Policy
“Development of new technologies and providing incentives for their widespread adoption will be particularly crucial at the demanding intersection of energy, national security, and climate change.” — John Holdren
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On the Freedom of Knowledge
March 07, 2011
The European Research Council has mobilized to unify Europe's fragmented research efforts through the creation of a single market for scientific knowledge.
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On Science Transfer
January 27, 2011
Emerging global challenges demand rapid responses from the scientific community. This can only be achieved through a reformation of the culture and practice of science—and its relation to the wider world.
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On Soil
January 18, 2011
Long regarded as lowly “dirt,” soil is gaining attention as a vital natural resource. The Global Digital Soil Map will generate data crucial for combating hunger, poverty, and climate change.
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On Resilience
December 13, 2010
How much disturbance can a system withstand? With roots in ecology and complexity science, resilience theory can turn crises into catalysts for innovation.
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On Restoring the Oceans
December 09, 2010
Earth’s oceans are in trouble. But the 2010 Census of Marine Life—the first ever attempt to document all that lives in the sea—will kick-start the recovery effort.
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On Nonproliferation
November 22, 2010
For world leaders, nuclear terrorism is an overriding common risk that can be confronted only with a common strategy: a global alliance.
global reset, governance, leadership, policy, risk, technology
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A Letter from the Editor
November 22, 2010
Solutions to interconnected and complex challenges require more than new ideas. They require a new starting point. A reframing of the questions. A categorical affront to the null hypothesis. A global reset.
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Do Smoking Bans Work?
October 27, 2010
Municipal bans on smoking in restaurants and bars are highly controversial, but history shows they can also be highly effective. But are all smoking bans equally successful?
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Building Science Leaders
September 27, 2010
Pop!Tech launches an initiative to cultivate a new class of science leaders—young researchers with the skills and drive to reach out, communicate their science, and lead society towards evidence-based solutions.
climate, communication, food, leadership, network, policy, politics, social science
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Two Wrongs from the Right
July 23, 2010
The deaths of a climate scientist and of meaningful climate-change legislation bode poorly for a prosperous energy-independent future.
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Weapons of Fast Destruction
May 28, 2010
A nuclear summit winds down, an ambitious defense initiative ramps up, synthetic biology enters the limelight, the BP oil spill grows, and new pathogens emerge.
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A Distressed Asset
May 14, 2010
Volatility prompts rapid regulatory reform on Wall Street, while biodiversity crashes and a climate change bill flounders. What if we treated Earth like a company?
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A Spill’s Dirty Secret
May 10, 2010
Just as with the Exxon Valdez spill of more than 20 years ago, the recovery efforts for the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico are destined for inadequacy.
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The Other Inconvenient Truth
May 04, 2010
As the international community focuses on climate change as the great crisis of our era, it is ignoring another looming problem: the global crisis in land use.
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Our Planet, Ourselves
April 27, 2010
Two radically different environmental messages are taking shape in the world today…Does it matter which one we choose?
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The Rocket Experience
April 15, 2010
The Obama administration unveils its controversial new plan for the future of NASA’s human spaceflight program.
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Truth and Inconsequence
April 09, 2010
A leaked video of wartime atrocities sparks a media firestorm and raises questions about the accuracy and validity of new media.
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Risk and Opportunity
April 06, 2010
Andrew Maynard, expert in nanotechnology policy and a former research scientist, on cultivating ingenuity—and humility—in an increasingly complex world.
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Leading Lights
April 02, 2010
Aligning economic value with currently unpriced things—in nature and society—could be the ticket to global sustainability.
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Long Time Coming
March 26, 2010
The story of one of history's most infamous math problems illustrates the difficulties facing congress in the wake of healthcare reform.
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Embracing the Anthropocene
March 19, 2010
The Earth has entered a new geological period in which human influence dominates the state of the planet, compounding uncertainty about the future.
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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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Press Gang
March 05, 2010
With New York City about to let bloggers qualify for press passes, a look at what breaking down the walls between old and new media means for science reporting.
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Star Crossed
February 05, 2010
With the announcement of the new budget, the Constellation program’s loss is many other agencies' gain. Meanwhile, Iran sends some critters into orbit.
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Spotlight on Science Diplomacy
January 19, 2010
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband recently made the case for research as a political bridge. How the UK is building a foundation for a new kind of international policy.
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