Ending the Inertia on Energy Policy
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
Living Legos
Benjamin, I have one word for you: syntheticbiology. Of course, there is no need to update The Graduate, and that is really two words, but rewriting that line is a national… Read More
From the Hill
From the Hill – Winter 2008
Fiscal year 2008 R&D funding levels on hold The federal government’s fiscal year (FY) 2008 began on October 1, but most agencies are still operating under a continuing resolution extending funding at… Read More
Perspectives
Racial Disparities at Birth:The Puzzle Persists
A baby born to an African-American (black) mother in the United States is twice as likely to die before reaching her first birthday as a baby born to a European-American (white) mother.… Read MoreForging a New, Bipartisan Environmental Movement
Although our passion for the living Earth dates to our joyful youth spent outdoors, in Pennsylvania and California respectively, our intellectual commitment to the environment as a political and social issue can… Read MoreFreedom of Speech in Government Science
Since the early 1990s, researchers, scholars, journalists, and professional organizations have published hundreds of articles, books, and reports on the ethical problems related to industry-funded science, addressing such concerns as conflicts of… Read More
Features
Archives – Winter 2008
KAY JACKSON, Industrial Clouds, Oil with gold and copper leaf on canvas, 34 X 38 inches, 2003. Industrial Clouds The paintings of Kay Jackson, an artist based in Washington, DC, address… Read MoreOpen Access to Research for the Developing World
Kofi Annan, then secretary-general of the United Nations, noted in 2002 that “[A] wide consensus has emerged on the potential of information and communications technologies (ICT) to promote economic growth, combat poverty,… Read MoreSharing the Catch, Conserving the Fish
The mid-1990s were tough times to be a Pacific rockfish fisherman on the West Coast of the United States or a groundfish fisherman in Canada’s British Columbia. Fish populations in both regions… Read MoreDealing with Disability
Between 40 million and 50 million people in the United States—at least one in seven residents—currently report having some kind of disability that limits their daily activities or restricts their participation in… Read MoreGlobal Science Gaps Need Global Action
When it comes to the global state of science, technology, and innovation (ST&I), there’s more than one divide. Many readers of Issues in Science and Technology are familiar with the North-South divide… Read MoreThe Whys and Hows of Energy Taxes
Current federal energy tax policy is premised in large part on a desire to achieve energy independence by promoting domestic fossil fuel production. This, we argue, is a mistake. The policy also… Read MoreHow to Use Technology to Spur Development
After decades of global antipoverty efforts in which nonprofit organizations operated on a separate track from the business sector, disappointment with the results is leading a diverse group of institutions to test… Read MoreA Blind Man’s Guide to Energy Policy
The United States has seemingly reached a consensus that energy is a serious problem. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on the solution. Three major constituencies are dominating discussion of the problem, and… Read MoreA New Strategy to Spur Energy Innovation
The United States must confront the reality of its energy circumstances. Consumers and industry are facing the prospect of a continued rise in the real price of oil and natural gas as… Read More
