Funding
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The State of the Scientist
July 08, 2010
The identity of the modern scientist is, in every possible sense, a work in progress.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
March 15, 2010
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
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Slate of the Union
January 29, 2010
A few hours after Steve Jobs announced the iPad, President Obama delivered a slightly more important speech. What he said—and didn’t say—about the future of science funding and NASA.
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Pay to Play
January 22, 2010
With the New York Times announcing that it will start charging for its website, an examination of why scientific and journalistic publishing seem to be headed in opposite directions.
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What a Water-Full World
December 18, 2009
The discovery of an ocean-covered planet prompts reflections on the purpose, cost, and value of our forays into the great unknown of outer space.
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Let There Be Light
November 17, 2009
Astronomers will soon find scores of Earth-sized exoplanets, but imaging them may be decades away. That is, unless NASA decides to build a starshade.
funding, pace, scale, space, technology
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Week in Review: June 19
June 19, 2009
Building a power plant worthy of tomorrowland, a climate nudge disguised as a clarion call to arms, and school’s out—brains, turn off!
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Wooing Europe’s New Parliament
June 12, 2009
However little voters or the new MEPs care or know about science, the European Parliament controls billions in funding. The challenge for science is how to engage them.
economics, funding, governance, multilateralism, policy, politics
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In Seeds We Trust
June 09, 2009
Because science won’t save us if biodiversity fails, a global effort is underway to collect and cache the genetic resources contained in seeds.
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Week in Review: April 17
April 17, 2009
The EPA’s carbon dioxide mission, cutbacks in science funding in the UK and Ireland, thoughts on the AlloSphere, and John Maddox, RIP.
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Running on Water
April 15, 2009
Scientists look to the efficiency of nature to solve one of the biggest challenges in sustainably producing hydrogen fuel.
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Science Hopes at the G20
April 01, 2009
Green investment by the G20 as part of an economic stimulus package could create jobs and address the economic and environmental threats of climate change.
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Peer Pressure
March 13, 2009
James Wilsdon takes a close look at Britain's system for defining excellence at the country's top-performing universities.
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Excitement and Caution at AAAS
February 17, 2009
Thousands gather in Chicago for the world's largest scientific conference.
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Breaking the Legacy
February 03, 2009
New partnerships could represent a tipping point in developing African science.
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Is MIT Obsolete?
February 03, 2009
On the future of invention.
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Science’s Rightful Place
January 30, 2009
The scientific community responds to Seed's Rightful Place initiative.
decision making, democracy, funding, governance, policy, politics
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Obama: “Rightful Place” for Science
January 20, 2009
In his inaugural speech, President Barack Obama highlights his vision for science.
funding, governance, innovation, leadership, policy, politics
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All Together Now
January 20, 2009
Is Big Science forging a pan-European identity?
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Letter to Obama
January 16, 2009
Forty-nine American Nobel laureates and other distinguished American scientists call the president's attention to the importance of increasing funding for scientific research.
democracy, ethics, funding, governance, law, policy, politics
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The Science Accomplishments of President George W. Bush
January 13, 2009
decision making, democracy, education, funding, governance, leadership, policy, politics, research
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After the Storm
January 13, 2009
An exclusive and revealing post mortem with President Bush's point man on science, John Marburger.
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Robert Tjian on Funding Innovation
November 16, 2008
The recently appointed president of HHMI on the importance of creativity and innovation for the future of funding science.
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Prizing American Science
November 05, 2008
Newt Gingrich discusses the potential of the US Congress to shape science research.
decision making, democracy, education, funding, leadership, policy, research
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Barack Obama for President
October 29, 2008
An endorsement from the editors of Seed.
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