Comments on: Government shutdown and its effects on science https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/government-shutdown-and-its-effects-on-science/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:07:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wodun https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/government-shutdown-and-its-effects-on-science/#comment-1038294 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:07:42 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49863#comment-1038294 Kirk had a great example of how the shutdown affected science. The FH test had to be pushed back.

I saw a tweet from Jim Acosta lamenting the empty snack machines in the press area for the White House correspondents. It was a striking contrast. Obama closed parks to make vets and the elderly feel the pain and was celebrated by the media. Trump didn’t refill the snack machines for the press and is literally Hitler to the media.

]]> By: Scott Rarden https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/government-shutdown-and-its-effects-on-science/#comment-1038205 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:58:01 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49863#comment-1038205 This is a bit off-topic, so apologies if I’m breaking any site norms or rules, but as someone who is very interested in science, but not too interested in partisan science, what are the best sources of science news? This site being already included in my list of course.

]]> By: ken anthony https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/government-shutdown-and-its-effects-on-science/#comment-1038157 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:50:00 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49863#comment-1038157 If they don’t get paid, that might be a clue?

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