I was truly inspired by the insights and connections made by the students I spoke with yesterday as the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Dyson Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer. These students are ready to lead and lead responsibly. Thanks to @sarahwolfolds.bsky.social & everyone at Dyson for the honor!

Well look at that. Maybe I was too optimistic, more like every month? www.wsj.com/business/nes...

Funny (not funny?) how of all the articles I’ve written, this one is the most perennially relevant. I could repost it every few months just with [insert CEO name here]. “Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…” theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...

Some good news that the NSF indirect cost reduction is “invalid, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to law.” cases.justia.com/federal/dist...

Super cool interactive article in the NYT to boost your creativity featuring my colleague, Brian Lucas! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I got to be the ultimate fangirl by appearing on one of my favorite podcasts with one of my favorite authors! I joined Dan Pink on the Love Factually podcast to do a deep dive on grand romantic gestures that are creepy (Lloyd Dobler) vs romantic (Heath Ledger).

It us! www.wsj.com/sports/corne...

Is pitying people eating alone really still a thing? Eating at a restaurant or bar by myself with a book is my *favorite*. It makes me feel like I’m on vacation! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...

people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future

Another beloved children’s museum facing federal cuts 😢 www.rochesterfirst.com/rochester/st...

It’s because they let you submit your reference letters after you pass the first round.

Want to hear an alternative ending of "The Giving Tree"? Or maybe you want to hear me tell @adamgrant.bsky.social how mean he is to his face? If so, you should really tune in to this truly fantastic episode of Adam's Work Life Podcast, "How to Say No"! open.spotify.com/episode/4sDT...

Today is her birthday 🎵 They’re smoking cigar-ars. 🎵

Now in French, if you please.

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

This book should be airdropped all over the country.

This administration could push the whole country off a cliff and as they were falling my MAGA family would be yelling “I’m sure they have a plan!”

In my inbox today: “Cornell has received a cancellation (termination) notice for your NSF-funded project award... We understand that this change is due to shifting priorities of the federal agency and is not reflective of your performance on this award or the merit of the project…”

Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

Our small local science center had $500k of federal funding revoked. Just constant awfulness from this administration. www.weny.com/story/526987...

I hate that the WSJ is playing the game that this is somehow actually about “stopping antisemitism”.

Amid reports of a $1 billion federal funding freeze, Cornell confirmed it received 75 federal stop work orders for research "profoundly significant to American national defense, cybersecurity and health."

Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.

So is it true that DOGE is upset about [checks notes] ORPHANS receiving social security? They are so horrible.

Are we still doing legal? I thought the fuhrer tweeted things into existence

Oh yeah, well our tariff is infinity plus one!

0/10 don't recommend.

These are literally the headlines and ledes on Fox News today: “Economist says Trump's tariffs are a 'win-win strategy” “Trump is 'just phenomenal at negotiating'” “Trump has a spine of steel and he will not break” We all live in North Korea now.

Well there it is. Both my alma maters, and now Cornell. 😔https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-freezes-funding-cornell-northwestern-university-latest-crackdown-2025-04-09/

We’re fully in mad man territory.

We need a triage system for this administration’s actions. There are so many bad things coming at us all the time. Which are the most critical to focus on first? Like, is worldwide economic collapse more or less critical than dismantling the rule of law?

“If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the president of the United States.”

My alma mater 😔 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

But she still held my hand today. ❤️

This made me cry and it really should not have. It is a document of basic decency. Good for Tufts, may the other institutions grow a spine too. www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Of course literally every news site is covering the stock market drop on their front page except…you got it, Fox News.

Absolutely tired of the psychodrama of one country being the problem of the entire planet.

Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."

“Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works." Best quote ever.

HELP! I'm being inspired against my own will! I'm feeling seen! I'm uncovering hope under layers of cynicsm! Who is this spokesperson for a self-reflective party that is committing to fight back, and what does he think he's doing??

Vote for Crawford

All I want are leaders who know things and care about people. Why does that feel like a pipe dream?

When you’re watching cartoons with your kid and there is a David Lynch reference?!‼️

Dragon dragon dragon! Oi oi oi!

Fox News: "It never happened, look away, hey, I saw a trans person over there!" Also Fox News: "It happened but it's no big deal" Also Fox News: "It's the fault of the journalist"

A researcher just lost their grant funding because their work might help understand why people are hesitant about vaccines.

If I choose to dissociate by watching all of Grey’s Anatomy now, how far into this presidency will it get me?

I’m watching a documentary with an Obama cameo and I miss him so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Waiting for Trump to pull $200M funding from Yale because they serve salad in their dining halls.

Today I'm filled with admiration for my university's president, Chris Eisgruber. He's standing up for Columbia and for universities as a home for freedom of ideas, debate, and thought - free of government attack. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...