Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science
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Freshness
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Authority
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Brand Signal
10/15
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This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agency that funds major research projects to the tune of around $9 billion. The foundation’s efforts were overseen by a board of 22 prominent scientists. On Friday last week, they were all fired.…
