Jascha Polet
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Jascha Polet
@jascha.bsky.social
Seismologist who joined the Great Resignation in academia & moved from CA to Italy. Still figuring out what’s next, but enjoying the process.
#seismology #earthquake #geoscience #geophysics #photography #italy
Reposted by Jascha Polet
This immersive data visualization will help you comprehend the scope of historic cuts to grants and the research workforce:

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

By @maxkozlov.bsky.social Jeff Tollefson & @dangaristo.bsky.social, edited by @richmonastersky.bsky.social

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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Consider me the vampire who moved to Italy and watched the US change in a few months..
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
It was fascinating to see the similarities between these and the petroglyphs I have seen in the western US!
January 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Thank you!
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
You are very welcome!
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Yes, there are also glacial striations on the rocks! Life in Italy is good, how quickly things seem to have changed in the US..
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
But don’t worry! To help fight burn out, teachers will be required to take a weekly workshop on how to avoid burn out! With a required online quiz after!
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
And for a larger scale tectonic picture, including the Denali earthquake, I generated this map.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM