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Patrick Vanhoucke<p>Last night, at 2:30 a.m. CET, a new European <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> was launched in French Guiana. The new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetOp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetOp</span></a>-SG A1 satellite will map the entire world every day. This should provide a wide range of important information that is essential for weather forecasts, storm warnings and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> research. The new satellite will also make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> less dependent on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>.</p>
EGU<p>📆Today, 12.08, marks the 35th anniversary of the unexpected <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discovery</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sue</span></a>, the largest and most complete T-Rex skeleton ever found, with over 90% of its bones recovered.</p><p>In this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeoLog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeoLog</span></a>, Asmae Ourkiya explores Sue's journey- from its discovery and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> insights it has provided to its transformation into a museum icon and cultural figure.</p><p>🧵Read more: <a href="https://egu.eu/2M97JS/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">egu.eu/2M97JS/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p>Are you in favour of <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/openscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openscience</span></a>? Do you want to make your <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> data available to the <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> in a <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/FAIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIR</span></a> manner?</p><p>Then you need the right repository for it. And because that's not easy to find, we've put together an overview for you here.</p><p><a href="https://t1p.de/7xyzm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t1p.de/7xyzm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemtoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemtoot</span></a></p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>“We are essentially building a glorified, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23speculative" target="_blank">#speculative</a> fantasy while <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23China" target="_blank">#China</a> focuses on the foundational, "boring" work of <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23scientific" target="_blank">#scientific</a> and <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23technological" target="_blank">#technological</a> advancement.” <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became?r=b8e6&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/h...</a><br><br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became?r=b8e6&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How AI, Healthcare, and Labubu...</a></p>
Dr. Or M. Bialik<p>My dear friend Dana is a very talented freelance <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/programmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programmer</span></a> who writes custom apps for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>. If that sort of service would be useful for you, check the info below.</p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> of all kinds and of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journal</span></a> articles, your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> follow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/professional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>professional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a>. See "Ethical Issues in Editing: Professional Standards" by my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colleague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colleague</span></a> Adrienne Montgomerie: <a href="https://scieditor.ca/2024/04/ethical-issues-in-editing-professional-standards/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scieditor.ca/2024/04/ethical-i</span><span class="invisible">ssues-in-editing-professional-standards/</span></a></p>
Stefan F. Wirth<p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> play an important <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/role" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>role</span></a> worldwide. Not only do they convey <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a>/#insights to <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/visitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visitors</span></a>, but are also places where artistic, cultural, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historical</span></a>, and <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/treasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasures</span></a> are <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preserved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preserved</span></a>, serving even as subject of current/future research. G.Frackler (2024) finds that <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> is becoming increasingly important in the "<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/selfimage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfimage</span></a> of museums as <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a>/#societal actors".</p><p>©<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2025</p><p>Ref</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/13500775.2023.2343207" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/13500775.2023.</span><span class="invisible">2343207</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/MuseumIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumIsland</span></a> Bln© S F.Wirth</p>
Nina Davtian<p>This new <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/publication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publication</span></a> is in favor of a (further) consideration of isoGDGT-0 and crenarchaeol in addition to isoGDGT-1 to isoGDGT-3 and crenarchaeol isomer for paleo-reconstructions.<br>Siqi Zhao et al. (2025) Communications <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a><br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02450-7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-024</span><span class="invisible">50-7</span></a><br>Disclaimer: I am just an interested reader, with no relationship with this <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a>, not even as a reviewer.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AcademicMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicMastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MolecularDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MolecularDynamics</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GDGTs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDGTs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/isoGDGTs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isoGDGTs</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TeamArchaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeamArchaea</span></a></p>
Danish Akhtar<p>In school, we are taught that an ideal perfect Black Body doesn't exist, but in reality, a Black Hole is an example of an ideal perfect Black Body.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackbody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackbody</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/view" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>view</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reflection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pointofview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pointofview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedithought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedithought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educationsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationsystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/observations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>observations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scenicview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scenicview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediopinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediopinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a></p>
Dutch Reproducibility Network<p>Embedding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reproducibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reproducibility</span></a>: our annual symposium will focus on how reproducibility guidelines can be implemented in daily <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> practice. </p><p>Save the date: 19 January 2026, Poortgebouw Leiden</p><p>We invited two keynote speakers and several workshop hosts. Stay tuned for program updates and the registration link!</p><p>We will also share a call for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/posters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>posters</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pitches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pitches</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResearchIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchIntegrity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CultureChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultureChange</span></a></p>
