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RockCreek

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25. I have seen what you describe

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 11:24 AM

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it is horrible. And the many people with long COVID and other deficits from the virus. And the many losses, durect and indirect, in people's lives from the disease and the shutdown. And the many, many divisions it left between people as lives went in different directions, or new and strongly held ideologies and needs about vaccines etc collided. And it goes on.

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My husband went to a scientific meeting last week. [View all] redstatebluegirl 22 hrs ago OP

To scientific education in the US Bluestocking 22 hrs ago #1

I tried so hard once trump was installed the first time slightlv 20 hrs ago #8

I am trying so hard to convince my son to go to France when... NNadir 3 hrs ago #38

Most scientists, myself included, feel the same way. AAAS sends all these thinly veiled emails of "concern." NNadir 21 hrs ago #2

"...has committed suicide." markodochartaigh 20 hrs ago #6

In the same way that civilians on Okinawa "committed suicide" in 1945 . . . hatrack 19 hrs ago #17

That was the general tone at my meeting this past November. cab67 21 hrs ago #3

As a retired estuarine biologist BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #4

Joe Fucking Rogaine wolfie001 20 hrs ago #5

I'm a scientist and a science educator. mr715 20 hrs ago #7

I often wonder about the many aspects of your COVID question. RockCreek 5 hrs ago #19

I can tell you from my experience mr715 5 hrs ago #21

I have seen what you describe RockCreek 4 hrs ago #25

I still worry that, like HPV, the real cost of covid will appear in years mr715 4 hrs ago #27

I agree. RockCreek 4 hrs ago #31

When I found out covid travelled through olfactory nerves to the brain mr715 4 hrs ago #32

Someone I know was recently diagnosed with a neural degenerative disease RockCreek 4 hrs ago #36

When I was in HS working on a Westinghouse project mr715 4 hrs ago #37

It amplified it Cosmocat 4 hrs ago #33

Oh I agree mr715 4 hrs ago #34

Portrayal of Scientist in Entertainment modrepub 20 hrs ago #9

Let's not forget a lackadaisical and compliant "news" media. progressoid 20 hrs ago #11

I think scientists are more diverse in media mr715 20 hrs ago #12

Supervillains modrepub 19 hrs ago #15

Yeah, it all starts in a lab mr715 19 hrs ago #16

The 1950s Japanese monster movies generally portrayed scientists favorably. NNadir 6 hrs ago #18

I am a big fan of MST3K mr715 4 hrs ago #24

Love that series! ChazInAz 5 hrs ago #20

So happy to know others have seen it. mr715 4 hrs ago #22

Also, mr715 4 hrs ago #28

But don't forget all the disaster movies where the authorities always ignore the scientist hero. Beartracks 3 hrs ago #43

The essential role of science in our wellbeing is not widely recognized. dedl67 20 hrs ago #10

This administration sucks so fucking bad. Initech 19 hrs ago #13

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO IS GONNA STOP HIM???? WHO??? a kennedy 19 hrs ago #14

This is horrible Just_Vote_Dem 4 hrs ago #23

Don't apologize for your Associates degree! redstatebluegirl 4 hrs ago #29

Thank you so much! Just_Vote_Dem 4 hrs ago #30

You should be proud! redstatebluegirl 4 hrs ago #35

Be proud. mr715 3 hrs ago #39

Yes it does! Just_Vote_Dem 3 hrs ago #44

I never took Earth Science or (college) Physics mr715 3 hrs ago #45

So it's even worse than I realized. ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #26

So many people know we may be able to recover from tRump BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #40

It means that our brilliant young people will leave the country FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #41

Plus we grew up with parents who wanted their kids to go to college even if they didn't. redstatebluegirl 3 hrs ago #42

So true ... my parents made sure all 9 of us went to college FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #46