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A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
A brief introduction: We’re a digital and print opinion journal published by @nationalacademies.org and Arizona State University. We provide a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, technology, and society. 1/ issues.org
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How does social media distort our understanding of what the public thinks? Join us on November 13 for the 2025 #DavidLecture with Jay Van Bavel, PhD about how technology and psychology interact to create a funhouse mirror version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/uaPk50XiyHF
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How does social media distort our understanding of what the public thinks? Join us on November 13 for the 2025 #DavidLecture with Jay Van Bavel, PhD about how technology and psychology interact to create a funhouse mirror version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/uaPk50XiyHF
In 2005, the Panda Trial held that intelligent design cannot be taught in science classrooms. 20 years later, @monyab.bsky.social revisits the trial and the people involved, finding insights into conflicts around community, religion, science, and education. Read the story: issues.org/science-curr...
Of Pandas and Science Curricula
Twenty years ago, a landmark court case held that intelligent design cannot be taught in science classrooms. What lessons does it offer for conflicts in education?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In 2005, the Panda Trial held that intelligent design cannot be taught in science classrooms. 20 years later, @monyab.bsky.social revisits the trial and the people involved, finding insights into conflicts around community, religion, science, and education. Read the story: issues.org/science-curr...
Our new #FutureTenseFiction story is here! “Coser y Cantar” by Gabriela Damián Miravete, translated by Will Vanderhyden, explores fast fashion, AI, and corporate accountability. Read it here: issues.org/futuretensef... #speculativefiction
Coser y Cantar | Future Tense Fiction
Gabriela Damián Miravete’s Future Tense Fiction story explores labor, fast fashion, and the textile industry.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our new #FutureTenseFiction story is here! “Coser y Cantar” by Gabriela Damián Miravete, translated by Will Vanderhyden, explores fast fashion, AI, and corporate accountability. Read it here: issues.org/futuretensef... #speculativefiction
“There is no question that oversight of high-consequence biological research is needed. But what kind, and how much?”
David Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency: issues.org/biosecurity-... #biosafety #biosecurity
David Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency: issues.org/biosecurity-... #biosafety #biosecurity
Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
David R. Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency to deal with evolving biosecurity threats.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“There is no question that oversight of high-consequence biological research is needed. But what kind, and how much?”
David Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency: issues.org/biosecurity-... #biosafety #biosecurity
David Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency: issues.org/biosecurity-... #biosafety #biosecurity
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My opinion on the decline of our national pandemic preparedness and risks to biosecurity in @issuesinst.bsky.social @nationalacademies.org
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October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My opinion on the decline of our national pandemic preparedness and risks to biosecurity in @issuesinst.bsky.social @nationalacademies.org
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Great new article by David Gillum in @issuesinst.bsky.social
Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
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Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
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Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
David R. Gillum makes the case for a National Biosafety and Biosecurity Agency to deal with evolving biosecurity threats.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Great new article by David Gillum in @issuesinst.bsky.social
Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
issues.org/biosecurity-...
Better Biosecurity for the Bioeconomy
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NEW EPISODE DAY! In this edition of NOT NOW BUT SOON, I talk to my friend Nasir Andisha, ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, where he represents the people—not the current government—of a country that has been navigating disaster for decades.
Not Now, But Soon: Losing Your Country
Nasir Andisha, Afghan ambassador to the UN, shares the story of what it’s like to lose his nation, but continue to advocate for its people.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW EPISODE DAY! In this edition of NOT NOW BUT SOON, I talk to my friend Nasir Andisha, ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, where he represents the people—not the current government—of a country that has been navigating disaster for decades.
“Examples of chatbots promoting antisocial behavior, violence, and self-harm have multiplied across platforms since large language models came into wide usage,” @jbbranch.bsky.social writes. Read his piece on regulatory pathways for enforcing AI safety standards: issues.org/ai-companion...
AI Companions Are Not Your Teen’s Friend
Despite broad agreement that teens should be protected from threats posed by AI companions, federal regulation is dangerously limited.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Examples of chatbots promoting antisocial behavior, violence, and self-harm have multiplied across platforms since large language models came into wide usage,” @jbbranch.bsky.social writes. Read his piece on regulatory pathways for enforcing AI safety standards: issues.org/ai-companion...
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A new article in Issues in Science and Technology explores a new directive to build a #nuclear reactor on the Moon, why past U.S. #SpaceNuclear programs have failed, and what is needed to ensure that this time is different.
