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SOPA author strikes back with Internet surveillance bill; no one is safe
SOPA author Lamar Smith is sponsoring a bill named the “Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011″ (H.R. 1981). The bill is not brand new, mind you, but with so many othe… more →
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'Pure hype of pure research helps no one' says Sarewitz; what this says about freedom
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wrote 2 days ago: I tend to agree with a lot of what Dan Sarewitz argues here: Pure hype of pure research helps no one … more →
A Curious E-Mail
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wrote 5 days ago: I received a curious e-mail last week. The people who sent it are concerned about the future of fund … more →
National Science Foundation vs Congress
wrote 1 week ago: Mismanaged budgets strike again as Rep Lamar Smith pursues congressional oversight of the National S … more →
A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: A bad year to have a good idea?
wrote 1 week ago: Dear Research Advocate, “2013 is a bad year to have a good idea,” was the bleak statemen … more →
GOP Rep. Lamar Smith, the Battle Against Science, and Republican Demise
wrote 1 week ago: Brought to our attention by Cenk Uygur, this blistering expose of the GOP’s anti-science agend … more →
NSF Says No to Congressman's Request for Reviewer Comments - ScienceInsider
wrote 1 week ago: The latest in the showdown between Rep. Lamar Smith and NSF. NSF Says No to Congressman’s Requ … more →
“The only geniuses produced by the chaos of society are those who do something about it." -B.F. Skinner
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wrote 1 week ago: There has been a lot going on the past week that I have wanted to talk about and I couldn’t de … more →
What does it take to be 'liked' by scientists?
wrote 1 week ago: Scientists don’t like me. Or, at least, they don’t show any evidence of liking what I ha … more →
The New NSF Criteria: Politics Over Science
wrote 1 week ago: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a government agency which allocates federal funding to scie … more →
A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: Misleading titles, or misunderstanding of science, or both?
wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear Research Advocate, House of Representatives Science Committee Chair Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) propos … more →
United States v. Scientific Method
wrote 2 weeks ago: Scientists and government officials have been at odds throughout history, for understandable reasons … more →
Peer review for funding is different to that for publication
wrote 2 weeks ago: I note that battle lines are being drawn in the US between the parties concerning peer review and th … more →
Science, politics and a solid return on investment.
wrote 2 weeks ago: Lamar Smith (R-Tx), took over the chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space … more →
Louisiana Marches Steadily Back to the 15th Century:
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wrote 2 weeks ago: A few days ago, the Louisiana legislature rejected Senate Bill 26 which sought to repeal the 2008 Lo … more →
Opinions in the Shorts: Vol. 180
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wrote 3 weeks ago: On Politics Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) has introduced the High Quality Research Act. Do I seem like a p … more →
NASA Astronaut Discusses Life Onboard ISS with Texas Legislator
wrote 3 weeks ago: NASAtelevision Published on May 2, 2013 Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 35 Flight … more →
ScienceInsider's latest on NSF Merit Review and the draft 'High Quality Research Act'
wrote 3 weeks ago: Holdren Attacks House Bill, Defends NSF’s Grant Selection Process – ScienceInsider. … more →
A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: The president delivers a charge to the science community
wrote 3 weeks ago: Dear Research Advocate, President Obama spoke to the National Academies of Science on Monday. I comm … more →
"Improving" Peer Review
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wrote 3 weeks ago: “Improving” Peer Review I would have posted this earlier, but I was deemed clinically de … more →
