A Temporary Farewell

Chris Mooney joined us at the very beginning and has been contributing to Science Progress since we launched in October 2007. He’ll be taking a break for the next school year and will head to MIT as a Knight Science [...]

SCIENCE, CULTURED

Science-less in Seattle

Tom Paulson, formerly of the Seattle-Post Intelligencer, now a freelance writer, carpenter, and building contractor, epitomizes the story of the science writer in our time.

“Rickie, we hardly knew ye…”

Academics and science policy wonks did a double-take last spring when Rick Weiss took early retirement from a wildly successful, award-winning career at The Washington Post to join the Center for American Progress as a senior fellow and columnist for [...]

WEISS'S NOTEBOOK

Stem Cell Fairy Tales and Stem Cell Fables

Injections of stem cells into the brain may not offer a great treatment for Alzheimer’s, but human embryonic stem cells may yet provide the information that scientists need to find a cure for this devastating disease.

SCIENCE, CULTURED

Science Writers and Science Bloggers

Having just moved his blog from one mainstream outlet to another, our Contributing Editor considers the many hats science bloggers now wear in an era of struggling science journalism.Ch

SCIENCE, CULTURED

The George Will Scandal

If a major media outlet can’t even correct facts about global warming, is it still socially relevant?

The Possible Futures of Science Journalism

Good science policy depends upon good science journalism. As Chris Mooney has pointed out, the federal government alone spent $142 billion on research and development last year. But “informed citizens deserve to understand more about what they’re getting from that [...]

The Creeping Death of Science Coverage

The news that CNN is eliminating its science reporting team is just the latest blow to mainstream science journalism. But an informed democracy needs good coverage of issues that touch virtually every aspect of our lives.