Thoughtful discussion by @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social and @nvpatel.bsky.social on the risks and benefits of going to the moon. To me, one of the most exciting prospects is finding 3 and 4 byo Earth rocks up there, perhaps right where they landed after the Really Big One.
#astrobiology
was watching that bob dylan biopic and trying to think of what my generation’s equivalent of him going electric would be. closest i came up with was title fight releasing hyperview.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups AND Terry Rozier has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN. ESPN Bet on the sCREEN
i don't have thoughts on cracker barrel. have a good weekend everyone.
Some professional news: My portfolio is shifting a bit at New York Times Opinion and I'm now taking on AI as a deeper topic of coverage here. If you have a guest essay on AI you want to submit, I'll be your guy.
James you gotta delete this
Not that I totally love that Gujaratis are the focus of discourse at the moment but it is nice to see our history and the intricacies of our community become a learning lesson to Americans right now.
I’m biracial (US dad, Ethiopian mom US born) and moved to Kenya at 4, had lots of Kenyan Indian friends, families there generations. When I moved to the states I didn’t know I was Black or have any idea of the American binary concept of race until someone called me the n word.
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I’ve only been in town since Thursday but can attest to this. Friday night should felt buzzy and filled with mirth — instead it was as if everyone had cancelled plans, preparing for a natural disaster to strike.
Song of the year on the album of the year youtu.be/i1YzOOi0u68?...
I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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Detroit must be stopped at all costs
Oh no
This Knicks / Pistons series is so good. They are about to scrap at every given turn. Finals-energy. God I hate Detroit
“That someone as morally and scientifically confused as Kennedy is in charge of guiding our children’s health is a grave mistake,” Jessica Grose writes.
For the better part of a century, the US has been enormously enriched by emigrant scientists from around the world. Under Trump, the brain drain is reversing.
If you like long-format radio, I had a great conversation with @nvpatel.bsky.social (NYtimes) and Libby Denkmann (KUOW) this morning.
my favorite thing is that some of these stories from the last 24 hours present the same contradicting points in within the same graf
for @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I wrote about the trump administration’s attacks on HIV care, and what health care providers can do to meet the moment
Great article by @nvpatel.bsky.social overviewing what’s at stake for young researchers. Finding jobs and seeking funding happen on tight timelines. Many of my peers are forced to leave, not because of a lack of fortitude but a lack of opportunity
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Times Opinion has heard from more than 100 readers who have shared stories of how their research has been affected by funding cuts. “America is at risk of losing a generation of scientists,” @nvpatel.bsky.social, a staff editor in Opinion, writes in response.
Ah thank you Lexi!!
"Many young researchers say they are having to choose between staying in the United States and staying in science." An essential read from @nvpatel.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
From a beacon of excellence to a brain drain in just three months.
"America is at risk of losing a generation of scientists."
-- @nvpatel.bsky.social, science and health editor at @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Just read @nvpatel.bsky.social's article. Absolute banger, it really captures the heartbreak me and many other scientists feel in this moment, as well as the love and dedication we have for research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Hitting on themes that many have been had in conversations, on social, blogs, essays, op-eds, and more, @nvpatel.bsky.social describes the ongoing crisis in the @nytimes.com. The fate of American science is not yet written, what we do now shapes the future.
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Before I became a journalist, I had planned to become a scientist. It has been incredibly disorienting and disheartening to see how a career in research has now become just as uncertain and tumultuous as journalism itself. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
“The modern-day childhood vaccine schedule has allowed children to grow into healthy adults,” writes Elena Conis, a historian of medicine. “For people who’ve never seen them, the worst manifestations of some of these preventable diseases are almost unimaginable. It’s worth remembering their toll.”
