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Big Picture Science for May. 11, Preventing Future Pandemics

We may not want to think about another pandemic, but, as epidemiologists say, it is once again a “when,” not “if,” scenario. For his latest book, journalist Jon Cohen, who has written extensively about infectious disease for the magazine Science, interviewed top epidemiologists around the world and followed virus hunters into damp and daunting bat caves to assess our pandemic preparedness readiness. Jon and Molly sit down before an audience in Los Angeles to talk about worrisome cuts to science funding and our ability (or inability) to be vigilant and respond quickly to emerging disease. There is good news: we know how to stop outbreaks. The question is, will we put our tools and vast knowledge to use?

Guest:

* Jon Cohen – senior correspondent with Science Magazine, author of “Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics”

Reading: The Trump Administration is Dismantling Efforts to Fight the Next Pandemic

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#PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealth #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #VirusHunters #ScienceFunding #PathogenResearch #BigPictureScience #SETI #News #Podcast #Science

Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation
All 22 board members have been sent termination letters, one week prior to this year's in-person meeting and a state of US Science report to be published.
Trump has tried to reduce science funding in the US by $9 Billion and further impacted it through the dismantling of important organisations and agencies
#StateOfScience #TrumpRegime #ScienceFunding

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/trump-fires-national-science-foundation-board

5/ But there is also risk. Proposed White House budget cuts to NASA could create uncertainty for ongoing and future international science cooperation, including Mars exploration. #NASABudget #ScienceFunding #SpacePolicy

NASA startet Umsetzung für Europas Mars-Rover – Aufbruch für #RosalindFranklin, aber mit politischen Risiken
https://dauckchristian.home.blog/2026/04/18/nasa-startet-umsetzung-fur-europas-mars-rover-aufbruch-fur-rosalind-franklin-aber-mit-politischen-risiken/
#ExoMars #ESA #NASA #Mars #Astrobiology #SearchForLife #MarsMission #SpacePolicy #ScienceFunding #MarsRover #MarsAstrobiology #MarsExploration

How NOT to do a NASA Budget Proposal - OR This Will Not Fly (pun intended!)

- cut and paste last year's rejected proposal
- include errors like ending programs that had already been cancelled
- including the wrong fiscal year for existing on-going program funding
- limited program cost breakdowns
- no comparisons to previous years' funding levels
- cancelling joint missions with other countries

This crap is an attempt at obfuscation. https://www.space.com/astronomy/nasa-science-faces-very-serious-threat-from-new-white-house-budget-scientists-say #NASA #Space #Funding #ScienceFunding #Budget #NASABudget #SpaceScience #Artemis

📢𝗣𝗜𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵!
Apply to the #BelmontForum for funding to advance ocean biodiversity & ecosystems
📅05 Mar 2026

🏷️Know someone that should apply? Like or share

🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adm?utm_source=Mastodon&custom_day=Thursday

#ResearchFunding
#FundingOpportunity
#ScienceFunding
#ResearchSupport

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/02/upshot/trump-science-funding-cuts.html

#HackerNews #sciencefunding #grants #cuts #research #policy

🚨 Breaking News: Language models are now injective and invertible! 🤯 Who knew that stringing together #buzzwords could unlock the secrets of the universe? 🌌 Meanwhile, in a shocking twist, it turns out scientists need money to keep doing science. 🤑
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15511 #BreakingNews #LanguageModels #ScienceFunding #TechnologyTrends #HackerNews #ngated

📢 Computational & experimental PIs—the @dfg_public invites proposals to develop AI-driven methods integrated with experimental validation for the design of functional proteins
📅Register 23 Feb 2026
📅Deadline 03 Mar 2026
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25afy?utm_source=Mastodon&custom_day=Wednesday
🏷️ Know a PI who should apply? Tag them or share this post
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#GrantAlert
#FundingOpportunity
#ResearchGrant
#ScienceFunding

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 550 workers, a response to the ripples running through NASA and science funding thanks to the Trump administration's war on science. JPL is a key part of our space program, from pure research to probes and rovers to the moon, Mars, and outer planets. Science in turn is what REALLY drives our economy, not CEOs and Billionaires.
#science #jpl #sciencefunding #space
https://abc7.com/post/jpl-layoffs-affect-550-employees-including-already-reeling-eaton-fire/18014233/

🤪 "Crazy Philanthropy": because throwing billions into science without a clue is the new version of 'Oops, I did it again.' 🙃 Apparently, it's hip to watch rich folks pretend their cash can cure everything faster than a toddler can dismantle a Lego tower! 🏗️
https://www.palladiummag.com/2025/08/22/the-case-for-crazy-philanthropy/ #CrazyPhilanthropy #ScienceFunding #WealthyDonors #SocialImpact #PhilanthropyFails #HackerNews #ngated

This is how science becomes a tool of social control: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/iowa-agriculture-water-pollution. It doesn't matter how rigorous your methodology is, if the public only ever gets to hear about the studies which find results which are convenient for the rich and powerful. #science #sciencefunding #waterquality #pollution #farming #iowa #usa

