Samson
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On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance, we honor the memory of those who have had their lives stolen in cruel acts of bigotry and violence.
Trans rights are human rights and we re-commit today to protecting every person’s ability to live openly with safety and dignity.
Trans rights are human rights and we re-commit today to protecting every person’s ability to live openly with safety and dignity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance, we honor the memory of those who have had their lives stolen in cruel acts of bigotry and violence.
Trans rights are human rights and we re-commit today to protecting every person’s ability to live openly with safety and dignity.
Trans rights are human rights and we re-commit today to protecting every person’s ability to live openly with safety and dignity.
Not to mention...whose fault is the lack of public trust exactly?
RFK Jr. said he was canceling mRNA vaccine work because the tech isn't effective (though evidence suggests otherwise) and because he wanted safer alternatives. (The tech is widely seen as safe.)
His NIH director pointed to a different reason entirely.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...
His NIH director pointed to a different reason entirely.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...
NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with that of his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.statnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not to mention...whose fault is the lack of public trust exactly?
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Most of the science around embryo selection is not ready for the clinic (see e.g. great reporting at sfstandard.com/2025/06/01/s...). FDA should regulate this, and I hope it does before too many unsuspecting couples rely on pseudo-science to make a major decision.
The next outrageous extension of the longevity craze and circus: IVF embryo selection
www.wsj.com/health/embry...
www.wsj.com/health/embry...
June 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Most of the science around embryo selection is not ready for the clinic (see e.g. great reporting at sfstandard.com/2025/06/01/s...). FDA should regulate this, and I hope it does before too many unsuspecting couples rely on pseudo-science to make a major decision.
There is no scientific or clinical evidence supporting these use restrictions.
#FDA has approved #Moderna's next-generation #Covid shot, with the same use restrictions it imposed on Novavax's vaccine earlier this month.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/31/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/31/m...
FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions
The FDA has approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing Covid shot does not currently face.
www.statnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There is no scientific or clinical evidence supporting these use restrictions.
For 75 years, the best and brightest from all over the world have come to the US to do research. Many have stayed, started companies, created jobs, generated tax $ for the US, and gave Americans access to cutting edge tech. That era is over. Another country and its citizens will now benefit instead.
The goal is plainly and literally to cut the number of people involved in basic science in the US by 70%
From over 300k to less than 100k. A picture of smaller, reduced science.
May 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For 75 years, the best and brightest from all over the world have come to the US to do research. Many have stayed, started companies, created jobs, generated tax $ for the US, and gave Americans access to cutting edge tech. That era is over. Another country and its citizens will now benefit instead.
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NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵
“Her departure, which she announced this morning in an essay in Time, is believed to be the first time in the agency’s 75-year history that a member of the 24-person board resigned over a policy disagreement with an administration”
@policyhound.bsky.social on Alondra Nelson’s bombshell resignation 🧪
@policyhound.bsky.social on Alondra Nelson’s bombshell resignation 🧪
NSF board member resigns in protest of Trump policies at agency
Alondra Nelson fingers DOGE in taking an unprecedented step
www.science.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵
Where do I go to report wasted taxpayer dollars?
Ffs. "Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease."
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Where do I go to report wasted taxpayer dollars?
It has been code red for America’s global scientific competitiveness since Jan 20.
Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It has been code red for America’s global scientific competitiveness since Jan 20.
Doing a little work this morning and it's so cold in my apartment I saw that my GPU was 30C and my first thought was "that must be so nice"
November 16, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Doing a little work this morning and it's so cold in my apartment I saw that my GPU was 30C and my first thought was "that must be so nice"
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arena3-chapter1-transformer-interp.streamlit.app
Great interactive tutorial on several current interpretation approaches for transformers.
A must read.
Other great tutorials on ML fundamentals, model eval, reinforcement learning as well
www.arena.education
#machinelearning #AI
Great interactive tutorial on several current interpretation approaches for transformers.
A must read.
Other great tutorials on ML fundamentals, model eval, reinforcement learning as well
www.arena.education
#machinelearning #AI
arena3-chapter1-transformer-interp.streamlit.app
November 16, 2024 at 7:03 AM
arena3-chapter1-transformer-interp.streamlit.app
Great interactive tutorial on several current interpretation approaches for transformers.
A must read.
Other great tutorials on ML fundamentals, model eval, reinforcement learning as well
www.arena.education
#machinelearning #AI
Great interactive tutorial on several current interpretation approaches for transformers.
A must read.
Other great tutorials on ML fundamentals, model eval, reinforcement learning as well
www.arena.education
#machinelearning #AI