#introduction

I'm a Brazilian PhD student in Ecology and Evolution at Stanford University (USA), working with #conservation and #restoration of species interactions in tropical forests. I'm particularly interested in animal reintroductions and #rewilding as a conservation tool.

Morning folks, time for my first Mastodon thread (!)

Ahead of the #midterms tomorrow, I want to talk about the tragic politicisation of science in the US.

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the Republicans became the anti-science party, but the process probably began in the 1980s, when the Christian right first emerged as a major force in conservative American politics.

Since then, the journey has been smooth and swift, and there is now a stunning partisan divide on confidence in science 😥