Jason Rasgon

In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a "delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

Any University that signs this should be blacklisted.

Javelinas are edible you know...

That training infuriated me

If Franklin gets a buyout for 49 MILLION dollars does it really make sense to say he was "fired"?

Wonder how many campuses could have remained open if he was fired like a normal person...

Tell me I'm wrong

Ive enjoyed clips of this show but I just can't commit to watching 178 seasons of a TV show. Not in this economy.

Made gel with water

I've had canoli at good places. I've had people say "No, you just haven't had a GOOD canoli!".

I have. I just think theyre meh.

Apropos of nothing I had an amazing cheesesteak for lunch yesterday

Every time I have a canoli I'm disappointed. They look much better than they taste

Don't threaten me with a good time.

I'm trying to decide if this guy is just naked pandering or if he's really that fucking stupid.

NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

“When I directly pressed Bhattacharya about this exodus during our meeting, he said that if researchers did not like the way things are in the United States, they were welcome to go elsewhere.”

😮😮😮 holy shit Jay B really does not give a fuck 😮😮😮

www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

Wait. There was a betting market on whether Trump would win the N0bel Prize? And the odds had him at >30% at one point?

Goddammit had I known I would have liquidated everything I own and taken that bet and retired. That's the closest thing to free money that exists in this world.

Next year!

Lolololol

I get it. The Nobel committee snubbed me this year as well.

Its hard to tell with these jokers

This must be why we Jews win so many Nobel Prizes

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Sometimes....

Got this doofus 6 years ago today. She was 12 weeks old.

When the Supreme Court struck down Biden's policies, it was tempting to think: "At least these limits on executive authority will bind Trump if he comes back into office." But no—the court's skepticism of executive power vanished on Jan. 20, 2025. This dynamic is obvious to anyone paying attention!

Very sad. I just gave a lecture last week on the history of animal cloning and John came up a bunch

Lol

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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Casein crystals

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

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Not me