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Terrific article about the govt's new "science policy" that shreds university basic research in favor of a tech bro approach to innovation. Little does the Trump admin realize that innovations from drugs to AI depend on basic research that the for-profit sector does not produce.

California sister (Adelpha californica) nectaring on Yerba santa (Eriodictyon spp.) near Red Box Picnic Area on the Angeles Crest, San Gabriel Mountains 🌿 buff.ly/lOonAoq

Imagine admitting you don’t know Errol Flynn as Robin Hood

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Bewitched forever!

literally impeach him just for this

If I won the lottery I would hire an interior designer and just say “Columbo murderer” while waving my hand around my home office.

I love how NORTH CAROLINA flipping is just seen as a sure thing this year lmao

As has been pointed out in the replies, this is shockingly, qualitatively more coherent than the 2026 version? Short, complete sentences, with mostly correct punctuation? Telegraphing out the leading "The" for pre-Elon Twitter? This is how *I* try to tweet.

noninfluencer faceless low production value YouTubers who teach their fellow humans how stuff is put together and how to fix stuff and how to cook stuff are just about the very best humans

Okay so: Looks like the top of the range in 2005 was $4225/mo, or $50,700/yr and in 2026 dollars that’s $87k and change. I guess we’ve actually more or less kept up! www.calstate.edu/csu-system/c...

Oh good question let me dig a bit

Yeah we have somehow never gotten the step system, it really is down to hoping the next contract negotiations go well (LOL) or bring a competing offer to the Provost (who will say “great job, have fun there, we’ll miss you”)

Technically speaking that’s an 8-month appointment so it’s nominally $135k ($76k) but you have to find that additional $45k yourself

Reading this and thinking about the fact that a CSUN assistant professor still, if I’m not mistaken, starts at under $90k/yr, which per the BLS CPI inflation widget is a bit more than $52k in 2005 dollars

Scientist falsifies hypothesis, film at 11

The academic culture of compensation drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/t...

🚨 New today in Nature 🦟 After decades of debate, we show that climate change has probably made malaria worse in sub-Saharan Africa, causing about 1 extra case per 1,000 children. But: malaria eradication efforts have pulled the other direction 200 times harder. 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oh hell yeah