@caseynewton, that’s sad, but after reading the facts in your piece, it doesn’t seem that there’s a causal connection between the Republican attacks and the disbanding of SIO.
I'm in academia. This could be part of the typical lifecycle of academic projects. This is especially the case if the leads are not tenure-track faculty or if the project’s grant concludes.
@andresmh @caseynewton
I sincerely hope you're right. Because if a major university like Stanford caved under political pressure, that would not presage well for the future...