Science-George

Thank you to everyone involved in the successful Artemis II mission! I very much needed this.

Cc: @BrunusCutis

Evenin'

American science is at extraordinary risk. NIH has awarded less than half as many grants as it has compared to the past five fiscal years averaged together. 'I thought we were at rock bottom', the official said. 'We are below rock bottom now.'"

@orzelc "Same . . . more or less." - Russell Ziskey (probably)

I once wrote eleven pages about a Brecht/Weill opera in 2 hours and 24 minutes because it was due the next morning but there was a party I wanted to get to.

With a sharp focus on Fermilab’s core scientific mission, Norbert Holtkamp is establishing clear priorities and a disciplined strategy that align the laboratory with the nation’s most ambitious research goals. news.fnal.gov/2026/04/fermil…

@kamin_amy I'm sorry you've had to deal with that, and hope things turn around for you soon. There's supposed to be quite a dramatic shift towards more pleasant weather soon, so hopefully that'll help.

@Science_George Yes! That’s another reason people need to be aware of light pollution. I didn’t get out to bird today. Last couple of days haven’t been great.

Cc: @kamin_amy

The backlash to this perfectly reasonable rule, largely from the usual suspects (i.e. AI grifters) is appalling. I hate to break it to you but arXiv is used by actual professional scholars who are not going to throw away basic academic standards for the sake of absolute garbage.

One of many Notre Dame(s) in France

Pittsburgh just does not understand this dynamic. We ‘lose’ a lot of college graduates because we attract so many of them in the first place. I’ve estimated that ~40% of the city of Pittsburgh’s young adult resident population (say the ages of 18-35) are enrolled as undergraduates or graduate students. Most everything pulses around new cohorts arriving and departing each year.

The sky illuminates with color at sunset in this close up view of the Cathedral of Learning and the Pittsburgh skyline in the distance. #pittsburgh #h2p

After years of discussions, more than 2,500 Penn State faculty vote to unionize post-gazette.com/news/education…

Pennsylvania Municipalities Where More than 50% of Adults Ages 25-44 Hold a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Cc: Ian Betteridge

So apparently the reason why many people have been having issues the past couple days is because a new set of limits have been added. Here's a snippet of what those are but there's more to it and can be read here. help.x.com/en/rules-and-p…