Sheril Kirshenbaum

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to dissolve after Republicans rescinded $1.1B at President Trump’s behest. This ends the 58-year-old agency that distributed federal funds to NPR, PBS and more than 1,500 local public radio & television stations.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, gutted of federal funds, votes to dissolve — The Washington Post

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans succeeded this summer in stripping federal funds from public media. Now the 58-year-old organi...

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May we find peace, health, and change in 2026 ✨

It didn’t have to be this way. #science #uspol

The History of Earth as a 24 hr clock. Humans have only just arrived. Note: I first came across this image through UW-Madison geology. #science #history

This caught my eye from Lean In: “Women get put on a timeline they never asked for: Too young → ‘You wouldn’t understand.’ Too old → ‘No one wants to hear that now.’ But here’s the truth: There’s no wrong age to be powerful, compelling, or taken seriously — there’s only a wrong lens. To anyone who’s ever felt ‘past their moment” — this is your moment.’” #Art by Erika Sjule

Evolution doesn’t look how it’s depicted in pop culture. We often picture the famous “March of Progress” illustration where a series of apes stand in line leading to a modern human. But evolution is not linear. It branches and branches. Divides in some places and recombines in others. #science Image: @keesey

Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health

Scientific American

Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health

The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants

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If it were up to me, we’d have better food distribution & more public libraries.

Of all the Serving Up #Science episodes, this is my favorite. It’s also our least popular & least viewed. But for 7 mins, I got to talk about how amazing & essential soil really is. And that’s a win! 👩🏻‍🌾🪏🪴

We lost sweet Kiwi tonight. He was a most spectacular bird. I am sad.