Seeing Through Preconceptions: A Deeper Look at China and India
Every issue explores cutting-edge developments in technology, medicine, education, climate change, and much more. Articles provide in-depth analyses of science and technology’s impact on public policy, the economy, and society—bringing today’s best minds to bear on tomorrow’s most critical topics.
Editor's Journal
Scrutinizing the Inscrutable
Business and government leaders around the world are pondering developments in China and India. Everyone can see that the future of more than a third of the world’s population is of paramount… Read More
From the Hill
From the Hill – Spring 2007
Bush 2008 budget: More bad news for R&D On February 5, President Bush released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2008, just as the new Democratic majority in Congress was racing to… Read More
Perspectives
Science’s Social Effects
In 2001, the National Science Foundation (NSF) told scientists that if their grant proposals failed to address the connection between their research and its broader effects on society, the proposals would be… Read More
Features
Promoting Low-Carbon Electricity Production
The electric power industry is the single largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the United States, accounting for 40% of CO2 emissions in 2006, up from 36% in 1990 and 25%… Read MoreArchives – Spring 2007
BILLY COLBERT, Their First Taste of the Strange Fruit, Mixed media on photograph, 70 x 50 inches, 2001. Their First Taste of the Strange Fruit Billy Colbert’s work can be described… Read MoreChina and India: Emerging Technological Powers
Although the growing economic stature of China and India is widely recognized, the factors underlying their success are still not well understood. The advantage of a large low-wage workforce is apparent to… Read MoreU.S. Competitiveness: The Education Imperative
U.S. competitiveness and the country’s standing among our global counterparts have been persistent issues in public policy debates for the past 20 years. Most recently they have come to prominence with the… Read MoreIndia’s Growth Path: Steady but not Straight
By almost any reckoning, the Indian economy is booming. This year, Indian officials revised their estimated economic growth for 2006 from 8% to 9.3%. This growth has been sustained over the past… Read MoreWhere the Engineers Are
Although there is widespread concern in the United States about the growing technological capacity of India and China, the nation actually has little reliable information about the future engineering workforce in these… Read MoreChina’s Drive Toward Innovation
China’s president, Hu Jintao, has said that his country must give priority to independent innovation in science and technology to enable China to be at the forefront of scientific and technological development.… Read More
Real Numbers
Emerging Economies Coming on Strong
The Council on Competitiveness released its flagship publication, Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands, last November. While the United States remains the global economic leader, the Index makes the case that its… Read More
Book Reviews
It’s the Neurons, Stupid; Or Is It?
Neuroscience is rapidly coming to dominate psychology. Its high-tech exploration of the relationship between behavior and the physical characteristics of the brain is the polar opposite of “bubbe” psychology: the commonsense notion … Read More
Regulatory tool
Among legal scholars, views about the value of cost-benefit analysis in government regulation range from rampant enthusiasm to outright rejection. Law professors Mathew D. Adler (University of Pennsylvania) and Eric A. Posner… Read More