K.T. Elliott

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  K.T. Elliott ktelliottmicro.bsky.social · May 12
  Some days, like today for some reason, I remember how a lovely carved wooden Seal of the USA gifted to the US Ambassador from a group of Soviet schoolchildren turned out to be a bug that allowed the USSR to listen to his personal conversations for YEARS www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how...
  

  How a Gift from Schoolchildren Let the Soviets Spy on the U.S. for 7 Years

  Attention, ambassadors: inspect every present carefully.

  atlasobscura.com
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  K.T. Elliott ktelliottmicro.bsky.social · May 9
  I know you all know this, but apparently it needs to be said that basic science is a NECESSARY PRECURSOR to translational science
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    Dustin Rubenstein dustinrubenstein.com · May 9
    NSF to ONLY fund research in five areas: artificial intelligence, quantum information science, biotechnology, nuclear energy, and translational science. Can this be happening? www.science.org/content/arti...
    

    NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring

    Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff

    science.org
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