Zen Faulkes

@DoctorZen

Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley studying brains, behaviour, and evolution, mostly using crustaceans.

Edinburg, Texas
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Joined September 2008
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  1. 6h

    It just keeps getting worse. Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources via

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    8h

    . Good for you. I appreciate scientific societies that are willing to speak out quickly and plainly.

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  3. 12h

    Censorship...is inimical to the advance of science -AAAS CEO on to moves to halt , public comms

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  4. 11h

    I contacted every scientific society I belong to asking them to show some backbone in face of attacks on US science:

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  5. 11h

    EPA transition plan: "EPA should not be funding scientific research."

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  6. 11h

    As Feared, Early Reports Indicate the EPA Could Be Gutted

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  7. 11h

    First response from scientific society to my email (), saying they will "raise the level" significantly.

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  8. 11h

    Bill to prohibit funding universities "that violate immigration laws" - presumably aimed at DREAMers.

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    11h

    . Tell me how society might respond to things like and I'd consider rejoining.

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  10. 13h

    Both NIH and CDC have told that they're NOT under a media freeze.

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  11. 12h

    Donated to . Because reasons.

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  12. 12h

    I wrote to my professional scientific societies, asking them to be leaders in time of :

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  13. 13h

    Relevant to .

    1:04
    President Trump says environmental rules 'out of control'
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  14. 13h

    Just sent emails and filled out "Contact us!" forms for ALL my scientific societies asking them to show leadership in light of .

    1 reply . 7 retweets 9 likes
  15. 17h

    Current mood: RoboCop. (1987)

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  16. In reply to
    18h

    . Here's advice from about effective communication with elected representatives!

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  17. 23h

    Excellent reporting on the apparent freeze in day-to-day operations at EPA, confirmed by Myron Ebell, first reported by .

    “Right now we are in a holding pattern"<-- internal EPA email on unannounced contracts freeze by
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  18. 20h

    If you never use protection afforded by tenure, many will conclude you don't need it and abolish it.

    I hear silence from so many tenured professors as science enters a crisis, as minorities are terrorized & I wonder why they wanted tenure.
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    Jan 23

    . Many sci societies explicitly make it their mission to be advocates in DC. Let them worry about finding the balance.

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  20. Jan 23

    . Any unsolicited contact from scientific society members saying, "This concerns me" lands with more OOMPH than you might expect!

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