The dismantling of US science: can it survive Trump 2.0?
Nature Podcast
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4.4 • 859 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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In this episode:
00:46 What will be left of US science after Trump 2.0?
100 days into his term, President Donald Trump and his administration have already caused the biggest shakeup in modern scientific history, slashing funding, bringing large swathes of US research to a standstill and halting many clinical trials. But many fear these actions are just the beginning. We look at what the long-term impacts of these decisions might be for science in the United States and the world.
Nature: Will US science survive Trump 2.0?
13:42 Research Highlights
A distant planet that orbits two stars, at a right angle, and how fringe-lipped bats’ hearing helps them find palatable amphibians.
Research Highlight: ‘Tatooine’-like planet orbits two stars ― but at a weird angle
Research Highlight: For these bats, eavesdropping is a valuable learnt skill
16:07 Briefing Chat
The first skeletal evidence from bones that Roman gladiators fought lions, and scientists finally pinpoint the genes responsible for three of the pea traits studied by Gregor Mendel.
BBC News: Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion
Nature: Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel’s peas finally solved
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| 0:00.0 | Nature. |
| 0:04.3 | In a experiment, I don't know yet. |
| 0:06.0 | Why is it so far? |
| 0:08.0 | Like, it sounds so simple. |
| 0:09.2 | They had no idea. |
| 0:10.7 | But now the data's... |
| 0:12.0 | I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding. |
| 0:19.9 | Nature. |
| 0:21.6 | Nature. Nature. |
| 0:23.5 | Welcome back to the nature podcast. |
| 0:26.3 | This week, can US science survive the US presidency? |
| 0:30.2 | And solving the final mysteries of Mendel's Peas. |
| 0:34.7 | I'm Chamonie Bundell. |
| 0:35.8 | And I'm Benjamin Thompson. |
| 0:45.4 | Okay. peas. I'm Shamany Bundell and I'm Benjamin Thompson. This week marks the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency. |
| 0:51.4 | And here at Nature, we have covered and will continue to cover the latest news |
| 0:55.8 | from the US regarding Donald Trump and how things like his executive orders are impacting science. |
| 1:02.5 | This week, though, Nature is publishing a feature, really taking a view at the potential |
| 1:06.7 | long-term impacts for science in the United States and beyond. And one of the authors of the feature |
| 1:13.2 | is Nature's Jeff Tollifson, who joins me now. Jeff, thank you so much for being here today. |
| 1:17.8 | Good to be here, Ben. Now, obviously, a lot is happening in the US right now. We're recording |
| 1:22.5 | this a few days before your feature goes live. But why are you taking a longer-term view? |
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