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From the Hill – Spring 2007

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Bush 2008 budget: More bad news for R&D
On February 5, President Bush released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2008, just as the new Democratic majority in Congress was racing to… Read More

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Science’s Social Effects

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In 2001, the National Science Foundation (NSF) told scientists that if their grant proposals failed to address the connection between their research and its broader effects on society, the proposals would be… Read More

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Emerging Economies Coming on Strong

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The Council on Competitiveness released its flagship publication, Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands, last November. While the United States remains the global economic leader, the Index makes the case that its… Read More

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India’s Growth Path: Steady but not Straight

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By almost any reckoning, the Indian economy is booming. This year, Indian officials revised their estimated economic growth for 2006 from 8% to 9.3%. This growth has been sustained over the past… Read More

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Where the Engineers Are

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Although there is widespread concern in the United States about the growing technological capacity of India and China, the nation actually has little reliable information about the future engineering workforce in these… Read More

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China’s Drive Toward Innovation

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China’s president, Hu Jintao, has said that his country must give priority to independent innovation in science and technology to enable China to be at the forefront of scientific and technological development.… Read More

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Promoting Low-Carbon Electricity Production

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The electric power industry is the single largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the United States, accounting for 40% of CO₂ emissions in 2006, up from 36% in 1990 and 25%… Read More

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Archives – Spring 2007

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BILLY COLBERT, Their First Taste of the Strange Fruit, Mixed media on photograph, 70 x 50 inches, 2001.
Their First Taste of the Strange Fruit
Billy Colbert’s work can be described… Read More

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It’s the Neurons, Stupid; Or Is It?

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Neuroscience is rapidly coming to dominate psychology. Its high-tech exploration of the relationship between behavior and the physical characteristics of the brain is the polar opposite of “bubbe” psychology: the commonsense notion … Read More

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Regulatory tool

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Among legal scholars, views about the value of cost-benefit analysis in government regulation range from rampant enthusiasm to outright rejection. Law professors Mathew D. Adler (University of Pennsylvania) and Eric A. Posner… Read More

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