Charlie Borst
@chasb.bsky.social
Foodie, cyclist, politics and science geek. Senior photo editor at Science magazine. Thoughts here are my own.
The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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Fun piece for @science.org that pretty much wrote itself. Interview with AP photographer Lindsey Wasson telling the story of being the one to tell a disbelieving Mary Brunkow that she’d just won the @nobelprize.bsky.social Prize in Medicine— www.science.org/content/arti...
What’s it like to tell someone she won a Nobel Prize?
Science chats with photographer Lindsey Wasson, who captured how Nobel winner Mary Brunkow reacted to life-changing news
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The Vera Rubin Observatory will change everything. Seeing wider, deeper, and faster. Investigating everything from dark energy to Planet 9. Here's all you need to know. 🔭🧪 @science.org @vrubinobs.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
This giant, all-seeing telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will build an unprecedented map of the universe—and discover billions of fast-changing objects
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One of the best takes I’ve read about why Nov. 5 unfolded as it did — www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...
Opinion | I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.
Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.
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“It’s like having somebody who believes the Earth is flat as head of NASA.” Scientists respond to RFK Jr's nomination as head of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social and Jocelyn Kaiser.)
Prospect of RFK Jr. as head of HHS panics many in medical science community
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed radical change including scrutinizing long-standing vaccines and slashing staff at research and regulatory agencies
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