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Debating truth is pulling us apart. Seeking the truth can bring us together. My name is Rob and I believe understanding and supporting science, exploration and research is more important than ever. I’m ready to shine a spotlight on those seeking answers.
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a big election this week. That’s why we jumped at the chance to talk to @cdelawalla.bsky.social of @standupforscience.net yesterday. Watch our special election episode now: youtu.be/9R6_xhddVA4?...
TruthLab Special Election Episode: Dr. Colette Delawalla, Stand Up for Science
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New interview is up! Fascinating conversation with Dr. Steven Tidrow, professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Alfred University’s New York State College of Ceramics, touching on everything from tech, history, & STEM ed to the impact of immigration policy on research. youtu.be/PKnnT03rQic?...
Episode 3: Dr. Steven Tidrow, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Alfred University
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Chaos continues at these critical agencies. Bad for them. Bad for science. Bad for America.
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 5d agoThe CDC's deputy director and chief medical officer, Jennifer Shuford, is resigning after just four months in the role. Shuford, a Trump appointee, is an infectious disease expert and had reportedly disagreed with the administration's vaccine policies sciam.com/article/cdc-...
Fun idea.
Nobel Prize@nobelprize.org · 5d agoJust released: a new Nobel Prize lesson to share with your students. It's a deep dive into the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, which turned a giant block of ice in the south pole into a detector for mysterious particles from space. Use the Nobel Prize lesson in the classroom: https://bit.ly/4sB3oDp
Illustrating science would seem to be a very interesting (maybe even fun?) occupation.
Jordan Collver@jordancollver.bsky.social · 7d agoThe cool thing about illustrating medical books is that I get to learn about how our bodies are put together... and then later all the different ways that can go wrong. Like, the only thing attaching one of your forearm bones to your elbow is just a little hoop of calamari it can pop right out of!
How does this make us “great,” exactly? Do “Trump-aligned initiatives” have to have supporting data to get the money?
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last wk.Trump is bleeding science dry as the National Science Foundation closes it's fiscal year with over $1B left unspent. NSF says the money will be invested in Trump aligned initiatives.
As Election Day gets closer, remember that’s there’s a scientist running for Congress in Arkansas - @jonesforar.bsky.social. I interviewed him in August and we discussed the problem of Congress making big money off the players (corporations, stocks, etc.) while also setting the rules of the game.
Amazing stuff. So many incredible advances happening in cancer research.
Ian Weissman, DO@drianweissman.bsky.social · last wk.A customized cancer vaccine for people with late-stage melanoma reduced the risk of cancer recurrence or death over two years by 42% compared to current treatment. time.com/article/2026...
Going to push this holiday hard until they have giant phage yard decorations on sale at Home Depot. #WorldPhageDay #PhageRage
Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz.bsky.social · last wk.Happy World Phage Day to all who celebrate... ... delighted to share new work led by Jacopo Marchi, Chadiga Khalek & joint w/Remy Chait on stable coexistence of phage with migrating bacteria driven by the forces of infection, lysis, and chemotaxis. A 🧵 at the interface between known & unknown.
Excited about the guests we have lined of for our podcast in the coming weeks. Here’s a small hint …
Things are not looking up.
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · last wk.The National Science Foundation, one of the largest funders of research in the U.S., has been rocked by firings and budget cuts during the second Trump administration. Now, it is reportedly set to lose its leader at the end of the year sciam.com/article/nati...
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This is troubling on many levels, and the result of both sustained attacks on higher ed and strategic mistakes by higher ed leaders.
elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2w agoAmericans have increasingly questioned the importance of a college education over the past 13 years. The share saying it is very important has fallen to a record-low 31%, while the percentage saying it is not too important has climbed to about the same level. news.gallup.com/poll/715133/...
Ridiculous. We’re losing time and progress on valuable research.
Adam Kovac@adamjkovac.bsky.social · 2w agoScoop: The NSF's Major Research Instrumentation program offers up to $4 million to help scientists buy expensive equipment. Applying is time consuming and competitive. So it's no small issue that date when submissions were meant to open has come and gone. www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Seems bad.
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 2w agoAmerican Authoritarianism is in full force. The WH has assumed control over every aspect of grant making. Notice of Funding Opportunities were reduced. This is b/c political appointees are censoring them. Fewer NOFOs = fewer grants on diseases of interest. 🧪 washingtonian.com/2026/10/13/t...
More from our interview with @fromthelabbench.bsky.social … Bureaucracy can be an issue when trying to tell the story of science & research. Certain restrictions can make sense, but building trust requires openness. Political games and threats of retribution don’t help either.
This is not a good direction and another reason to pursue and support research and breakthroughs. On top of this, treatment and care for dementia patients is lacking.
Ian Weissman, DO@drianweissman.bsky.social · 2w agoDementia is expected to double worldwide within the next 25 years. New cases will rise from 11.4 million in 2023 to 24.7 million in 2050. www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Will people start adding planets to their Ancestry.com trees? “Look! I’m related to Abe Lincoln! And Saturn!”
Space.com@space.com · 2w agoPlanetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
<Sigh>
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Trump administration is pushing changes to how NIH reviews scientific funding, drawing criticism from experts. Now, another proposal is drawing ire, with scientists saying they were locked out of commenting ahead of the deadline sciam.com/article/nih-...
Microplastics were a big topic a while back. This is some interesting research that may bring back that conversation.
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 3w agoMicroplastics are a source of extreme concern for health: these tiny pieces of plastic have been linked to heart attacks, stroke, dementia and brain tumors. But what drives these associations has long been unclear. sciam.com/article/micr...
🔥🎯 Abdul-El-Sayed addresses the importance of investing our tax $ in the NIH. The NIH was designed to support breakthroughs decades in the making. The current political climate is killing that infrastructure. ‘When you disinvest in science you’re disinvesting literally in the future.” #pinks
Not the news I wanted to see in my feed first thing in the morning.
elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 3w agoWhile Congress and the courts have protected much of the agency's funding, an insider warns that the administration's ongoing efforts to control medical research will cause "irreversible" damage. washingtonian.com/2026/10/13/t...
I only burp radio jets after a Mountain Dew or certain dark beers… But, seriously, black holes stories grab our attention every time, especially when they come well-written and with great teasers/headlines.
Space.com@space.com · 3w agoAstronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
Perfect time for a book like this. More people should know and understand the peer review process and why it exists.
Melinda Baldwin@mbaldwin.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's publication day!! The Open Access version apparently needs another 24-48 hours to go live; I'll update with a direct link when it's available. If you prefer paper copies, however, you can order yours today!
