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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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In the spring, Pelosi will co-teach a course on Congress with Berkeley political scientist Eric Schickler, who co-directs the Institute for Governmental Studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Nearly three-quarters were on Facebook, and many remained up even after being reported, said Russell Gray, a data scientist and ecologist who co-authored GI-TOC's April report.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

That concerns Prof Alex Johnstone, a nutrition scientist from Aberdeen University's Rowett Institute, who says prices have already risen by 40% over the past five years.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Others were pulled back to their lab days: “Considering volunteering my services as I have unintentionally killed Desmodesmus cultures many times,” one scientist reminisced on Bluesky.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

But Jake had promised Mr. Farooqi that he wouldn’t reveal anything about the IK breakthrough until the scientist was confident he could re-create what he’d done with that first batch of jelly beans.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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