Jocelyn Kaiser

For now.

For now.

And by the way, we did reach out to the NSF, the National Science Foundation, and they wrote back saying, quote, NSF is working expeditiously to conduct a comprehensive review of our projects, programs and activities to be compliant with the existing executive orders. And then they sent us to their website on these orders. Now, Max, USAID has been hit really hard.

And by the way, we did reach out to the NSF, the National Science Foundation, and they wrote back saying, quote, NSF is working expeditiously to conduct a comprehensive review of our projects, programs and activities to be compliant with the existing executive orders. And then they sent us to their website on these orders. Now, Max, USAID has been hit really hard.

What are the public health implications of what's going on here?

What are the public health implications of what's going on here?

Wow, it's called the President's Malaria. Clearly not this president.

Wow, it's called the President's Malaria. Clearly not this president.

Absolutely. And so the USAID was on a 90-day freeze, but has it actually just been shut down?

Absolutely. And so the USAID was on a 90-day freeze, but has it actually just been shut down?

And now that RFK Jr. has been confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, you know, this is someone who's rejected the science on vaccines, among many other things. What are you most worried about?

And now that RFK Jr. has been confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, you know, this is someone who's rejected the science on vaccines, among many other things. What are you most worried about?

We're hearing about parents in the U.S. downloading the vaccine schedules for their kids now because they're worried about that information being wiped and changing. Do you think that's an overreaction?

We're hearing about parents in the U.S. downloading the vaccine schedules for their kids now because they're worried about that information being wiped and changing. Do you think that's an overreaction?

Why do you think the Trump administration is going after science in this way? Is this all just about saving money?

Why do you think the Trump administration is going after science in this way? Is this all just about saving money?

Wow. They're still pissed about mosques? Is that what's going on here?

Wow. They're still pissed about mosques? Is that what's going on here?

It feels like... A war on science, if we call it that, makes sense because science is how we understand the world and how we can tell facts from misinformation, from lies. And so if you have an administration that just wants to say whatever it says, whatever fits its agenda, whether it's facts or not, science would get in the way of that.

It feels like... A war on science, if we call it that, makes sense because science is how we understand the world and how we can tell facts from misinformation, from lies. And so if you have an administration that just wants to say whatever it says, whatever fits its agenda, whether it's facts or not, science would get in the way of that.