Read: https://ow.ly/PqjR50XhOTm
Read: https://ow.ly/PqjR50XhOTm
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A new article in Issues in Science and Technology explores a new directive to build a #nuclear reactor on the Moon, why past U.S. #SpaceNuclear programs have failed, and what is needed to ensure that this time is different.
Read: https://ow.ly/PqjR50XhOTm
Read: https://ow.ly/PqjR50XhOTm
The much-discussed “social contract” between science and the federal government, once described by physicist Harvey Brooks as “free of strings,” is now “clearly defunct,” @lisamargonelli.bsky.social writes in her Editor’s Journal for the Fall ISSUES. issues.org/science-soci...
No Longer Free of Strings
Federally funded science now comes with strings attached—scientists must understand what happened before they can respond.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The much-discussed “social contract” between science and the federal government, once described by physicist Harvey Brooks as “free of strings,” is now “clearly defunct,” @lisamargonelli.bsky.social writes in her Editor’s Journal for the Fall ISSUES. issues.org/science-soci...
The story of how, in three months, 10 research organizations developed a new model for funding indirect costs—and of a $26 slice of carrot cake—as told by Kelvin Droegemeier, Barbara Snyder, @scipolguy.bsky.social, Nancy Andrews, Willie May, Kurt Marek, & Farin Kamangar: issues.org/indirect-cos...
Three Months on the Way to FAIR
When NIH announced caps on indirect costs, the Joint Associations Group (JAG) developed a new FAIR model for handling F&A costs.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The story of how, in three months, 10 research organizations developed a new model for funding indirect costs—and of a $26 slice of carrot cake—as told by Kelvin Droegemeier, Barbara Snyder, @scipolguy.bsky.social, Nancy Andrews, Willie May, Kurt Marek, & Farin Kamangar: issues.org/indirect-cos...
What does it take to identify critical science & tech capability gaps—and then build organizations dedicated to addressing them?
@adammarblestone.bsky.social, @anastasiag.bsky.social, Mary Wang, & @josephfridman.bsky.social on creating @convergentresearch.bsky.social: issues.org/focused-rese...
@adammarblestone.bsky.social, @anastasiag.bsky.social, Mary Wang, & @josephfridman.bsky.social on creating @convergentresearch.bsky.social: issues.org/focused-rese...
Field Notes on Moving Focused Research Organizations Forward
Lessons from four years of building a new kind of focused scientific organization to create fundamental technologies and accelerate discovery.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What does it take to identify critical science & tech capability gaps—and then build organizations dedicated to addressing them?
@adammarblestone.bsky.social, @anastasiag.bsky.social, Mary Wang, & @josephfridman.bsky.social on creating @convergentresearch.bsky.social: issues.org/focused-rese...
@adammarblestone.bsky.social, @anastasiag.bsky.social, Mary Wang, & @josephfridman.bsky.social on creating @convergentresearch.bsky.social: issues.org/focused-rese...
“History shows that when it comes to space nuclear power, the United States is far better at setting goals than seeing them through.”
@b-lal.bsky.social and Roger Meyers on what it will actually take to get a high-powered nuclear reactor working on the Moon by 2030: issues.org/space-nuclea...
@b-lal.bsky.social and Roger Meyers on what it will actually take to get a high-powered nuclear reactor working on the Moon by 2030: issues.org/space-nuclea...
A Strategy for Building Space Nuclear Systems That Fly
Bhavya Lal and Roger M. Myers assess what it will take for NASA to design, build, and deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“History shows that when it comes to space nuclear power, the United States is far better at setting goals than seeing them through.”
@b-lal.bsky.social and Roger Meyers on what it will actually take to get a high-powered nuclear reactor working on the Moon by 2030: issues.org/space-nuclea...
@b-lal.bsky.social and Roger Meyers on what it will actually take to get a high-powered nuclear reactor working on the Moon by 2030: issues.org/space-nuclea...
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Also see Max's new #SciPol piece in @issuesinst.bsky.social on improving cannabis analytics, health, and safety in the United States: issues.org/coordinated-... 🧪
A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety
The United States urgently needs a coordinated approach to regulating cannabis use that prioritizes product safety and patient well-being.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Also see Max's new #SciPol piece in @issuesinst.bsky.social on improving cannabis analytics, health, and safety in the United States: issues.org/coordinated-... 🧪
The disconnect between federal and state regulation of cannabis has far-reaching consequences, Symone T. Griffith, Marisa L. Kreider, & @leung-lab.bsky.social write—for the cannabis industry, product safety, scientific research, and the health and safety of patients. issues.org/coordinated-...
