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Coordinating Against Disease

Issues — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

I support Anh Loan Diep’s call in “Finding My Future Beyond the Bench” (Issues, Fall 2022) for greater communication between researchers and the public. Diep began their undergraduate research studies… Read More

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Revisiting the Wireless Body

Issues — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Though the notion of a “wireless body” is often presented as a recent concern in the age of electronic medical records, or pandemic-era telemedicine, Jeremy Greene shows us that this fantasy has… Read More

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How much chemical disorder …

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

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Mischievous Maritime Art

Jay Lloyd — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:20:12 +0000

Duke Riley, Nos. 50-P, 74-P, 10, 70, 112, and 106 of The Poly S. Tyrene Memorial Maritime Museum, 2020. Salvaged, painted plastic. Courtesy of the artist. © Duke Riley. (Photo:… Read More

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Can CHIPS and Science Achieve Its Potential?

Issues — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Amid rising concerns over the United States’ capacity to innovate and address large-scale societal challenges, the CHIPS and Science Act represents a positive and well-timed achievement for legislators and their staff. As… Read More

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The Art and Ethics of Model Selection

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:34:36 +0000

Biomedicine is credited with many achievements, including the increased longevity and enhanced quality of life of those of us fortunate enough to live in the early twenty-first century. In the context of… Read More

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The Urgent Need for Carbon Dioxide Removal

Issues — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Carbon dioxide removal, or CDR, has emerged as a key climate mitigation activity to limit global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius. In 2022, the rise in global temperature reached… Read More

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Change and Continuity in US Export Control Policy

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The question of instituting new export controls, usually only of interest to specialists, has taken center stage in the current tensions between the United States and China. The Biden administration’s new high-technology… Read More

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Public Service Data

Jay Lloyd — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

In my job, I witness firsthand how the tools of data science and artificial intelligence can transform social approaches to human challenges. And I agree with Julia Lane’s vision, eloquently presented in… Read More

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Missouri Lawmakers and Science

Issues — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000

In “How Missouri’s Legislators Got Their ‘Science Notes’” (Issues, Fall 2022), Brittany N. Whitley and Rachel K. Owen examine the value and challenges of bringing scientific information into the vast… Read More

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