# National Science Foundation on The No Agenda Show

National Science Foundation comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2021 to July 2023.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** November 2021 – July 2023
- **Related topics:** [Antibodies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antibodies.md), [Bipoc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bipoc.md), [Chips Act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chips-act.md), [Critical Theory](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-theory.md), [Mrna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mrna.md), [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Oakland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oakland.md), [Outsourcing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/outsourcing.md), [Pork Barrel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pork-barrel.md), [Spike Protein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spike-protein.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### AI in Media, Critical Theory Funding in Oakland

- **Episode:** [1572: Chop Shop](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1572-chop-shop.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-13
- **Time:** 59:20–1:01:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1572-chop-shop/chapter/ai-in-media-critical-theory-funding-in-oakland.md

The National Science Foundation awarded $2.5 million to YR Media in Oakland to teach youth how to integrate critical theory with artificial intelligence. The program targets BIPOC content creators, focusing on Marxist-derived frameworks like the Frankfurt School's critical theory. Meanwhile, major corporations are reportedly banning the use of third-party generative AI tools to protect intellectual property.

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### CHIPS Plus Bill, Legislative Pork and Outsourcing

- **Episode:** [1472: Smugly](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1472-smugly.md)
- **Published:** 2022-07-28
- **Time:** 14:26–19:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1472-smugly/chapter/chips-plus-bill-legislative-pork-and-outsourcing.md

The CHIPS Plus Act is criticized for containing hundreds of pages of "pork," including funding for art in STEM education and maritime technology research. Despite the push for domestic manufacturing, critics point out that the bill only requires 5% of a company's workforce to be in the US to qualify for funds. The discussion explores how decades of outsourcing to China for cheaper labor created the current supply chain vulnerability.

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### NPR Brains On Podcast, mRNA Mechanism for Children

- **Episode:** [1398: Gender Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-11
- **Time:** 19:04–22:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice/chapter/npr-brains-on-podcast-mrna-mechanism-for-children.md

An excerpt from the NPR-supported podcast "Brains On" is analyzed for its explanation of mRNA vaccines to a juvenile audience. The podcast uses personified virus characters and simplified analogies to describe how the vaccine instructs cells to create spike proteins to train the immune system. The hosts question the scientific accuracy of the "thousands of volunteers" claim and the overall tone of the educational content.

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