U.S. science is in chaos

Post by themafia » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC

solid_fuel wrote: post #688

Rebuff5007 wrote: post #19

> whether there are black holes at a redshift of 10 or not is not a partisan issue. Anything that depends on a basic understanding of the scientific process, and resulting scientific facts is absolutely a partisan issue right now.

I’m very familiar with the evangelical types who are running the federal government right now. Anything that doesn’t support the claim that the earth is only 5000 years old is considered a partisan issue to these fuckers.

Post by jimbokun » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC

sltkr wrote: post #710

enragedcacti wrote: post #393

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think requiring prospective hires to write a DEI statement is equally as political as illegally cancelling already funded and approved research into e.g. racial disparities in maternal mortality, or health equity gaps for rural Americans (yes, it's DEI even if it's for predominantly white people).

How is forcing prospective academics to pledge alegiance to the American woke left anything _but_ political? DEI statements were nothing more than obligatory loyalty oaths.

Post by emodendroket » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC

mbivert wrote: post #526

itsamario wrote: post #510

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom. -Confucius I've read that asia is leading the world in scientific discoveries and therefore Mandarin gets the naming rights. That's privilege and the reason English is fleeting

I've read that too. Yet, I've also read stuff like [0]. The truth is probably somewhere it between [0]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01902-0

Post by watersb » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC

JohnMakin wrote: post #557

Theodores wrote: post #487

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really, it is different in America, where everyone is utterly car dependent. Raise US fuel prices from barely nothing to barely nothing plus a tenth of a cent and TikTok explodes with Americans sat in cars, junk food in hand, saying some utter nonsense about how crraazy the new gas prices are. Meanwhile, in Europe, where petrol prices have always been vastly higher than what any American has ever paid, if the pri…

Have you considered the fact the majority of the US is not designed for public transit, or it doesn’t exist at all? Most cities aren’t even walkable let alone practical for bike transit due to long distance commutes and lack of infrastructure?“hurrr americans are just addicted to cars” is a really reductive take.

Post by david422 » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #609

spankalee wrote: post #591

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We need people to be less racist and stop voting for politicians they hope will hurt the right people.

Less motivation for people to be racist if they have their needs met.