas-melting-surprises-researchers/</span></a></p><p>Wang concludes that the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> community should pay more attention to such coastal <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/glacier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glacier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/basins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basins</span></a>. “Complete <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/disintegration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disintegration</span></a>” of the four glaciers in East Antarctica could trigger global <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/level" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>level</span></a> rise of more than 7m, he says.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/15517/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/15517/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Insanely beautiful European island named Hawaii of Europe launches new flights <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndCulturalOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndCulturalOrganization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CristianoRonaldo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CristianoRonaldo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holidays</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ryanair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ryanair</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientific</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNationsEducational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNationsEducational</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The European Research Council, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> body that finances <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> work, told Reuters it would double the relocation budget for funding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>researchers</span></a> moving to the EU to €2 million ($2.16 million) per applicant. That goes towards covering the cost of moving to a European institution, which may involve setting up a laboratory.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDrain</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiIntellectualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiIntellectualism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a></p>