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"There Are Two Possible Futures for American Science."(issues.org)
34 points by mosesbp 8mo ago|0 comments
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by mosesbp 9mo ago
In case you didn’t know, the title is just a straightforward edit of Kundera’s famous novel title.
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Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People(nytimes.com)
2 points by mosesbp 10mo ago|0 comments
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by mosesbp 10mo ago
Since I assume you would be interested to know, this quote seems almost certainly misattributed to Einstein and seems to have been made up by Ram Dass [1]. Though I would be happy to be proved wrong if you have a source [1] https:/&#x
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Top researchers consider leaving U.S.: 'The science world is ending' [video](youtube.com)
3 points by mosesbp 10mo ago|2 comments
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by mosesbp 10mo ago
Full title: Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
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by mosesbp 1y ago
I’m glad this kind of work is getting highlighted on HN, but this is an extremely misleading title, to the point of being outright false. As often happens, this appears to be due to PR titles being controlled by non-specialists, not the stu
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Your link seems unrelated to the topic of this article? I gave the line items for the research conducted in the OP. A good faith reading of your comment leads me to guess you might take issue with a small number of unrelated NSF CAREER awar
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by mosesbp 1y ago
If you think this is cool/valuable, I just want to point out that this work is being paid for by the DOE Office of Science (BES division), uses the NSF National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and is using money from an NSF CAREER awar
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Making progress on these key issues in galaxy evolution and black hole growth is exactly the kind of research that will not happen (or at minimum be extremely limited) under the current administration’s grant cancellations, funding cuts, an
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Thanks for this earlier article. From there it seems that the most staff losses are at Goddard, which is largely focused on science, not launch capabilities. So this unfortunately seems to fit into the larger “anti-science” push of the ad
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Does anyone have access to a copy of the NASA statement on this that was shared with the media? It makes a big difference where in NASA these people were employed - this is the difference between slimming down an engineering division or c
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Trump's Budget Would End 7 Decades of Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Measurements(nytimes.com)
16 points by mosesbp 1y ago|1 comments
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by mosesbp 1y ago
This is already how astronomy, and specifically cosmology, research works in the US (and most other places). Data is made public within a short period of obtaining it on a schedule (usually less than a couple years) that is set before data
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Welcome to Your First Look at the Cosmos from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory(rubinobservatory.org)
5 points by mosesbp 1y ago|2 comments
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Newly released first look images from the largest astronomical camera ever made, at Rubin Observatory. There is an interactive image that you can pan around and zoom into and 2 videos (of asteroid, variable star data) as well as nebula ima
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by mosesbp 1y ago
Here is the preprint [1]. From a quick glance, the authors look only at a small (relative to the overall size of the universe) region of space and study the emission from the gas between galaxies (specifically, the WHIM [2]). It would seem
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U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump's Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain(nytimes.com)
17 points by mosesbp 1y ago|2 comments
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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts(nytimes.com)
5 points by mosesbp 1y ago|0 comments
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Opposing SB37(scottaaronson.blog)
4 points by mosesbp 1y ago|0 comments
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NSF Seeks Partnerships to Fund Graduate Fellows(aip.org)
3 points by mosesbp 1y ago|0 comments
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Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time(nytimes.com)
7 points by mosesbp 1y ago|1 comments