Program managers, spread across the science agencies, have become an essential part of the engine of successful scientific ...

Policymakers must rewrite science’s Cold War-era social contract by being honest about who benefits from R&D and achieving ...

Understanding how CERN has made its work credible can help Europe build trustworthy infrastructure for artificial ...

The artist’s fascination with flight extended to questions of ingenuity, freedom, technological progress, and the ...

I have spent considerable time with military leaders discussing some hard questions about artificial intelligence: How will it change the way wars are fought? The way weapons are used? Or, very ...

Amid rapid changes in the science policy landscape, Open Editorial Meetings are informal webinars enabling collaborative dialogue in the Issues community. To encourage open discussion, they are not ...

Nearly 80 years ago, a report appeared on President Harry Truman’s desk requesting a 1,400% increase in federal funding for educational institutions, arguing for “free exercise of initiative” rather ...

DeRionne Pollard, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, makes the case for community colleges as essential institutions that help individuals prosper, anchor civic life, ...

In “Escaping AI’s Measurement Trap” (Issues, Summer 2026), Urs Gasser, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Fabienne Marco make a compelling case that governance of artificial intelligence faces a problem.

A new publication aims to train young scientists to act responsibly and ethically, be good stewards of public funding and trust, and navigate the broader responsibilities that come with being a ...