The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/climate/executive-order-gold-standard-science.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ME8.xhEb.0Qf9GJ3Ga7SQ

The whole point of science is that the conclusions depend on the evidence, not what the politicians want. When you do it the other way around, you get nonsense like Lysenkoism which deny you the technical advantages of having an accurate understanding of the world.

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haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 44 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Idiocracy didnt go far enough

AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 34 pts · 1y

Idiocracy made the assumption that people were stupid but well intentioned.

Narrator: They were not, in fact, well intentioned

ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

for most of them, "research" means rephrasing the keywords typed into google.

Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y

It is truly depressing to remember the vast majority of people, in the US at least, are only about as smart as a 6th grader.

LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 1y (1 reply)

US Govt keeping the spirit of Lysenko alive wasn't on my bingo board for 2025 ngl.

prex@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y

I just looked that up: You guys are one Wikipedia link away from the concept of posthumous rehabilitation.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

fascism in progress

whotookkarl@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

Chernobyl-like risks intensifies

gadfly1999@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y

So were start with the fact that 2+2=5 and build our glorious new science up from there.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 1y

control the way it is communicated to the public and the power to “discipline” anyone who violates the way the administration views science.

Freedom of media and freedom of speech, huh.

Not to mention it's unconstitutional.

whereisk@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

The downfall from self inflicted injury will be faster and more severe than anything seen in history.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y

My guess is, this is for matters of gender and maybe autism.