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Cutting research funding is about more than you may realize … www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Cutting research funding is about more than you may realize … www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Incredibly destructive. We must not only fight this and make reinvestment in science a post-Trump priority, but we need to find new ways to support research and researchers.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Incredibly destructive. We must not only fight this and make reinvestment in science a post-Trump priority, but we need to find new ways to support research and researchers.
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The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell…
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
Who is the pro-science lobby? More organized pushback is needed across the country. We know things are challenging at the federal level, but states could make the situation even more dire.
Two conversations, one question: What happens when science and lawmaking collide?🔬
Anti-science bills are on the rise across the U.S. Plus, a Louisiana law limits whether regulators can use environmental data collected by communities.
Anti-science bills are on the rise across the U.S. Plus, a Louisiana law limits whether regulators can use environmental data collected by communities.
States Expected To See More ‘Anti-Science’ Bills This Year
In 2025, more than 420 bills were introduced to weaken public health measures for vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride. What will we see in 2026?
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January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Who is the pro-science lobby? More organized pushback is needed across the country. We know things are challenging at the federal level, but states could make the situation even more dire.
Interesting perspective.
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RFK Jr. Is Waging a War on Women — Slate
The burdens of so many of these proposals fall disproportionately on women, and moms in particular.
apple.news
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Interesting perspective.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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#science #searchingforanswers #researchstories
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#science #searchingforanswers #researchstories
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January 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
We're just getting started, but we're live on Substack and we hope you'll consider joining us.
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#science #searchingforanswers #researchstories
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#science #searchingforanswers #researchstories
Truly fascinating finding. What could it lead to?
New study suggests that metastatic cancer cells may evade the immune system by stealing mitochondria from immune cells and setting up a ‘shield’ that protects them from being killed by immune cells. Wiley little bastards.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria
Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.
www.nature.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Truly fascinating finding. What could it lead to?
Fascinating and important, but will need to reach a wider audience.
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ca...
scripps.ucsd.edu
January 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Fascinating and important, but will need to reach a wider audience.
This kind of thing has been happening for too long. The actual purpose (or correct funding amount) is irrelevant to them. They just find something that sounds weird enough to get certain members of the public worked up. This is why telling the story of science and research is so important.
Not only has Rand Paul increased this cost by a factor of 10,000, there was actually useful science behind the research as I explained in 2021.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This kind of thing has been happening for too long. The actual purpose (or correct funding amount) is irrelevant to them. They just find something that sounds weird enough to get certain members of the public worked up. This is why telling the story of science and research is so important.
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Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
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New @thelancet.com
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Deaths potentially averted by small changes in physical activity and sedentary time: an individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Small and realistic increases in MVPA of 5 min/day might prevent up to 6% of all deaths
in a high-risk approach and 10% of all deaths in population-based approach. Reducing
sedentary time by 30 min/da...
thelancet.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Certainly American corporate media has problems, but a good rule of thumb is, if someone says, “don’t let media mislead you,” then they are probably about to mislead you.
Our acting CDC director seems comfortable downplaying pediatric respiratory disease by calling it “similar to last year.”
Last year wasn’t safe. Children died at record numbers.
Public health policy should be built around prevention, not normalization of preventable harm.
Last year wasn’t safe. Children died at record numbers.
Public health policy should be built around prevention, not normalization of preventable harm.
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Certainly American corporate media has problems, but a good rule of thumb is, if someone says, “don’t let media mislead you,” then they are probably about to mislead you.
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Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
Didn’t realize there was anything left for the U.S. to pull out of at this point, but here we are … Where do climate efforts go from here?
E&E News: Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort
E&E News: Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Didn’t realize there was anything left for the U.S. to pull out of at this point, but here we are … Where do climate efforts go from here?
Troubling news. In more normal times, it would seem a government department or division could step in to help with or solve this, but these aren’t normal times.
Just before the holidays, a website that offered the world a window into the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, went dark. https://scim.ag/3NlkHrr
Fresh conflicts erupt around giant database for flu and COVID-19 sequences
Critics say “autocratic” behavior by GISAID could hamper response to a future pandemic
scim.ag
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Troubling news. In more normal times, it would seem a government department or division could step in to help with or solve this, but these aren’t normal times.
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My in depth 10 minute interview on the collapse of America’s vaccine ecosystem and more with @npr.org @wbur.org Robin Young
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Assessing health and vaccine skepticism in the U.S. ahead of 2026
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood vaccination rates continued to decrease during the 2024-2025 school year, and measles cases in the U.S. in 2025 exceeded 2,000 fo...
www.wbur.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My in depth 10 minute interview on the collapse of America’s vaccine ecosystem and more with @npr.org @wbur.org Robin Young
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
We must not allow this to happen. It’s essential we explore and launch new funding mechanisms.
In 2025, the Trump administration’s cuts to research grants sapped scientists’ appetite for bold exploration. In its place, the country may be stuck with more timid, short-term thinking, @katherinejwu.com reports.
The Trump Administration’s Most Paralyzing Blow to Science
Cuts to research may have spoiled the country’s appetite for bold exploration.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We must not allow this to happen. It’s essential we explore and launch new funding mechanisms.
There’s still some good news out there.
Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025
Seven Feel-Good Science Stories to Restore Your Faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025
www.scientificamerican.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There’s still some good news out there.
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"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Another day, another attack on science. How can we do a better job of engaging the public in this battle?
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Trump moves to dismantle a ‘global mothership’ of climate research : Here & Now Anytime
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Co...
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Another day, another attack on science. How can we do a better job of engaging the public in this battle?
More and more research showing the wide-ranging benefits of different vaccinations. It’s critical that people hear about these studies and understand the importance.
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential www.nature.com/articles/d41... @ashishkjha.bsky.social
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
"...we now have clear evidence that flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, and death owing to cardiovascular disease..."
#VaccinesWork
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential
Influenza isn’t just a respiratory disease. Measures to stop its transmission, such as vaccination, could prevent thousands of heart-attack deaths.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
More and more research showing the wide-ranging benefits of different vaccinations. It’s critical that people hear about these studies and understand the importance.
Research provides real answers. Much better than influencers.
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Research provides real answers. Much better than influencers.
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The NIH grant cuts in 2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The NIH grant cuts in 2025
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This is why TruthLab exists. We’re just getting started, but we want to tell the story of what’s happening to science and research in America and explore new ways to fund these critical projects.
NIH Grant Cuts Have Disrupted 383 Clinical Trials With 74,311 Patients www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
NIH Grant Cuts Have Disrupted 383 Clinical Trials With 74,311 Patients
A study found that Trump administration NIH grant cuts led to termination of 118 trials studying cancer, 97 studying infectious diseases and 140 testing new treatments.
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is why TruthLab exists. We’re just getting started, but we want to tell the story of what’s happening to science and research in America and explore new ways to fund these critical projects.
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This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/