A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety
The United States urgently needs a coordinated approach to regulating cannabis use that prioritizes product safety and patient well-being.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The disconnect between federal and state regulation of cannabis has far-reaching consequences, Symone T. Griffith, Marisa L. Kreider, & @leung-lab.bsky.social write—for the cannabis industry, product safety, scientific research, and the health and safety of patients. issues.org/coordinated-...
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It was a pleasure working with Symone Griffith (ASU Presidential Scholar & Ph.D. student in @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social) and Marisa Kreider, Ph.D. (Stantec) in an article, "A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety" (doi.org/10.58875/NLN...) 🌿 🔬 🧑🔬 🎓 🧵 1/3
October 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It was a pleasure working with Symone Griffith (ASU Presidential Scholar & Ph.D. student in @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social) and Marisa Kreider, Ph.D. (Stantec) in an article, "A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety" (doi.org/10.58875/NLN...) 🌿 🔬 🧑🔬 🎓 🧵 1/3
“Rather than saying, as we have traditionally, that engineering is only for people who are good at math and science... It should be more like: ‘Who’s interested in helping invent new things that will solve problems for people?’”
—Tsu-Jae Liu, @nationalacademies.org issues.org/engineering-...
—Tsu-Jae Liu, @nationalacademies.org issues.org/engineering-...
“The Ability to Produce Is Just as Important as the Ability to Innovate.”
National Academy of Engineering president Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the United States translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Rather than saying, as we have traditionally, that engineering is only for people who are good at math and science... It should be more like: ‘Who’s interested in helping invent new things that will solve problems for people?’”
—Tsu-Jae Liu, @nationalacademies.org issues.org/engineering-...
—Tsu-Jae Liu, @nationalacademies.org issues.org/engineering-...
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“The ability to produce is just as important as the ability to innovate.”
In a new interview for Issues in Science and Technology, Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the U.S. translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.
Read: https://ow.ly/HxQM50X6tK8
In a new interview for Issues in Science and Technology, Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the U.S. translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.
Read: https://ow.ly/HxQM50X6tK8
October 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“The ability to produce is just as important as the ability to innovate.”
In a new interview for Issues in Science and Technology, Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the U.S. translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.
Read: https://ow.ly/HxQM50X6tK8
In a new interview for Issues in Science and Technology, Tsu-Jae Liu discusses how engineers can help the U.S. translate new ideas into practical benefits for the nation.
Read: https://ow.ly/HxQM50X6tK8
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Listen to the latest episode of my new @issuesinst.bsky.social podcast, NOT NOW BUT SOON, in which I talk to @thinink.bsky.social about global food systems, the authoritarian takeover of Myanmar, and other disasters. Search "The Ongoing Transformation" wherever you get your podcasts!
Not Now, But Soon: The Food System is Rigged
Thin Lei Win discusses growing up in Myanmar, and how that has shaped how she sees the intersection between food, climate, and disasters.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Listen to the latest episode of my new @issuesinst.bsky.social podcast, NOT NOW BUT SOON, in which I talk to @thinink.bsky.social about global food systems, the authoritarian takeover of Myanmar, and other disasters. Search "The Ongoing Transformation" wherever you get your podcasts!
Introducing our new podcast miniseries: “Not Now, But Soon”!
In the first episode, @boriscrito.bsky.social talks with host @older.bsky.social about his academic life researching data centers, his #speculativefiction life, & how those worlds collide in his book SOLIDEZ. issues.org/hurricane-of...
In the first episode, @boriscrito.bsky.social talks with host @older.bsky.social about his academic life researching data centers, his #speculativefiction life, & how those worlds collide in his book SOLIDEZ. issues.org/hurricane-of...
September 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Introducing our new podcast miniseries: “Not Now, But Soon”!
In the first episode, @boriscrito.bsky.social talks with host @older.bsky.social about his academic life researching data centers, his #speculativefiction life, & how those worlds collide in his book SOLIDEZ. issues.org/hurricane-of...
