Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00AMERICAN LYSENKOISM. History doesn't always repeat itself... but it certainly rhymes. A 🧵
Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00SOVIET UNION. Trofim Lysenko's agricultural pseudoscience was adopted as "state-approved science", and it led to famine, over 6 million deaths. Scientists who opposed Lysenko's pseudoscience were fired, imprisoned, and even executed. 🧵
Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00THE PARALLELS. Politicians Over Experts: - The Soviet Union ignored the warnings of scientists and backed Lysenko with no knowledge in agriculture themselves. - The OMB Proposal puts all grant decision making directly into the hands of political appointees. 🧵
Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00Ideology Over Facts: - Lysenko's pseudoscience was "state-approved" -The OMB proposal requires that all research "demonstrably advances the President's policy priorities." 🧵
Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00Executive Oversight: - The Soviet Union punished & shut down scientists that disagreed with their ideology. -The OMB Proposal gives political appointees power to cancel any grant at any time for any reason. 🧵
Stand Up for Science!27 июл., 18:00WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? Step 1: Contact your MoC's Email & call your MoC's using our tool & guide. Step 2: Donate to the fight We are preparing for legal battles against this rule and you can help fuel the fight. LINK HERE: zurl.co/uYU7m
