Rodents Taking Over OnlyFans? Scientists In California Are Posting Marmots To Raise Money For Research
The G-rated account has raised about $3,000 since June and aims to cover lab fees and a $75,000 graduate student salary.
- UCLA professor Daniel Blumstein launched the 'OnlyMarms' OnlyFans account to support his long-term marmot research, featuring G-rated images to address critical funding gaps for his lab.
- Inspired by the Apple comedy 'Margo,' Blumstein sought creative ways to generate funds after facing repeated application rejections at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.
- Since June, the account has raised about $3,000, though Blumstein needs an additional $75,000 annually; the platform takes a 20 per cent commission, and 'Fat Marmot Week' launches Aug. 24.
- Public interest remains high, with fans requesting more marmot foot photos, while Blumstein promotes 'body positivity,' stating, 'We're all about body positivity here with our marmots.'
- Blumstein notes 'the pie's too small' for research funding, drawing parallels to the National Park Service's 'OnlyParks' initiative, and urges supporters to donate directly to UCLA.
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Curious photos of these rodents are found on the more well-known platform for sexual content, an indirect consequence of budget cuts against research in the United States.
Marmots on OnlyFans: Researchers turn to the internet for funding
Funding has always been a challenge for Dan Blumstein's long-term study of yellow-bellied marmots, even more so since the Trump administration started defunding some environmental research. So he and his team are posting videos of the loaf-like rodents on OnlyFans and asking for tips.
The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory resorts to the tips of OnlyFans to support a study on marmots that started in 1962 and to which the cuts have left no room
Rodents Taking Over OnlyFans? Scientists In California Are Posting Marmots To Raise Money For Research
Many people who work in academia have to balance their research with their efforts to drum up funding to cover it. That includes some scientists at UCLA who specialize in the marmots that are the stars of an OnlyFans account they’ve launched to raise money for their scholarly pursuits. I feel like most people who […] The post Rodents Taking Over OnlyFans? Scientists In California Are Posting Marmots To Raise Money For Research appeared first on …
Marmots on OnlyFans? Budget cuts in research are driving scientists to innovate. In the United States, they take advantage of the adult content platform to find funding.
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