Jim Metcalf
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Jim Metcalf
@thermochronic.bsky.social
Geologist and Thermochronology Lab Manager at CU-Boulder who would love to talk about the 2016 World Series or the corner taken quickly absolutely anytime.
Fortunately only one grant I’m associated with has been cut, even though it was wildly successful and popular, but the uncertainty and purposeful cruelty is going to drive a lot of great minds out of research, especially young and less established people.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ted Cruz made a list of “Marxist” NSF grants a few months ago that was literally just CTRL+F for words like “accessibility,” which because Congress requires broader impact statements are essentially always present. The stupidity and assholery are breathtaking.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Longmont, not bad for being in a city!
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There should be Eocene road kill in its path right?
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by Jim Metcalf
Szobo was everywhere. At one point he was sat next to me on the sofa.
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Was it a “clear and obvious” error?
October 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
He at least it wasn’t a Cracker Barrel
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM