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
During the pandemic, small shifts in health data regulation revealed big insights for disease prevention. The post Preventing the Next Public Health Emergency appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| 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
A new biography of US Army physician William Crawford Gorgas—a giant in the field of global health—describes some of the first steps in the long struggle to control yellow fever. The post Among the Very Greatest Conquests appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
In our new podcast miniseries, Malka Older challenges the stories we often tell about disasters. What can disasters can teach us about our societies and values? And how can better stories about them help us build better futures? The post Not Now, But Soon appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| 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
Building sustained, institutional support for science in state governance is vital for better-informed policymaking. The post A Culture of Science-Informed Governance appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| Issues in Science and Technology
Much as local libraries laid a foundation for the information age by building American literacy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, community bio labs could usher in the bio-age by building bioliteracy. The post Creating a Popular Foundation for the Bio-Age appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.| 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
As the US considers returning to the moon—or even beyond—philosophy can help shape a space future that is both visionary and grounded.| Issues in Science and Technology
Danae Hernandez-Cortes shares how economics can be used to advance environmental justice and protect disadvantaged communities.| Issues in Science and Technology
Art has played a key role in making space exploration seem both meaningful and familiar—and its appeal has not been limited to the US.| Issues in Science and Technology
Society is increasingly moving online. Internet accessibility and policy must include people with disabilities.| Issues in Science and Technology
Brent Blevins is a senior congressional staffer and staff director of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, which is part of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. On this installment of Science Policy IRL, he explains what staffers in the House and Senate do in the science policy world, and his unusual path into science policy.| 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