Hacker News with Generative AI: Science Funding

Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA (arstechnica.com)
This massive cut to NASA Science will not stand, US Rep. George Whitesides, D-California, told Ars. "For weeks we have been raising the alarm about a rumored 50 percent cut to NASA's world-leading science efforts. Now we know it is true. I will work alongside my colleagues on the Science Committee to make clear how this would decimate American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers across the country."
Cuts to Science Funding and Why They Matter – Sean Carroll (preposterousuniverse.com)
The Trump administration, led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, has proposed sweeping cuts to spending on science research here in the US, in particular at the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. I explain a little about what is being cut and why these funds are important to scientific progress.