“This is the systematic elimination of scientific stewardship at the world’s largest biomedical research funder.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethginexi/p/i-wrote-research-funding-announcements?r=1j872&utm_medium=ios #science #health #uspol
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
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"Do you think it's inappropriate in any way that someone w/ no experience w/ grants for the federal government was making personal judgment calls about what grants to cancel?" an attorney asked.
"Um, no. I don't think it's inappropriate," Cavanaugh said, arguing that he did not need formal education or experience to make informed judgments. 🤔
https://abcnews.com/Politics/2-doge-staffers-regrets-people-losing-income-reduce/story?id=131050170 #science #uspol
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
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Feb 08, 2026
I just finished #Pluribus and found it a very thoughtful exploration of humanity, loneliness, love, and individualism vs a collective hive mind.
The series asks its audience to consider questions in ways I rarely experience at a time when so many programs feel like more of the same.
I recommend watching and am interested to hear what others think.
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Feb 06, 2026
Humans are easily manipulated & AI knows that.
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Feb 02, 2026
I wanted to love "Beautyland" by Marie-Helene Bertino - a neurodiverse protagonist who loves science(!) - but it didn't quite live up to my expectations.
But now I'm 11 chapters into "Circe" by Madeline Miller, which has been a wonderful journey so far. Miller knows her Classics! Highly recommend 📚 #books
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Jan 27, 2026
“Don't worry, I've got you”
‘For Alex’
Alex Jeffrey Pretti
1988 - 2026
RIP
by illustrator MJ.Hiblen
Source: https://www.instagram.com/mjhiblenart?igsh=MTRkeTk4NmtnNjY2MQ==
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Jan 25, 2026
“Fear not the those without papers, but those without conscience.”
- Amanda Gorman, For Alex Jeffrey Pretti, Murdered by I.C.E January 24, 2026
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Jan 23, 2026
Most ppl know me for work in science & policy, but in college, my other major was classical #history & literature.
I view the present moment through this lens, understanding that the world map has always been dynamic. Borders shift, empires rise and fall, societies transform.
Only by studying the humanities - the disciplines so many ppl in power now regularly dismiss - can we hope to learn from the past & chart a more hopeful future.
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Jan 21, 2026
This is the worst review for my book on Amazon. All things considered, it's not too terrible.
I do hope the reader eventually found my book. https://www.amazon.com/Science-Kissing-What-Lips-Telling/dp/0446559903/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YITNQIK117KX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bRlJP0iM51WRLdKJzj4prNJ7BTt47neNyVXO7qiysAG9cPAhPWVgl3fZHrdwBGELiCp5p-zbE0qv3b20DlTYEF4XB4EdnCqryXANq4ex91tVhlBS9GHqa_FXZbPyGRObKLLtpDcEIlKp_mcPusOuoWalMi7luWGrBmPOnFsoyxu-5BwQ4q9Fb9wIMQ6vDN5Pv-RcoL2vu-v_X18QzUq44uNszYLF2RNVTHs1x6KNK7Y.ovA5UMsytHhve08pyMA7WIZC5dTj30HPkryEcOHPLRE&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+science+of+kissing&qid=1769007805&sprefix=the+science+of+kissin%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor #books
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Jan 06, 2026
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. https://apple.news/AXdo2-zPuRCiJSiIVd3DXSg #uspol #news
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Dec 31, 2025
“You're an interesting species, an interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams & such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we found that makes the emptiness bearable, each other.”
- Carl Sagan, Contact
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Dec 12, 2025
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
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Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Sheril Kirshenbaum
@Sheril@mastodon.social
Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. # HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. # SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity
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Nov 24, 2025
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
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