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A Scientist Couldn’t Get His Research Funded. So He Turned to OnlyFans and Meme Coins

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03.08.2026

A Scientist Couldn’t Get His Research Funded. So He Turned to OnlyFans and Meme Coins

Daniel Blumstein says his account, OnlyMarms, is less about cute animals and more about the research funding crisis threatening long-running science.

BY LUCIA AUERBACH, NEWS WRITER

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A scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles was looking for a way to increase visibility around his research. His solution? An OnlyFans account.

Daniel Blumstein, PhD, co-director........

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