Feb 19, 2026 12:13 AM
https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-fund...eb/2026/02
EXCERPT: The latest release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein includes yet more examples of how entwined the financier and child sex offender was with the scientific establishment. No doubt the scientists who feature in the newly released documents, including several chemists, will come under scrutiny now—though having your name in the files is hardly conclusive evidence of any guilt.
Researchers can’t be blamed for writing to Epstein, at least before his 2008 conviction. But Epstein continued to donate money and cultivate networks of power and influence up to his 2019 arrest and death.
Let’s be clear: Epstein’s crimes were reprehensible. His influence on the world of science was also corrosive. But the case lays bare the realities of power and patronage that have been true for centuries... (MORE - details)
EXCERPT: The latest release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein includes yet more examples of how entwined the financier and child sex offender was with the scientific establishment. No doubt the scientists who feature in the newly released documents, including several chemists, will come under scrutiny now—though having your name in the files is hardly conclusive evidence of any guilt.
Researchers can’t be blamed for writing to Epstein, at least before his 2008 conviction. But Epstein continued to donate money and cultivate networks of power and influence up to his 2019 arrest and death.
Let’s be clear: Epstein’s crimes were reprehensible. His influence on the world of science was also corrosive. But the case lays bare the realities of power and patronage that have been true for centuries... (MORE - details)