The Political Dismantling of America's Iconic Climate Lab
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The White House is dismantling the premier U.S. climate research lab, sparking a scramble for its assets and raising concerns about the future of atmospheric science.
Particle Physics Isn’t Dead — It’s Just Hard
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Particle physics isn’t dead — it’s in a difficult, slow, and uncertain phase where progress may come from precision, new experimental fronts, and fresh theory (with some help from AI), but without guarantees.
AI as a Grantmaking Filter: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Human Judgment Gap
AI is entering grantmaking as a large-scale screening tool that can speed and potentially democratize funding, but bias and confidentiality concerns mean it should augment—not replace—human reviewers.