Research! by ji
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ji = john irons; Philanthropy+Research at Siegel Endowment; social scientist musing about AI/technology; sourdough baker; affiliated w/IDE@MIT and The Schwartz Center@The New School; SciFi fan; +stuff; http://argmax.com; Views my own; reposts!=endorsement
Agree with the #quarterzip but #matcha is a bridge too far - Gen X has spoken. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Why Are Young Men Embracing the Quarter-Zip Lifestyle?
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November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Agree with the #quarterzip but #matcha is a bridge too far - Gen X has spoken. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
#quarterzip solidarity and cross generation appreciation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
#quarterzip solidarity and cross generation appreciation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
For the record, i fully support this #quarterzip trend. I hereby declare that Gen X approves of this Gen Z decision. You’re welcome www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Why Are Young Men Embracing the Quarter-Zip Lifestyle?
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
For the record, i fully support this #quarterzip trend. I hereby declare that Gen X approves of this Gen Z decision. You’re welcome www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
“…$1.7 billion in new money to attract more than 1,000 high-level international researchers to Canada. Incl $1 billion…professorships…, $133 million…for the relocation of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and $120m …recruitment of assistant professors.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Budget release: Canada courts US researchers and signals wider commitment to science
Artificial intelligence and international scientists are some of the big winners in the country’s spending plan this year.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
“…$1.7 billion in new money to attract more than 1,000 high-level international researchers to Canada. Incl $1 billion…professorships…, $133 million…for the relocation of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and $120m …recruitment of assistant professors.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The Trump administration has terminated billions of dollars in grants to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), impacting over 74,000 people enrolled in medical studies and clinical trials, including cancer research, according to a report published in JAMA…” www.cancerhealth.com/article/nih-...
NIH Funding Cuts Disrupt Clinical Trials, Affecting 74,000 Participants
Funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health are impeding research on cancer, heart disease, HIV, mental health, COVID-19 and more.
www.cancerhealth.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“The Trump administration has terminated billions of dollars in grants to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), impacting over 74,000 people enrolled in medical studies and clinical trials, including cancer research, according to a report published in JAMA…” www.cancerhealth.com/article/nih-...
“…publicly-funded research not only helps train future physicians and scientists, it leads to new drugs and medical devices, biotech companies that spin off from universities, and patents on vaccines, cancer treatments, and even gene-editing technology.” www.npr.org/sections/sho...
As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“…publicly-funded research not only helps train future physicians and scientists, it leads to new drugs and medical devices, biotech companies that spin off from universities, and patents on vaccines, cancer treatments, and even gene-editing technology.” www.npr.org/sections/sho...
#newmexico #research “…the state faces a loss of $95 million in federal funding for research alone. Key areas of research in the state include agriculture; defense and national security; public health; water resource and technology; energy initiatives; and others,…” sourcenm.com/2025/11/13/n...
New Mexico research universities facing $95 million in lost federal funding • Source New Mexico
Cuts to federal research funding have left projects at New Mexico’s institutions of higher education in limbo
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November 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
#newmexico #research “…the state faces a loss of $95 million in federal funding for research alone. Key areas of research in the state include agriculture; defense and national security; public health; water resource and technology; energy initiatives; and others,…” sourcenm.com/2025/11/13/n...
“Any interruption in science activities slows research and innovation that bolsters the US economy, national security and public health” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The US government shutdown is over: what’s next for scientists
Government researchers are heading back to work, but questions about the size of research-budget cuts will extend into next year.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Any interruption in science activities slows research and innovation that bolsters the US economy, national security and public health” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The institutions under attack are universities, data repositories, libraries, archives, statistical agencies that have earned their legitimacy through decades of transparency and authentication of verifiable information” www.techpolicy.press/week-after-w...
Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
www.techpolicy.press
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The institutions under attack are universities, data repositories, libraries, archives, statistical agencies that have earned their legitimacy through decades of transparency and authentication of verifiable information” www.techpolicy.press/week-after-w...
Take the win? Perhaps
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Take the win? Perhaps
If @stevevladeck.bsky.social is right kbj is smarter and more savvy than all of us. But I wish she didn’t have to be and we could keep it simple. Everyone deserves to be food secure, always. #snap #food4all
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If @stevevladeck.bsky.social is right kbj is smarter and more savvy than all of us. But I wish she didn’t have to be and we could keep it simple. Everyone deserves to be food secure, always. #snap #food4all
#research #research #research! #socialscience #science #humanities drives innovation, development, and human thriving - more please!
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#research #research #research! #socialscience #science #humanities drives innovation, development, and human thriving - more please!
“The research is really necessary and has a huge economic impact for a university. Those research grants aren’t money that they can fill in somewhere else, and so oftentimes the research just ends, which has far-reaching implications.” www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
UMD researchers facing grant cuts with federal funding changes
Finding a job is challenging enough, but with federal funding changes on higher education, finding and keeping a job in environmental science is worrying many.
www.wdio.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“The research is really necessary and has a huge economic impact for a university. Those research grants aren’t money that they can fill in somewhere else, and so oftentimes the research just ends, which has far-reaching implications.” www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
“Colleges shed hundreds of jobs last month as the sector grappled with federal research funding issues, declining enrollment, state budget cuts and other pressure points.” www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
October Brought Deep Cuts at Multiple Campuses
Colleges shed hundreds of jobs last month as the sector grappled with federal research funding issues, declining enrollment, state budget cuts and other pressure points.
www.insidehighered.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Colleges shed hundreds of jobs last month as the sector grappled with federal research funding issues, declining enrollment, state budget cuts and other pressure points.” www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
“China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Why Trump’s cuts to scientific research are a big win for China
China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
tldr; people sue so that other peoeple can get food. Trump admin says no soup for you. court says thats illegal, an emergency, and pay for the f’in food. trump and congressional reps says no food for you untill you pay double for health care. got that right?
