Lisa Margonelli Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/byline/lisa-margonelli/ The best minds on the most important topics. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:37:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Lisa Margonelli Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/byline/lisa-margonelli/ 32 32 Innovation’s Hidden Scaffolds https://issues.org/innovation-hidden-scaffolds-margonelli/ https://issues.org/innovation-hidden-scaffolds-margonelli/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46468 Call it the Vannevar Index: The greater the pressure on the scientific enterprise, the more one hears about Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s science advisor. The New York Times has mentioned Vannevar Bush… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/innovation-hidden-scaffolds-margonelli/feed/ 0 What Does a Cormorant Feel? https://issues.org/brandon-keim-animal-personhood-cormorants/ https://issues.org/brandon-keim-animal-personhood-cormorants/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:43:16 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46405 Brandon Keim discusses animal personhood, movements around animal representation, and cormorants—one named Cosmos in particular.

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]]> https://issues.org/brandon-keim-animal-personhood-cormorants/feed/ 0 Taylor Spicer Empowers Scientists and Engineers to Engage Locally https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/ https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:22:25 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45854 Taylor Spicer, executive director of Engineers and Scientists Acting Locally, shares how her organization helps scientists and engineers get involved in local policy.

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]]> https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/feed/ 0 Who Owns Science? https://issues.org/who-owns-science-margonelli/ https://issues.org/who-owns-science-margonelli/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45602 Why has the public not shown much outrage at—or even interest in—the dismantling of the national research project that they’ve been bankrolling for the past 75 years?

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]]> https://issues.org/who-owns-science-margonelli/feed/ 0 Searching for a New Protopia https://issues.org/searching-new-protopia-margonelli/ https://issues.org/searching-new-protopia-margonelli/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44629 As scientists and government officials reinvent science politics and policies for a new era, the country will need to tell a new story about its future.

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]]> https://issues.org/searching-new-protopia-margonelli/feed/ 0 Reindeer! https://issues.org/reindeer/ https://issues.org/reindeer/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44484 In Alaska, reindeer are much more real than the fantasy animals that pull Santa’s sleigh. Introduced to Alaska from Siberia by the US government in the 1890s, reindeer were part of a… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/reindeer/feed/ 0 The Future of Scientist-Bureaucrats https://issues.org/news/aviles-national-cancer-institute-scientist-bureaucrats/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:08:27 +0000 https://issues.org/?post_type=news&p=44412 Every new administration brings with it a churn of new priorities and new personnel throughout the executive branch. This generally happens above the steady work of federal employees keeping government agencies and… Read More

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]]> Including Workers in Technology Development https://issues.org/news/including-workers-tech-ai-development-ballantyne-forlizzi-weise/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:50:05 +0000 https://issues.org/?post_type=news&p=44315 Over the past several years, high-profile unionization efforts have succeeded in workplaces including Starbucks and Amazon. Labor unions have won or negotiated new contracts with auto manufacturers, Hollywood studios, UPS, and, most… Read More

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]]> The Hidden Engineering That Makes New York Tick https://issues.org/hidden-engineering-makes-new-york-tick/ https://issues.org/hidden-engineering-makes-new-york-tick/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44219 New York City is the perfect place to understand the importance of modern engineering, but the most valuable lessons won’t be found at the Empire State Building or in Central Park. To… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/hidden-engineering-makes-new-york-tick/feed/ 0 Pulling New Energy Technologies Into the Market https://issues.org/news/pulling-new-energy-technology-into-market-hart/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:00:10 +0000 https://issues.org/?post_type=news&p=44201 In the next congressional session, Republicans will hold slim majorities in both the House and Senate. As they seek to advance their legislative priorities, energy policies will be high on the list.… Read More

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