To improve the relationship between science and the public, funders should embrace a new ontology of scientific work that aligns incentives with society’s goals.
As the federal government withdraws from public data collection, states cannot step into the breach without addressing common challenges and disparities.
An environmental knowledge commons could support evidence-based policymaking, but it will require long-term coordination across the many communities monitoring pollution and local conditions.
Although public attention remains focused on research funding, the decimation of the democratic institutional processes that undergird state-sponsored scientific research is far more consequential.
Baylor College of Medicine is partnering with Texas school districts to create K–12 health science programs that prepare students for careers, meet workforce needs, and increase health literacy.
Mohole moments are when an investment in science goes disastrously wrong, providing a focal point for distrust and funding cuts. They reveal the tacit premise of science’s social contract—both what the agreement is and what counts as a breach.
To respond to challenges in society, sustainability, and governance, universities must first deal with the mismatch between how knowledge is actually generated and what academia recognizes and teaches.
The story of feckless efforts to address spam in the early 2000s offers a cautionary tale for attempts to regulate artificial intelligence today.
Maintaining the United States’ leadership in space requires discipline, continuity, and a clear division of responsibilities between government and industry.
A new exhibition reveals how the same principles that govern galaxies and particles also echo through cultural tradition and creative practice.
Burning Glass Institute president Matt Sigelman shares his insights about the worth of a college degree, the future of work in an age of artificial intelligence, and revitalizing the American dream.
A distinct regional conception of science diplomacy as the political craft of embedding diverse expertise into the design and architecture of public institutions has emerged in Latin America and the Caribbean.
More deliberation over the public values connected to artificial intelligence is needed at local, state, and national levels.
Rather than haphazardly using artificial intelligence for research, scientists and decisionmakers should take a deliberative approach.
University leadership needs to shift attention from chasing prestige to crafting strategies for long-term success.
Multidisciplinary artist, designer, and educator Fitgi Saint-Louis’s practice shows how art can make collective memory visible and strengthen community life.
Reviews "Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America" by George Frazier.
How a Wisconsin county realized that systems change requires shared sensemaking as much as innovative metrics.
