Karol Nowak
Helen CzerskiSo much of the destruction in the USA is away from the spotlight at grass roots level. But the foundations of a modern society are being smashed. The National Science Foundation has just stopped awarding new grants and funding existing ones. That effectively means that work on all existing NSF grants has to stop immediately. Universities are telling researchers to stop spending on those grants right away. That's jobs and progress and opportunity just being eradicated.
Tim Waterman@helenczerski I'm guessing there will be funds available for pseudoscience soon, though. There's a playbook for this from, er, the late 1930s. For example, here's a bit of the history of the University of Tübingen on Wikipedia: "The university played a leading role in efforts to legitimize the policies of the Third Reich as "scientific"."
@timwaterman Ugh, that's a grim thought. I hadn't even got that far in the thinking yet.
Dan Riley@timwaterman @helenczerski See also Lysenkoism, Soviet Union 1930s and 1940s:
"More than 3,000 mainstream biologists were dismissed or imprisoned, and numerous scientists were executed in the Soviet campaign to suppress scientific opponents"
ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
RFK Jr as head of HHS has a lot in common with Trofim Lysenko.
N0tSure@helenczerski Amounts to privatizing all research. All that was left that is.
Three plus or minus five@helenczerski it’s part of the attack on the whole notion of expertise. They hate anyone making them feel stupid.
noplasticshower@helenczerski American dark ages to come
Zoidberg For President@helenczerski "But the foundations of a modern society "
The foundations of that society has been created and built upon all this time... ignoring its issues has led to this...
kaffandoOf course, the entire world relies heavily on US scientific and other research. This isn't just an American problem. This is a whole world problem.
New Age@helenczerski We have crossed the boundary from ignorant and malicious to the surreal.
Outfrost@helenczerski Makes sense. I mean, what if we found out something useful and good? That could undermine the influence or wealth accumulation of the evil administration's patrons.
(to be clear this is not a joke, the trump admin and the rich people buying power through both republican and democratic parties are ontologically evil)
Kathy Bryson@helenczerski
Scary on a very real level - I'm currently facing radiation therapy, earnestly wishing someone's done alternate treatments or checks on long-term side-effects
i'll probably be fine, but this research is necessary!
Scary on a very real level - I'm currently facing radiation therapy, earnestly wishing someone's done alternate treatments or checks on long-term side-effects
i'll probably be fine, but this research is necessary!
Robin Barton@helenczerski Science will flow away from usa to countries that value it such as EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. It has happened in the past.
Lisa Schiff@helenczerski Yes, it's infuriating, but we must keep fighting! Use our new toolkit for contacting elected officials to demand they #DefendResearch. Make calls with our script & background information (with testimonials from #researchers), then share with your networks and ask them to do the same! https://www.defendresearch.org/take-action/toolkits-for-action
@helenczerski Dear Americans scientists, you are welcomed in the EU. We are looking forward for you.
Thomas P. Moonis@helenczerski This is what you would do if you were trying to destroy your own country's future.
Photo Ewen 📷Destructive waste of talent, intellect, resources and opportunity. Takes decades to build this level of capacity. Astonishing how quickly this administration has destroyed it.