#nuclear #scientists #engineers #trump #DOGE #politics #Fascism #alt
Heather Cox Richardson National Nuclear Safety Administration

History repeats itself

These frustrated #scientists want to leave the #UnitedStates — do you? Take Nature’s poll https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00757-1

#Naples, #Italy rocked by strongest #earthquake in 40 years as people flee into the streets, loud roaring sound heard, buildings #collapse, #scientists warn of possible catastrophic #eruption of super #volcano #CampiFlegrei: #sismo #Europe #news https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkm8dxky82o

Hey scientists!

How do you go about building and sustaining networks these days? In particular, I'm interested in how to build functional interdisciplinary working groups, across institutions.

Seems like the best place at the moment is LinkedIn, but it seems like it's just about ripe for enshittification (similarly with BlueSky).

Mastodon doesn't really have the tools (e.g. groups). Slack and other things are also walled gardens. Matrix might be cool, but I suspect it's going to be a struggle to get people on to it..

E-lists are a potential option, but they get messy above a certain point, and the moderation tools are weak. And also just .. ew.

Any other suggestions?

For #InternationalWomensDay a short thread of my ongoing series of portraits of women in science through history. If you look for them, they’re there. I’m up to 67 now! Here’s to the day when a scientist’s sex is no longer remarkable in any field!

#IWD #IWD2025 #womenInSTEM #histsci #linocut #printmaking

A leading #French #university , #Université #Aix #Marseille ,is inviting #scientists in the #USA who fear their #research might be censored by #Trump ’s administration to do their #work in #France. The program is called ‘safe place for science,’ and will provide 15 million #Euros in funding for some 15 researchers over a 3-year period. It targets, but is not limited to, #climate and #environment, #health, and #human and #socialsciences.

#Fediscience

https://www.404media.co/french-university-to-fund-american-scientists-who-fear-trump-censorship/

#science #medicine #medical #drugs #medicalbreakthroughs #cancer #aspirin #news #scientists
Too many people are spending billions building rockets. These are the headlines that really attract my attention, and could make life better for millions…

Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4n119xr7o

Dr. Ole Wintermann @olewin

The German Federal Minister of Science, @cem_oezdemir #Die_Grünen , is offering Germany as a safe haven for #scientists who want or need to flee from #Trump and @elonmusk

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Gruenen-Politiker-Ozdemir-Ziel-der-Trump-Regierung-ist-ein-Regime-Change-auch-in-Deutschland-article25594198.html

Some warnings about weather data when using -->
https://earth.nullschool.net

Text is:

#Weather and #climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather #forecasting, #hurricane #prediction, #ocean #observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its #satellites, #supercomputers, and research teams provide essential #data that help us understand our #planet and #protect #lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are #unethical and deeply #disruptive to the talented #scientists and #engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and #quality of #WeatherForecasts produced by the #UnitedStates. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be #disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on #SocialMedia. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

#Postdocs and #PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on #science, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.
Month of repeated threats to #US science funding, many early-career researchers are fearing for their careers. #Scientists especially vulnerable: graduate students, postdocs and scientists just starting their own labs are the researchers most likely to be living pay cheque to pay cheque, most reliant on federal grants for their income.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00550-0 #PhDLife #PhDChat

Les scientifiques qui écrivent des chapitres de livre avec des citations ultra parcellaires, vous le faites exprès ?

Ça m'énerve pronfondément. Faites un ****** d'effort ! C'est votre métier, vous avez la connaissance, vous savez quel article tente de montrer ça ou ça, donc mettez-le.

Sans déconner, vous perdez toute crédibilité, et vous faites perdre toute crédibilité à votre argument et au livre entier !

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Daily Quote - February 19

"We can't shape what we don't understand, and what we don't understand ends up shaping us."

~Catarina Mota

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'Understanding Violence'
Offered by Emory University
Featuring President Jimmy Carter

Helping the public understand violence in order they may help prevent it.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/violence

#prevention #publichealth #violence #school #learning #knowledge #educators #scientists @publichealth @sociology @edutooters @academicchatter

The notices came all weekend, landing in the inboxes of federal #scientists, #doctors & #PublicHealth professionals: Your work is no longer needed.

At the #NIH, the nation’s premier #biomedical #research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have been dismissed.

#Trump #TrumpCoup #law #science #medicine #disease #RFKJr
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/fda-cdc-health-department-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare