Science and Society | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/sciences-publics-politics/ The best minds on the most important topics. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:37:10 +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 Science and Society | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/sciences-publics-politics/ 32 32 How to Catalyze a Safer and More Sustainable Chemical Industry https://issues.org/safer-sustainable-chemistry-industry-turner-tickner-jacobs/ https://issues.org/safer-sustainable-chemistry-industry-turner-tickner-jacobs/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46434 The chemical industry’s last century is a story of highs and lows—both provide lessons that can be used to design its future.

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]]> https://issues.org/safer-sustainable-chemistry-industry-turner-tickner-jacobs/feed/ 0 It’s Time for Universities to Redesign Their 75-Year-Old Contract https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/ https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46466 American research universities have unleashed an age of massive technical innovation—but they’ve failed to innovate their own designs to meet the changing needs of society.

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]]> https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/feed/ 1 “R&D” Means Something Different on Capitol Hill https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/ https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45570 Scientists need to learn how information flows to congressional staffers—and the crucial role they play in setting policy.

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]]> https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/feed/ 0 Supplying State Legislatures With Scientific Expertise https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/ https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45573 A national network of state-based science and technology policy fellows can strengthen the exchange of information between scientists and policymakers.

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]]> https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/feed/ 0 15 Years of California’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/ https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:54:03 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45575 Lessons from a thriving Sacramento-based program can help similar initiatives improve decisionmaking across the nation.

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]]> https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/feed/ 0 Who’s Afraid to Share Science in Their Listserv? https://issues.org/trust-in-science-lake-garner/ https://issues.org/trust-in-science-lake-garner/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45585 An interview with Democratic pollsters on the chicken-and-egg challenges of keeping science in neutral political territory.

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]]> https://issues.org/trust-in-science-lake-garner/feed/ 0 The Strange New Politics of Science https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/ https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45587 The polarization of trust in science is a complex phenomenon shaped by—and increasingly also shaping—American political identities.

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]]> https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/feed/ 0 When Nuance Is the Enemy https://issues.org/science-communication-crisis-review-nelson/ https://issues.org/science-communication-crisis-review-nelson/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44585 How can scientists communicate effectively during a crisis—a moment when attitudes toward science shift from lukewarm interest to a demand for immediate answers?

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]]> https://issues.org/science-communication-crisis-review-nelson/feed/ 0 Nurturing Deeper Ways of Knowing in Science https://issues.org/deeper-ways-knowing-science-carbajo/ https://issues.org/deeper-ways-knowing-science-carbajo/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:47 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44599 Efforts to diversify representation in science and engineering require initiatives that increase diversity of thought as well.

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]]> https://issues.org/deeper-ways-knowing-science-carbajo/feed/ 0 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Misinformation? https://issues.org/misinformation-problem-address-podcast/ https://issues.org/misinformation-problem-address-podcast/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:23:25 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44954 Vaccines, oil spills, genetic engineering, and stem cells—anywhere there’s science, there’s also misinformation. It muddies our ability to make good decisions, ranging from far-reaching ones like creating policy to simple ones like… Read More

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