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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What can exploration of the universe’s extremities teach us about home and ourselves? On this episode, host J. D. Talasek is joined by Richelle Ellis, a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans the ...

We appreciate the perspectives on the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs shared by Gail Cohen, Maryann Feldman, and Scott Stern in “Nurturing ...

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, ...

Social media is distorting our sense of public opinion. In the early days of social media, many were optimistic about the impact of this new technology. From the Arab Spring to the ice bucket ...