Sam Wang
Neurosciencer, democracy reform studier, plotter of data by hand as first step. At Princeton too. Come visit my long-form essays at samwang.substack.com
- Don't know what basic research is good for? Wonder why we as a nation spend money for nerds like me to go off in wild directions? Agriculture and NIH research on wild yams led to...cortisone & other steroid treatments for inflammatory & stress-related illness. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
- Want to know more success stories of federally-funded research and everyday life? Here is a great collection, started by my colleagues here. Amazing things in here. GPS, at-home pregnancy tests, lasers, medical imaging, improved tornado detection...check it out! publicusaresearchbenefits.com
- NSF programs are critical to US prosperity. NIH mostly biomedical. NSF spans *all* physical and social sciences. Fighting the attacks: Democracy Forward, Public Citizen, Protect Democracy links: democracyforward.org/action/donate/ www.citizen.org/article/publ... protectdemocracy.org/donate/
- The current moment of destruction may be a chance for Democrats to become more forward-looking:
- “Spending six weeks“ sounds like a field trip. Is this like “an officer-involved shooting“?
- New Jerseyans, call your Representative! U.S. Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121. Also call your state representative. That's more work - take a look here: www.njleg.state.nj.us#findLegislator
- Waiting for my senators @booker.senate.gov and @andykimnj.bsky.social, and congresswoman @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to head over to Newark to demand the release of the city's mayor.
- guess who's the front-runner for governor now
