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Neuroscientist. Asst. Director @NSF, Directorate for Biological Sciences (@NSF_BIO). Personal account. Tweets are my own. Retweets/favorites =/= endorsement.
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Science, assault in science, R&D, budget cuts, politics

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By Caroline Wagner, James Olds
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SCIENCE & POLITICSHow Much Should Politics Influence Science, and Vice Versa? National Science Board’s Ousting Resurrects an Existential Debate Published 4 May 2026 President Trump’s 24 April 2026 firing of the National Science Board has brought back the old question that President Harry Truman thought he had answered in 1950: how much politics should intervene in science. Now, that question is shaking the very foundations of U.S. science. “On behalf of President Donald J.
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Science, assault in science, R&D, budget cuts, politics

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By Caroline Wagner, James Olds
| Homeland Security News Wire Verified
SCIENCE & POLITICSHow Much Should Politics Influence Science, and Vice Versa? National Science Board’s Ousting Resurrects an Existential Debate Published 2 May 2026 President Trump’s 24 April 2026 firing of the National Science Board has brought back the old question that President Harry Truman thought he had answered in 1950: how much politics should intervene in science. Now, that question is shaking the very foundations of U.S. science. “On behalf of President Donald J.
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Should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board's ousting resurrects an existential debate

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By Caroline Wagner, James Olds, Lisa Lock
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Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels "On behalf of President Donald J. Trump," read 22 emails sent from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Friday afternoon, April 24, 2026, "I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately." The email was signed "Thank you for your service." The distinguished scientists and engineers who made up the National Science Board did not know the firings were coming.
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