Forum Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/section/forum/ The best minds on the most important topics. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:47:06 +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 Forum Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/section/forum/ 32 32 Google “Toaster Laser” https://issues.org/google-toaster-laser/ https://issues.org/google-toaster-laser/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46782 If all research and technology are dual use, how does one regulate and control access to potentially dangerous technologies?

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]]> https://issues.org/google-toaster-laser/feed/ 0 The Fragility of Doing Good https://issues.org/research-proposals-meyer-michelson-forum/ https://issues.org/research-proposals-meyer-michelson-forum/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46711 The current environment for both philanthropic funding and nonprofit work may make it difficult to enact institutional changes.

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]]> https://issues.org/research-proposals-meyer-michelson-forum/feed/ 0 Being a Good Mentor https://issues.org/inclusive-science-mentors-asai-forum/ https://issues.org/inclusive-science-mentors-asai-forum/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46629 Mentorship is a powerful tool in accelerating the development and careers of all scientists.

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]]> https://issues.org/inclusive-science-mentors-asai-forum/feed/ 0 What Can Science Philanthropy Do? https://issues.org/science-philanthropy-conn-cowhey-martin-zivin-forum/ https://issues.org/science-philanthropy-conn-cowhey-martin-zivin-forum/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46588 With federal funding of science in disarray, philanthropy may become an even more important supporter of scientific research.

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]]> https://issues.org/science-philanthropy-conn-cowhey-martin-zivin-forum/feed/ 0 Fixing a Dysfunctional Food System https://issues.org/dysfunctional-food-system-schmidt-hagenaars-forum/ https://issues.org/dysfunctional-food-system-schmidt-hagenaars-forum/#respond Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46533 In “The Ozempic Era Could Shift Blame for Obesity From Individuals to Commercial Food Systems” (Issues, Spring 2025), Laura A. Schmidt and Luc L. Hagenaars argue that GLP-1 drugs might… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/dysfunctional-food-system-schmidt-hagenaars-forum/feed/ 0 If Your Snark Be a Boojum https://issues.org/snark-boojum-science-politics-mills-st-clair-lake-garner-forum/ https://issues.org/snark-boojum-science-politics-mills-st-clair-lake-garner-forum/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46480 Readers respond to “The Strange New Politics of Science” by M. Anthony Mills and Price St. Clair.

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]]> https://issues.org/behavior-trust-in-science-lake-garner-forum/feed/ 0 Science By Those Who Made It Happen https://issues.org/science-biographies-storytelling-ratakar-forum/ https://issues.org/science-biographies-storytelling-ratakar-forum/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46376 Listeners respond to “Using Storytelling to Investigate Scientific Questions” (May 6, 2025) a podcast conversation with Arula Ratnakar and Mia Armstrong-López.

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]]> https://issues.org/science-biographies-storytelling-ratakar-forum/feed/ 1 Sea Level Rise Affects Coastal Access https://issues.org/sea-level-rise-public-trust-access-hardenberg-forum/ https://issues.org/sea-level-rise-public-trust-access-hardenberg-forum/#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46321 The fate of the so-called public trust lands along America’s saltwater coasts cries out for more study.

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