NFDI4DS<p>Join us tomorrow morning (Wednesday Jul 23, 2025, 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Europe/Berlin) for an online event on <br>"Using ORKG Ask for search and exploration of scientific articles"</p><p>Our Speaker is Allard Oelen from TIB – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek</p><p>Please register via <a href="https://events.hifis.net/event/2910/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">events.hifis.net/event/2910/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/ORKG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ORKG</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/KG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KG</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Scholarly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scholarly</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/paper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paper</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDIrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDIrocks</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDIMatWerk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDIMatWerk</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/KonsortSWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KonsortSWD</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDI4society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDI4society</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDI4Chem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDI4Chem</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDI4Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDI4Earth</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Text</span></a>+ <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/NFDI4DS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFDI4DS</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>Yeah, who needs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> so that we can learn how to stop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>? 😔 “The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agency</span></a> said on Friday it was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dismantling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dismantling</span></a> its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> branch, expanding the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration’s efforts to shrink the agency.” <a href="https://wapo.st/3TQ7k2K" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3TQ7k2K</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (gift link)</p>
Daniel Dvorkin<p>When I am <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a>, everyone who makes a claim "according to <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/studies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studies</span></a>," or similar phrasing, will have one hour to produce their <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/citations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citations</span></a>. Those who fail to do so will be used as <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/subjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subjects</span></a> for whatever comes up.</p>
Nonilex<p>When <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> had 16,155 employees. But &gt;3,700 employees have left the agency or are set to leave through firings, retirements, resignations &amp; other moves, eventually bringing the agency’s work force to 12,448, a level last seen during the Reagan admin.</p><p>Trump previously announced that it would move some of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> functions into a *new department* in the EPA administrator’s office. Dr. Orme-Zavaleta &amp; others said that move threatened to politicize <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p>The Environmental *Protection* Agency said Friday that it would eliminate its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> arm &amp; begin <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/firing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firing</span></a> hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a>, after denying for months that it would do so.</p><p>The move underscores how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is forging ahead w/efforts to slash the federal work force &amp; dismantle agencies after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> allowed these plans to proceed while legal challenges unfold. Govt scientists have been particular targets of the admin’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassLayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassLayoffs</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>Pure idiocy</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> Says It Will Eliminate Its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scientific</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> Arm</p><p>The decision comes after a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> ruling allowing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin to slash the federal work force &amp; dismantle agencies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDrain</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/climate/epa-firings-scientific-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.l81V.O4DgmQBqHXzk&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/18/climate</span><span class="invisible">/epa-firings-scientific-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.l81V.O4DgmQBqHXzk&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Some arrived to work on July 9 to find their badges no longer worked, Henderson said.</p><p>Because of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HiringFreeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiringFreeze</span></a> that has been extended through October 15, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> will not be able to replace the fired staff &amp; will need to halt ongoing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> work that benefits <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a>, like a project to develop a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> for a deadly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/toxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxin</span></a> that occurs in undercooked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a>, he said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDrain</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🚨 Breaking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> from the world of software engineering: file position impacts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> review! 🙄 Next, they might reveal that water is wet. Apparently, the order you read code matters—thank goodness for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rigor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rigor</span></a> in discovering the obvious. 🎉<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.04259" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2208.04259</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwareengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareengineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Lee Phillips<p>Need your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> to be faster but don’t want to use Fortran or C? Learn <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Julia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Julia</span></a>, the modern language for high performance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> with a high-quality book. Here are some excellent choices:</p><p><a href="https://lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaBookRanks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaBo</span><span class="invisible">okRanks/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/julialang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>julialang</span></a> is the best language ever devised for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> computing and other demanding numerical work. Its speed, flexibility, and friendly syntax is taking it beyond <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> and other areas.</p>
Rowan Brad Quni<p>An Open Letter on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p><p>“The collective <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> of humanity is a thread in the universe, essential to human progress. Throughout our <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>, new <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> has propelled us out of the dark ages and into the light, past famine and plague to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> breakthroughs that improve life and fulfill individual purpose and agency. And what we teach our children matters. Education matters! [...]”</p><p><a href="https://openletter.earth/an-open-letter-on-ai-education-df673fcb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openletter.earth/an-open-lette</span><span class="invisible">r-on-ai-education-df673fcb</span></a></p>