Does Education Pay?
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.
From the Hill
From the Hill – Fall 2013
Congressional budget gridlock With the appropriations cycle stalled since July—and with little real hope of a completed appropriations cycle to begin with—Congress has now resumed the political gamesmanship around continuing resolutions and… Read More
Perspectives
Rethinking “Science” Communication
Last year, 8,411 science and engineering journals published just over 1.1 million peer-reviewed articles. Another 190,000 papers were published in 3,016 social science journals. This works out to more than two peer-reviewed… Read More
Features
Advancing Evidence-Based Policymaking to Solve Social Problems
Despite spending billions and billions of dollars each year, the United States is simply not making rapid enough progress in addressing a range of social problems. Many children are poorly prepared… Read MoreDoes Education Pay?
Higher education is one of the most important investments that people make. Whereas most academics emphasize the nonpecuniary benefits of higher education, most students making this investment are seeking higher wages and… Read MoreThe New Normal in Funding University Science
Science policy analysts have focused recently on the federal budget sequester and the dramatic effects it could have on funding scientific R&D in U.S. universities, certainly a serious problem. But looking only… Read MoreThe Future of Meat
On August 5, 2013, the first hamburger grown from stem cells in a laboratory, and not in a cow, was served in London. This event was not merely a milestone in the… Read MoreDefining Energy Access for the World’s Poor
The poorest three-quarters of the global population still use only about 10% of global energy—a clear indicator of deep and persistent global inequity. Modern energy supply is foundational for economic development, yet… Read MoreTrade Policy Is Science Policy
By the time this article goes to press, the United States and Europe will be preparing for their second round of negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement, scheduled to commence on… Read More
Book Reviews
The Lessons of J. Robert Oppenheimer
“Whatever the enemy may be planning, American science will be equal to the challenge.” —Franklin Delano Roosevelt, June 29, 1943 A commonplace of national security debates is that science, supported by the… Read More