Defiance Science

Defiance. Science. (highly correlated) We’re a couple of scientists/federal policy wonks bringing you great science and evidence-based policy. And nerd jokes.

[Defiance Science @DefySci]

@FrankieBlackToo @HeatherKellyPhD We do. I do. Older veterans are dying in higher numbers and the younger in higher rates. We give everything we’ve got to prevention and intervention, and also invest in what may be new, promising approaches. All hands on deck all the time, with everything we’ve collectively got.

[nature @Nature]

Eric Lander's role will be temporarily divided between the celebrated sociologist Alondra Nelson and former NIH head Francis Collins.

Nelson will direct the OSTP while Collins becomes President Biden’s science adviser. https://t.co/1pbKHC0JOb

[Brian Mustanski, PhD @Mustanski]

Check out this amazing opportunity. It was career changing for me. During my award I learned mixed-methods research, grew in understanding how to take measured scientific risks, and made lifelong friends.

[Jamie Green Archived @JamieGreen46]

Hey, everyone! I’m Jamie and I’m the new Digital Communications Lead here at @WHOSTP. I’ll be the one telling you about all the cool stuff we’re doing and making sure we never miss a beat on #ScienceTwitter! 👩🏽‍🔬

[Jane Lubchenco @JaneLubchenco46]

Thrilled to welcome @AlondraNelson46 as Acting Director of @WHOSTP & Francis Collins as Acting Science Advisor to the President & co-Chair of PCAST. Proven leaders with vision, humanity & skills. President Biden Announces OSTP Leadership https://t.co/IwCYJoxBfh via @whitehouse

[AAAS Gov't Relations @AAAS_GR]

Looking for #SciPolResources? Join us @ the #AAASmtg for "Leveraging High-Quality Materials into High-Quality Engagement" to learn how scientists can use research to aid policymakers’ decisions. Featuring friends from @AAASEPICenter & @AAAS_LSEN + @PublicHeath & @danvironmental.

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

One of the most popular team sports in the #WinterOlympics is hockey. But how does science explain hockey's hardest shot? It's all #physics. #NSFfunded scientists break down the slapshot, which can send the puck flying at speeds of 100mph. 🏒 https://t.co/wIU5ZxmCYA #Beijing2022

[Defiance Science @DefySci]

#AcademicValentines

[Lego Grad Student @legogradstudent]

Happy Valentine's Day.

[Dana Hirn Mueller @DHirnMueller]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
When teaching statistics
Don't forget µ

#AcademicValentines

[Ray Becker (@raybecker.bsky.social) @raybbecker]

Happy Valentine's Day! #AcademicValentines

[Science News @ScienceNews]

It's #ValentinesDay, the day we celebrate love in all its forms, from adorable tap-dancing songbirds to the extremely ... loud sex lives of howler monkeys. And check #50ShadesofBiology for more shocking love stories in nature. https://t.co/AcvgBZ6AJo

[Sudip Parikh @sudipsparikh]

Basic access to the #AAAS meeting is FREE!! including some of our most important science conversations…

[Cresa Pugh @CresaPugh]

our director of graduate studies signed The Letter but we can't express concern to their boss (our dept chair) bc the dept chair is the dgs's spouse, and we can't express concern to the dept chair's boss (our dean) bc our dean's spouse signed The Letter

[Lauren Stopfer, PhD @lstops]

People aren’t surprised about what’s happening at Harvard, right? The PI who was inappropriate towards me during grad school won an award for “mentorship” last year. It’s rampant.

[HobieKat @HobieKat]

Joe Allen and Dick Reppucci were exquisite academic advisors and mentors at UVa; still my friends now 25 years later. They still text me to say how pleased and proud they are of something I've done. Would that all have such support, respect, and kindness. 🤩

[Science News @ScienceNews]

Immune systems gone awry have been implicated in cognitive problems that come with other viral infections such as HIV and influenza. https://t.co/M00j3Phur7

[Alondra Nelson @AlondraNelson46]

.@WHOSTP is seeking public comments about how we should revise the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, first published in 2016 and updated in 2019. https://t.co/nne5XkJOOz