- Been seeing some speculation about the NSF freeze being due to the "broader impacts" criterion. There's not a lot of hard facts out there yet, so here's a few facts below (but still inconclusive). Short thread 1/5 🧵Jan 28, 2025 02:08
- First off, it's critical to note: NSF is CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED to evaluate proposals via broader impacts, as defined by this law below. Hence, if the admin wants NSF to deviate, that's called **breaking the law** (important to remind Congress of that) www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... 2/5
