Editor’s Journal
Innovation’s Hidden Scaffolds
In this time of political, economic, and technological upheaval, what does it mean that so many advocates for science are pointing to an 80-year-old report by Vannevar Bush?
Editor’s Journal
In this time of political, economic, and technological upheaval, what does it mean that so many advocates for science are pointing to an 80-year-old report by Vannevar Bush?
Book Review
Despite alarm bells over threats to American technological supremacy, no national effort has materialized. We have iPhones, Netflix, and ChatGPT, but where are the moonshots? The space programs and Manhattan projects? Alexander Karp, the billionaire cofounder and CEO of the software company Palantir, grapples with this state of affairs in The Technological Republic.
Vol. XLI, No. 4, Summer 2025
How can Americans “engage with biotechnology the same way they do with cell phones and computers”? In an interview for the Summer 2025 issue, Senator Todd Young explains why the emerging bioeconomy should be understood as an urgent opportunity as well as a potential military and security vulnerability. As chair of the National Security Commission on the Emerging Bioeconomy, Young is optimistic that both parties are willing to foster the bioindustries of the future in order to create “a more informed, empowered, and resilient society capable of leveraging science and technology to solve a wide range of global challenges.”
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