Trump fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. The letters read, “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I’m writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.”

We've known for a while that the USA's current regime have been out for science, but I never though they would try to mess with math(s)! You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages. 1/2

"Peter Thiel has out-eviled himself with his new project" www.objection.ai www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE... #dystopia

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

Historians of Science in Australia, this one’s for you. The Moran Award offers $10,000 to support your research. Applications close 1st June #academicsky #histsci #hps

My presentation that highlights a lengthy period of hybrid analog-digital photography in astronomy.Includes some interesting examples like JPL engineers colouring an image with crayons, and the first astronomical CCD image. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXX... #histsci #sts #astronomy #hps #photography

400BCE is far too progressive for Texan Universities it seems dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

Another AAHPSSS conference wraps up. Some amazing and interesting presentations given this year. #histsci #sts #astronomy #hps

“Your physics teacher lied to you. Your economics teacher lied to you. Jensen Huang's leather jacket is the only truth that matters.” jamesthomason.com/deus-ex-nihi...

the rats nest that is the flow of money in AI compute is so unbelievably complicated and circular that i had to make a diagram

Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results. t.co/JXeTALBPds

My interview for *The Philosopher's Zone* podcast on Feminism and Primatology is out now! I managed to scrounge up the courage to listen and I'm quite proud 🙃 You can listen to the ep via the ABC website or in the usual podcast places #hps #sts #histsci #PhilSci #feminism #primatology

So stupid. Yet, this really shines a light on the underlying racism belly that exists in Australia. If this article was changed so every instance of "US" switched to "China" (as an example), then people would be yelling 25 hours a day about this. And yet, we don't see much discussion on this.

Even the tyranny of distance won’t protect us from the tyrrany of the current US (lack of) government.

A very good online lesson-style thing about what ChatGPT is and whether it's a huge invention (or just bullshit). Probably a great thing to get in front of your students, seeing as they're almost definitely using it regularly: thebullshitmachines.com

This Cybertruck did not crash. It made a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture that, in the moment, might have been misinterpreted as a crash, but we should not rush to judgement.

Why do tech bros keep reinventing eugenics and phrenology?!

Interesting thread #histsci #philsci #hps

This is beyond devastating. I can not imagine the lifelong / intergenerational trauma these children will experience

Memes are always required in your PhD Confirmation seminar. #histsci #STS

Why unimelb admin have cancelled classes is beyond me. This is the most peaceful protest I've seen in a long time. It's certainly possible for classes and work to continue #unimelb

Morally bereft horror story

Don't mind me, I'll be busy geeking out over these photographic plates I just got my hands on. That's NGC 1097 and its companion (NGC 1097A) harassing it. Taken as part of the Southern Sky survey on the 1m ESO Schmidt in the late 1970s #astronomy #histsci

An excellent episode that covers so many topics from the challenges of archives, received wisdom, personalities, and of course, science. More please!!! #histsci #hps

Interesting perspective. "Part of what’s so galling about A.I. imperiling the physical resources we need to live comfortably on earth and endangering the energy transition is that it’s wholly unnecessary." #AI #AIEthics #Philtech newrepublic.com/article/1795...

Exciting news! Season 3 launches this week with HPS luminaries Lorraine Daston and Peter Harrison discussing their recent article in Aeon on the (sometimes) fraught relations between scientists and historians. Launching Thursday #histsci #philsci #sts 🧪

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And we're back! Well, almost. Season 3 launches 7th March 2024. In the meantime, check out Season 1 & 2, as well as a new feature - podcasts we love - at the bottom of each episode on the website. #histsci #philsci #sts 🧪#hps

Petition to save site of Marie Curie's lab from demolition. 🧪 #histsci ⚛️ #philsci 🥽👩🏻‍🔬 chng.it/pZg2RtgFfR

Need an identification for this weird little critter. Any #entomology folks around? i.imgur.com/vv9n9Vw.mp4 (not my vid) cc. @dsgruner.bsky.social, @nphavill.bsky.social, @antoineguiguet.bsky.social

Your new seaside house, all for the low low price of genocide. Fucking monsters

What do we think? Happy to take ideas for eps for 2024. We have a massive list of our own, but love to take requests too! (Still following up a few from 2023 too...). #philsci #sts

Amazing story about an African-American cell biologist, Ernest Everett Just #histsci

“…the world’s most important and most valuable AI company has been built on the backs of the collective work of humanity, often without permission, and without compensation to those who created it.”

AI Jesus - first he multiplied our fingers, now the bananas. The loaves and fishes is making much more sense now

Interesting work by Chris Orrell on 19th century medical journals in the Australian Colonies

Great presentation at AAHPSSS by @cjcontarino.bsky.social on her research into the secret life of exploratory researchers. Well done! #metascience

The always entertaining and informative Sophie Ritson on “Communicating Uncertainty: The curios case of the 750GeV bump at the LHC” at AAHPSSS 2023

That’s me!

Speaking at my first conference this week. Eeek! First up though, is get myself to Sydney. Way too early in the morning for me

Getting ready to discuss portrayals of the lunar landscape in the 19th century w/Martin Bush (Univ. of Melbourne, 2020-21 LHL fellow). Here are some images featured in his paper for LHL's works-in-progress seminar! More on Martin's work: www.lindahall.org/research/lin... #histsci #astronomy #sciart

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Was a great experience that I'd highly recommend to any graduate (or even undergraduate) student. Having the goal to publish something really forces you to focus and practice skills you otherwise don't get through the usual course of study. #philsci #metascience 🧪 Now to get OA fees down to $0

#OpenAccess: Women in the History of Science: A sourcebook, edited by Hannah Wills, Sadie Harrison, Erika Jones, Rebecca Martin, and Farrah Lawrence-Mackey https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/211143 🗃️ #HistSci #HistKnow

AI is making everything worse

Artists now have another tool to prevent their labour being exploited by AI companies

RIP Evelyn Boyd Granville, space-flight trailblazer (1924—2023) Mathematician and programmer who transcended barriers of race and gender. #blacksky #science #STS #womeninstem #feministsky #academicsky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Omg the HPS podcast is finally here! Have a listen for all your history and philosophy of science nerding out @hpspodcast.bsky.social #histsci #philsci