05-02-2025, 08:54 PM
Apologies if this has already been posted.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2...-nsf-cuts/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...cientists/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2
https://bsky.app/profile/colincarlson.bs...5gdzv57c2f
... this is absolutely insane. It's not just a war on science, it's going to devastate the economy, since these grants are a major driver of economic growth and prosperity.
Edit: I notice that the memo they received did not give any justification, nor did it say who exactly is behind the order. Apparently we are indeed living in Kafkaesque times.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2...-nsf-cuts/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...cientists/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2
https://bsky.app/profile/colincarlson.bs...5gdzv57c2f
... this is absolutely insane. It's not just a war on science, it's going to devastate the economy, since these grants are a major driver of economic growth and prosperity.
Edit: I notice that the memo they received did not give any justification, nor did it say who exactly is behind the order. Apparently we are indeed living in Kafkaesque times.