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
tldr; people sue so that other peoeple can get food. Trump admin says no soup for you. court says thats illegal, an emergency, and pay for the f’in food. trump and congressional reps says no food for you untill you pay double for health care. got that right?
Happy 25th to Wikipedia! Glad to be at bday party in manhattan. We need more of this civic knowledge infrastructure! #wikipedia
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Happy 25th to Wikipedia! Glad to be at bday party in manhattan. We need more of this civic knowledge infrastructure! #wikipedia
“The wave of anti-science policies …prompted 'hundreds of researchers to consider moving abroad'.
Europe, sensing an opportunity, has reacted…govt’s are now competing for the top-class human capital that for decades has made the US the global science magnet.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/scientis...
Europe, sensing an opportunity, has reacted…govt’s are now competing for the top-class human capital that for decades has made the US the global science magnet.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/scientis...
Scientists fleeing the US: Europe offers itself as a 'safe haven' for research
Europe aims to become a safe haven for American researchers fleeing US anti-science policies, with targeted programmes in Austria, Spain, the Nordic countries and Italy
en.ilsole24ore.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“The wave of anti-science policies …prompted 'hundreds of researchers to consider moving abroad'.
Europe, sensing an opportunity, has reacted…govt’s are now competing for the top-class human capital that for decades has made the US the global science magnet.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/scientis...
Europe, sensing an opportunity, has reacted…govt’s are now competing for the top-class human capital that for decades has made the US the global science magnet.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/scientis...
“Those research positions would be especially hard hit by the planned layoffs, including projects focused on the Great Lakes ecosystems and the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Missouri, where scientists study toxic contaminants” #research insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration moved Monday to slash federal jobs across two key environmental and conservation agencies, targeting employees who work on scientific research and the enforcement of anti-poll...
insideclimatenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“Those research positions would be especially hard hit by the planned layoffs, including projects focused on the Great Lakes ecosystems and the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Missouri, where scientists study toxic contaminants” #research insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
“Thanks to years of advocacy, breast cancer has ranked as one of the most federally funded cancers... But not all diseases have received the same level of attention, and as federal resources shrink, private groups are working to keep critical research going.” #research www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
Riding for Research: Baltimore cancer survivors keep going as federal funding is cut
Breast Cancer research faces funding crunch as awareness month ramps up.
www.wypr.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“Thanks to years of advocacy, breast cancer has ranked as one of the most federally funded cancers... But not all diseases have received the same level of attention, and as federal resources shrink, private groups are working to keep critical research going.” #research www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
Interesting read. AI cant replace human subjects in #research, argue the authors: “an over-reliance on AI Surrogates…entrench these very problems of generalizability, creating an illusion of having overcome these problems rather….significant progress.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Interesting read. AI cant replace human subjects in #research, argue the authors: “an over-reliance on AI Surrogates…entrench these very problems of generalizability, creating an illusion of having overcome these problems rather….significant progress.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#nokings get me some McDonald’s tomorrow.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
#nokings get me some McDonald’s tomorrow.
Option 1. Invest some of our collective resources to better understand the universe, our societies, our economies, our technologies, our planet, and our bodies.
Option 2. Don’t.
I say #option1
#research #research4all
Option 2. Don’t.
I say #option1
#research #research4all
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October 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Option 1. Invest some of our collective resources to better understand the universe, our societies, our economies, our technologies, our planet, and our bodies.
Option 2. Don’t.
I say #option1
#research #research4all
Option 2. Don’t.
I say #option1
#research #research4all
Agree! “Liberal arts colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) may not have the expansive research infrastructure of large graduate programs, but they offer something equally valuable: early and direct access to faculty-led #research.” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Don’t Forget Small Colleges in Research Policy (opinion)
Primarily undergraduate institutions should not be left out of conversations over shifts in federal research funding, Andrea Chapdelaine writes.
www.insidehighered.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Agree! “Liberal arts colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) may not have the expansive research infrastructure of large graduate programs, but they offer something equally valuable: early and direct access to faculty-led #research.” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
“… dedicated her research career to understanding how to adapt the dual powers of different immune cells — T cells and macrophages — to improve on current immunotherapies to treat cancer. The scientific challenge is daunting, and now there are other obstacles too. ” www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/d...
Funding cuts threaten new generation of cancer immunotherapies, researcher says
"We're so close." Dr. Miriam Merad says NIH cuts could derail life-saving cancer research just as scientists close in on new immune cell–based therapies.
www.statnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“… dedicated her research career to understanding how to adapt the dual powers of different immune cells — T cells and macrophages — to improve on current immunotherapies to treat cancer. The scientific challenge is daunting, and now there are other obstacles too. ” www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/d...