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The United Kingdom will cut funding to fundamental astronomy and physics research by almost a third. (www.ox.ac.uk)

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[-] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 months ago

...I suppose we'll be seeing a lot of headlines like this in the next few years. The UK is going to do every dumb, self-destructive thing the USA has been doing lately, isn't it?

[-] redsand@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

And Israel. Epstein and Maxwell probably made tapes of a significant fraction of the house of lords.

[-] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago

And now to force all those jobless physicists into weapons research.

[-] vathecka@lemmy.radio 6 points 2 months ago

Oi youngin, that money belongs to the pensioners!

[-] hanrahan@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Ahhh we need more baristtas /s

[-] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

In other news, the Church of England has confirmed that the Earth is indeed flat.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ofc this bro thinks his job is "fundamental". Give me a break. It's about time to cut back on the grift. I mean "string theory" alone has been a waste of endless resources. Fucking CERN. Not to mention the endless, ceaseless service to the MIC. They'll surely be prioritizing violence and death still (aka "national security"). People mindlessly support all this because "science" (aka scientism).

Whitey on the Moon

On the other hand spending money on "economic growth" is surely a waste as well. Just accelerating inequality and planetary doom.