Max Kozlov
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There are human lives on the line here.
There are human lives on the line here.
Wannabe. Was it like wannabe Ryan Reynolds, I think? It's very strange, that whole situation.
Wannabe. Was it like wannabe Ryan Reynolds, I think? It's very strange, that whole situation.
I mean, I feel like Ryan Reynolds isn't that far off from one of the nicest comparisons. I mean, I don't know, you know, man is pretty universally, if you're left wing, right wing, regardless of what state you're in, regardless of your sexual orientation, I feel like we can all agree that Ryan Reynolds is a pretty attractive man.
I mean, I feel like Ryan Reynolds isn't that far off from one of the nicest comparisons. I mean, I don't know, you know, man is pretty universally, if you're left wing, right wing, regardless of what state you're in, regardless of your sexual orientation, I feel like we can all agree that Ryan Reynolds is a pretty attractive man.
Yeah, things have been so busy. It's crazy. The last time we talked, there was like the funding was paused and then restarted and then paused. And to a certain extent, that dance is continuing. But, you know, I feel like three quarters of the destruction and dismantling of science hadn't even happened yet. So I have orders of magnitude of destruction and dismantling to tell you about. Oh, gosh.
Yeah, things have been so busy. It's crazy. The last time we talked, there was like the funding was paused and then restarted and then paused. And to a certain extent, that dance is continuing. But, you know, I feel like three quarters of the destruction and dismantling of science hadn't even happened yet. So I have orders of magnitude of destruction and dismantling to tell you about. Oh, gosh.
One of the biggest stories that I've covered in the last few months was the fact that grants at the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest funder of biomedical research, hundreds, 1,500 projects have now been terminated, which amounts to more than $7 billion of research money. And that is absolutely unprecedented.
One of the biggest stories that I've covered in the last few months was the fact that grants at the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest funder of biomedical research, hundreds, 1,500 projects have now been terminated, which amounts to more than $7 billion of research money. And that is absolutely unprecedented.
So there's kind of this laundry list of research topics that this administration doesn't want to fund. I mean, so it started with DEI. It started with so-called gender ideology. But it's grown to include some COVID-19 research. It's grown to include vaccine hesitancy research. Recent update.
So there's kind of this laundry list of research topics that this administration doesn't want to fund. I mean, so it started with DEI. It started with so-called gender ideology. But it's grown to include some COVID-19 research. It's grown to include vaccine hesitancy research. Recent update.
They're also terminating grants that quote unquote influence public opinion, which researchers are really confused about because they're like, isn't that all research? Isn't like the whole point of science is that we, you know, ask a question, we gather the data and then we make decisions based on what that data says.
They're also terminating grants that quote unquote influence public opinion, which researchers are really confused about because they're like, isn't that all research? Isn't like the whole point of science is that we, you know, ask a question, we gather the data and then we make decisions based on what that data says.
They're basically reframing the whole situation as extreme weather. They're not saying that the extreme weather is caused by climate, but just we'll still fund research about what wildfire smoke means for human health or flooding. Just don't say it was from climate change. And on top of that, we're also not going to be funding any research that investigates why the climate is changing.
They're basically reframing the whole situation as extreme weather. They're not saying that the extreme weather is caused by climate, but just we'll still fund research about what wildfire smoke means for human health or flooding. Just don't say it was from climate change. And on top of that, we're also not going to be funding any research that investigates why the climate is changing.
that provides any kind of climate change education or enhances climate change literacy. So all of this just kind of puts a political framing and lens on the kind of work that researchers can get funding for. And, you know, now you might look at a study and you might think twice.
that provides any kind of climate change education or enhances climate change literacy. So all of this just kind of puts a political framing and lens on the kind of work that researchers can get funding for. And, you know, now you might look at a study and you might think twice.