Are science funding cuts strangling intellectual independence? Sorry to break the news, but science strangled its own intellectual independence 75 years ago.
Also, what happens if you're a conscientious science reformer, and Donald Trump decides to endorse your reforms? You've become a dupe for the Orange Man Bad! Are boys just better at math than girls? From the second grade, that appears to be true. Better crush that finding. And, despite significant cuts in federal spending on telescopes, there's still lots of big telescopes being built. All these topics are dealt with in this episode of The Week in Science, for June 12, 2025.
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