Katie Riddle
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456 appearances
74 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 9 Sep
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that he hopes some of the new funds will go toward, quote, basic, curiosity-driven academic research.
He added that this is the kind of long-term investment that led to the idea of quantum computing in the first place.
Katie Riddle, NPR News.
Typically, this money is approved by scientists at federal agencies, like the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation.
If the process is changed, critics fear the grants will be awarded based on political ideology rather than science.
Tim Snyder is a historian who spoke at an event put on by the group Stand Up for Science.
The administration says the change will be more efficient and reduce fraud, though there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the federal grant-making system.
Katie Riddle, NPR News.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the largest general advocacy group of its kind.
Its leadership expressed grave concern about Jim O'Neill, President Trump's choice to head one of the most important federal agencies in the country, writing, "...a confirmation hearing is essential if Congress is to determine whether Mr. O'Neill is up to the task."
With experience in Silicon Valley, among other fields, O'Neill does not have a deep science background.
The organization stressed that science is already suffering, noting that money is not being distributed to researchers and that scientists are fleeing to other countries, including China.
The U.S., it warns, is gambling with the pipeline of talent for the next generation when it comes to scientific discovery.
Katie Riddle, NPR News.
For years, Republican leaders have been suggesting that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory and that public health officials at the time worked to cover this fact up.
Today, a man named James Erdman III, who works for the CIA, reinforced this narrative.
There's limited evidence on the origins of the virus.
Many scientists say the most likely scenario is that it came from animals in the wild.
Katie Riddle, NPR News.
The scientists wrote that this was, quote, one of many actions taken by the current administration that deprives our government of independent apolitical oversight and expert advice, unquote.
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