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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Actual American greatness came after World War II based on a partnership between universities and the federal government to make huge investments in science. It gave America an extraordinary edge over the rest of the world. But people like Atlas want to dismantle that partnership.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

America had a model of scientific innovation that clearly worked and is now being attacked by people who don't understand science. The market will not just produce less science and train fewer scientists; it will also be less likely to share scientific breakthroughs for the public good.

Third, the private sector will not treat knowledge as a public good. Rapid scientific development requires that we share and disseminate the knowledge that we create. The private sector acts in proprietary ways to ensure they enhance profits. Federal research funding does the opposite. It requires scientists to widely share the innovations, tools, and data that they generate. For example, NSF spends a good portion of its budget funding shared resources, like telescopes or detailed data collection efforts. NIH behaves in a similar fashion. These resources are shared widely (with careful and rigorous protections for human subjects) across the scientific community and the private sector.

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Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

They deeply understand science & the value of US public investments in science. They don't believe in public goods and investing in shared public value for all. They see how much we spend on science and want it for themselves - and don't care if that hurts others (produces less science/scientists)

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Zeke’s kitchen appliances @zekeskitchen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Re-upping this piece I wrote recently for Stat on private vs public funding of science: www.statnews.com/2026/05/15/c...

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Tributes to Craig Venter and the genomics race are missing something important

A race, two rivals, a photo finish? Former National Human Genome Research Institute archivist explains what Craig Venter tributes are missing.

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InfinitelyLoopy @infinitelyloopy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It’s honestly baffling how these people have convinced themselves that killing the golden goose is a good idea (or maybe more to the point, that the golden goose is actually a form of tyranny).

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