The InterAcademies Council report released Monday on sustainable energy options reiterates familiar suggestions for greening the planet’s energy future, but it also presents a compelling argument for applied scientific and technological research in pursuit of the common good.
Today’s edition of the Kojo Nnamdi Show on American University’s WAMU will feature a discussion with David Goldston and Matthew Nisbet on recent clashes between scientists and politicians over matters of public policy.
James Watson’s remarks in the October 14 edition of the Sunday Times magazine suggesting that Africans are less intelligent than other humans were not just tragic and racist, they were also an abuse of his eminent scientific stature.
In an interview with the magazine Medline Plus, NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni repeats his call for more embryonic stem cell research. While the Administration claims to agree, White House rhetoric seems to imply that scientists cannot make ethical decisions.
Defining Science
Scientific integrity and scientific innovation aren’t necessarily—or always—the same thing. There are important distinctions that must be made if we are to marry sound scientific research with sound science and technology policymaking.
Defining Science
Scientific facts no longer speak for themselves. In the age of the Internet, facts need to be framed for diverse audiences spread across fragmented media outlets.
U.S. labs that handle deadly germs have reported “100 accidents and missing shipments since 2003,” reports the AP. No one was hurt, but the number of incidents are going up with number of labs approved to handle the pathogens. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing today.
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