In the first episode, @boriscrito.bsky.social talks with host @older.bsky.social about his academic life researching data centers, his #speculativefiction life, & how those worlds collide in his book SOLIDEZ. issues.org/hurricane-of...
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@older.bsky.social invited me on her podcast mini-series to talk about disaster. It's rare that I get a chance to bring my research on the environmental impact of computing, AI, data centers into conversation with my speculative fiction - especially when it comes to Puerto Rico. #datacenters 🌀🚀✍️
The 1st episode of the new pod-miniseries I'm hosting at @issuesinst.bsky.social is out now! I talk with spec-fic writer & anthropologist of tech @boriscrito.bsky.social about the slow disaster of data centers, the rapid disasters of hurricanes in the Caribbean, & the ways we envision the future:
Not Now, But Soon: A Hurricane of Data
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September 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
@older.bsky.social invited me on her podcast mini-series to talk about disaster. It's rare that I get a chance to bring my research on the environmental impact of computing, AI, data centers into conversation with my speculative fiction - especially when it comes to Puerto Rico. #datacenters 🌀🚀✍️
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The 1st episode of the new pod-miniseries I'm hosting at
@issuesinst.bsky.social is out now! I talk with spec-fic writer & anthropologist of tech @boriscrito.bsky.social about the slow disaster of data centers, the rapid disasters of hurricanes in the Caribbean & the ways we envision the future:
@issuesinst.bsky.social is out now! I talk with spec-fic writer & anthropologist of tech @boriscrito.bsky.social about the slow disaster of data centers, the rapid disasters of hurricanes in the Caribbean & the ways we envision the future:
Not Now, But Soon: A Hurricane of Data
Steven Gonzalez compares the sudden devastation of hurricanes with the overlooked disasters tied to supporting our internet infrastructure.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The 1st episode of the new pod-miniseries I'm hosting at
@issuesinst.bsky.social is out now! I talk with spec-fic writer & anthropologist of tech @boriscrito.bsky.social about the slow disaster of data centers, the rapid disasters of hurricanes in the Caribbean & the ways we envision the future:
@issuesinst.bsky.social is out now! I talk with spec-fic writer & anthropologist of tech @boriscrito.bsky.social about the slow disaster of data centers, the rapid disasters of hurricanes in the Caribbean & the ways we envision the future:
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Not Now, But Soon — a new miniseries from @IssuesInST.bsky.social — will challenge the stories we often tell about #disasters and explore how we can use #SpeculativeFiction to create better futures and policies.
Learn more and tune in for the September 16 premiere: buff.ly/SDqyE38
Learn more and tune in for the September 16 premiere: buff.ly/SDqyE38
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Not Now, But Soon — a new miniseries from @IssuesInST.bsky.social — will challenge the stories we often tell about #disasters and explore how we can use #SpeculativeFiction to create better futures and policies.
Learn more and tune in for the September 16 premiere: buff.ly/SDqyE38
Learn more and tune in for the September 16 premiere: buff.ly/SDqyE38
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"In a #PublicHealth system that is outdated and reactive, Americans are left vulnerable to the next outbreak."
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks can teach us how better prevent the next #pandemic.
Learn more from @IssuesInST.bsky.social: buff.ly/BpB6bcm
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks can teach us how better prevent the next #pandemic.
Learn more from @IssuesInST.bsky.social: buff.ly/BpB6bcm
September 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"In a #PublicHealth system that is outdated and reactive, Americans are left vulnerable to the next outbreak."
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks can teach us how better prevent the next #pandemic.
Learn more from @IssuesInST.bsky.social: buff.ly/BpB6bcm
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks can teach us how better prevent the next #pandemic.
Learn more from @IssuesInST.bsky.social: buff.ly/BpB6bcm
In our Forum section, @stebbins.bsky.social responds to @stuartbuck.bsky.social &
@csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy’s piece on unfunded grant applications. Read the discussion:
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@csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy’s piece on unfunded grant applications. Read the discussion:
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Learning From Grant Applications
Should all applications to federal research grants—funded and unfunded—be openly accessible to the public? Readers discuss.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In our Forum section, @stebbins.bsky.social responds to @stuartbuck.bsky.social &
@csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy’s piece on unfunded grant applications. Read the discussion:
issues.org/learning-fro...
@csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy’s piece on unfunded grant applications. Read the discussion:
issues.org/learning-fro...