📢 ocean scientists and interdisciplinary research teams! The #BelmontForum is now accepting proposals for transnational projects to advance biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability
📅 05 Mar 2026
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adm
🏷️ Interested in shaping the future of our oceans? Like, share, or tag a colleague who should apply!
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#GrantAlert
#FundingOpportunity
#ScienceFunding
#ResearchSupport

📢 visionary researchers! The @EUeic is now accepting proposals for the EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2025—drive breakthrough deep-tech innovations across biotech, AI, robotics and circular economy.
📅 29 Oct 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adj
🏷️ Know a researcher who should apply? Tag them below!
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#InnovationGrants
#ScienceFunding
#STEMFunding

📢 international research consortia—The #BelmontForum invites collaborative proposals on vulnerability and resilience management for socio-environmental systems in exposed territories
📅 17 Oct 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adr
🏷️ Interested in boosting resilience research? Like or tag a colleague who should apply!
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#FundingOpportunity
#ScienceFunding
#InnovationGrants

📢 UK-based early- and mid-career humanities and social sciences researchers! #TheBritishAcademy's Global Innovation Fellowships offer up to £150,000 over 12 months at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
📅 24 Sept 2025 ⏰ 17:00 BST
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adz
🏷️ Know a peer who fits the criteria? Tag them below or share this post!
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#GrantAlert
#AcademicResearch
#Fellowships
#ScienceFunding

📢 all experienced postdoctoral scientists! The #ZukunftNiedersachsen program is now accepting proposals for up to EUR 2 million in five-year AI research group funding
📅 30 Sept 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adn
🏷️ Know a qualified postdoc ready to lead an AI research team? Tag them below!
#CallForProposals
#ResearchFunding
#AcademicResearch
#ScienceFunding
#InnovationGrants
#GrantDeadline
#STEMFunding

📢 PIs in condensed matter physics! The @dfg_public is now accepting proposals for its Priority Programme SPP 2558 on unconventional magnetism
Outline: 31 Aug 2025
Portal registration: 29 Oct 2025
Proposal: 05 Nov 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25adp
#CallForProposals #ResearchFunding #ScienceFunding #GrantDeadline #AcademicGrants

Open Research Funders Group welcomes Schmidt Sciences as its newest supporting member! 🎉
#openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding
https://www.orfg.org/news/2025/8/4/schmidt-sciences-joins-orfg

Fearful of AI-generated grant proposals, NIH limits scientists to 6 applications

https://www.science.org/content/article/fearful-ai-generated-grant-proposals-nih-limits-scientists-six-applications-year

#HackerNews #AIgeneratedProposals #NIH #GrantLimits #ScienceFunding #InnovationConcerns #ResearchEthics

Amos Bairoch “Plus ça change plus c'est la même chose” #ScienceFunding #Biocuration #ismbeccb2025

📢 Universities and research organizations— @mscactions invites proposals to bring researchers closer to the public through European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools events in 2026-2027
📅 22 Oct 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25add
#ScienceFunding
#FundingOpportunity

📢 established research leaders in infectious diseases! The #novonordiskfond is offering up to DKK 75 million to unravel the pathways of human invasive fungal diseases

📅08 Oct 2025

🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25ace

#ResearchFunding #GrantAlert #ScienceFunding #InnovationGrants

📢tenured and tenure-track research group leaders! The #novonordiskfond is offering DKK 40–75 million grants to develop cutting-edge human cardiometabolic disease models
📅 08 October 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25acd
#ResearchFunding #GrantAlert #ScienceFunding #ResearchSupport

Secure up to CHF 200,000 from @snsf.ch to engage the public in your scientific research—foster dialogue, spark curiosity, and broaden your impact!
💶 Up to CHF 200,000
📅 16 Sept 2025
🔗 https://rxn.mbp-rnc.com/25acr
#ScienceFunding
#GrantAlert
#PublicEngagement

"Make America #1"? Not by slashing science funding. Current admin's FY2026 budget proposes deep cuts: NSF (57%), NIH (~40%), NASA (47%). This threatens innovation & leadership. Plus, cuts are already facing lawsuits! #1Party champions science investment.

Sources: Comment/DM for sources

#ScienceFunding #Research #Innovation #MakeAmericaNumberOne #1Party

Paul Krugman highlights a troubling trend: under Trump's presidency, America's scientific and educational landscape faces peril as Big Tech shifts allegiances from Democrats. Key issues include slashed science funding and rising intimidation that hinders foreign scholars. Amid a growing public distrust, once-esteemed tech figures now grapple with backlash. This shift prompts questions about the ethics of tech leaders and their alliance with Trump’s administration. Read more here: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-big-tech-turned-against-democrats #PaulKrugman #BigTech #Democrats #Trump #ScienceFunding #Techlash #Regulation #SocialMedia #BidenAdministration

Threatening the endless frontier of U.S. science

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/threatening-the-endless-frontier-of-u-s-science/