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Most Americans Do Trust Scientists and Science-based Policy-Making – Freaking Out About the Minority Who Don’t Isn’t Helpful
Over three-quarters of U.S. adults say they think scientists act in the public interest.
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Why are there so many tributes to Ash Carter on my Facebook page?
Steve Kelman considers the impact of a colleague.
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A national digital strategy for transforming government
It’s time to rethink the focus on customer experience to reimagine government operations from the ground up
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(More) Clarity in the Clouds – What’s Needed to Secure Multi-Cloud Environments
Every cloud provider has its own architecture, security model and service.
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AI is Changing Scientists’ Understanding of Language Learning – And Raising Questions About an Innate Grammar
Is living in a language-rich world enough to teach a child grammatical language?
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4 Steps to Create a Citizen-Centric Government with Trusted Data
Public expectations have put pressure on agencies to deliver experiences that are equal to or better than those offered by the private sector.
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Signatures of Alien Technology Could Be How Humanity First Finds Extraterrestrial Life
Astronomers have been looking for radio waves sent by a distant civilization for more than 60 years.
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Quantity vs. quality in cyber legislation
Congress has a problem of too many cooks in the cybersecurity kitchen.
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Getting to ‘Net-zero’ Emissions: How Energy Leaders Envision Countering Climate Change in the Future
Here's what officials aim to do, so far.
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The future of federal telework demands secure remote access
It's now clear that the shift to remote work wasn't merely an outgrowth of the pandemic, but a significant and permanent change to how our federal government functions, and network security strategies must pivot to accommodate the change.
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Exoskeleton Boot Steps Into the Real World Without a Tether
The exoskeleton makes use of machine learning to provide personalized thrust.
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Russia-Ukraine War Could Spike Global Food Insecurity, Emissions
A chain reaction could be calamitous for the globe.
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Team Makes Rare, Natural Cancer-Fighting Compound in the Lab
The compound is now in human clinical trials.
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Nobel-winning Quantum Weirdness Undergirds an Emerging High-tech Industry, Promising Better Ways of Encrypting Communications and Imaging Your Body
Welcome to the world of quantum computing.
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Genetically Engineered Bacteria Make Living Materials for Self-repairing Walls and Cleaning up Pollution
Bacteria have some new emerging uses.
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My COVID – and a thank you to our scientists and our government
Steve Kelman says he owes a debt of gratitude for a relatively mild encounter with the coronavirus.
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What is Quantum Entanglement? A Physicist Explains the Science of Einstein’s ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’
It isn't easy to explain or comprehend.
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I Was a Presidential Science Adviser – Here Are the Many Challenges Arati Prabhakar Faces as She Takes Over President Biden’s Science Policy Office
The director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy plays a critical role in achieving the president’s science goals. Facilitating cooperation among the dozens of research agencies is key.
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