Tag: Scientific research
With federal funding for science on the decline, what’s the role...
David R. Johnson, University of Nevada, Reno
What is the place of a profit motive in the production of knowledge at public universities?
The Trump administration’s...
Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about...
Kevin Elliott, Michigan State University
Scientists these days face a conundrum. As Americans are buffeted by accounts of fake news, alternative facts and deceptive social...
How fair is it for just three people to receive the...
Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University
The Nobel Foundation statutes decree that “in no case” can a Nobel Prize be divided between more than three...
Defining dual-use research: When scientific advances can both help and hurt...
Nicholas G. Evans, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Aerin Commins, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Scientific research can change our lives for the better, but it...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
