A Next-Generation Strategy for American Science
House Science Committee chairman Frank Lucas outlines policies that will be critical to efforts to strengthen American science.| Issues in Science and Technology
House Science Committee chairman Frank Lucas outlines policies that will be critical to efforts to strengthen American science.| Issues in Science and Technology
American research universities have unleashed an age of massive technical innovation—but they’ve failed to innovate their own designs to meet the changing needs of society.| Issues in Science and Technology
Whatever the future of federally funded science is, it’s no longer “free of strings,” as physicist Harvey Brooks described the relationship between government and scientific research. As the scientific enterprise tries to decide how to respond, it first needs to figure out what happened. The post No Longer Free of Strings appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Does the United States need a national disaster research program that can coordinate efforts across the country? The post Progress and Pitfalls in Creating a Disaster Research Program appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Innovation in the insurance industry may be one way to drive needed changes to create societies more resilient to disasters. The post Insuring a Risky World appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
When the National Institutes of Health announced its intention to cap the indirect costs of research, an ad hoc group of organizations joined forces to develop a more transparent model. The post Three Months on the Way to FAIR appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
NASA’s new directive to design, build, and deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 will require a commitment to implementation, leadership from the White House, and learning from six decades of failures. The post A Strategy for Building Space Nuclear Systems That Fly appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Julisa Tambunan explains why gender inequality is a disaster and how collecting better data—both statistics and stories—can help create a better future for everyone. The post Not Now, But Soon: Who Is Worth Measuring? appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
More robust public participation in science can yield political benefits, but—more importantly—it can improve science itself. The post Strengthening Science in the Long Term appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Four years ago, we founded a new kind of scientific organization to build fundamental technologies and accelerate discovery. Almost a dozen launches later, we have an idea of what works—and what doesn’t. The post Field Notes on Moving Focused Research Organizations Forward appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Marilou Schultz is a fourth-generation Navajo weaver and mathematics teacher whose work bridges centuries‑old weaving traditions with cutting‑edge technology. Growing up in a family of weavers, Schultz was steeped in the techniques,… Read More The post Synthesizing Technology and Tradition appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
As the relationship between society and academia changes, research universities must adapt to keep pace or risk becoming irrelevant.| Issues in Science and Technology
Showing which proposals do and don’t receive federal funding can improve research and advance open science.| Issues in Science and Technology
Scientists need to learn how information flows to congressional staffers—and the crucial role they play in setting policy.| Issues in Science and Technology
How can researchers and engineers interact productively with members and staffers of the US Congress?| Issues in Science and Technology
Singapore relies on existing laws and voluntary guidelines to govern AI. Will this relaxed approach be sufficient as AI advances?| Issues in Science and Technology
New research on animal minds is leading to a clash of worldviews, with implications for policy and our relationship with the natural world.| Issues in Science and Technology
Can science not only measure the minds of other beings, but also cultivate the moral imagination to meet them?| Issues in Science and Technology
A current exhibition highlighting Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman’s shared dedication to exploring human relationships with the natural world.| Issues in Science and Technology
Environmental lawsuits play a critical role in enforcing and upholding environmental laws. Whose concerns are prioritized?| Issues in Science and Technology
Can an analysis of US environmental lawsuits prompt action to help protect people suffering from the effects of pollution?| Issues in Science and Technology
The story of how the federal government became an innovation evangelist in the 1960s is an account of fits, starts, and ideological ambiguity.| Issues in Science and Technology
STEM-in-society programs have proven their utility and have never been more needed—but they are in jeopardy nationwide.| Issues in Science and Technology
A new book examines the legacy of Tennessee v. Scopes, offering a warning about future litigation over the teaching of evolution in America.| Issues in Science and Technology
ISSUES is an award-winning journal devoted to the best writing on policy related to science, technology, and society.| Issues in Science and Technology
A failure of self-correction in science has compromised climate science’s ability to provide plausible views of our collective future.| Issues in Science and Technology
Science fiction is a powerful tool for inclusive, engaging science and tech policy conversations. How can we make better use of it?| Issues in Science and Technology
For AI tools to solve social problems, designers and regulators should partner with communities to learn what they need from this technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Society is increasingly moving online. Internet accessibility and policy must include people with disabilities.| Issues in Science and Technology
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:| Issues in Science and Technology
