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How Convention Centers Are Killing Academic Culture
Setting annual meetings in massive convention centers, plus the cumulative effect of well-intentioned policies for promoting young academics, have...
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The Right Policies Can Fill the Gender Gap in Science
Across the world, many women drop out of — or never enter — work in the ‘knowledge society’, even...
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Why Seeing Is Believing – Usually – When It Comes to Climate Change
Political leaders haven’t moved on global warming because they’re not feeling widespread public pressure to do so. And the...
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5 Charts About Climate Change That Should Have You Very, Very Worried
Two major organizations released climate change reports this month warning of doom and gloom if we stick to our...
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To Make Better Decisions in Education, Break Some Boundaries
The persistent economic problems facing higher education these days make it evident that the financial models of most institutions...
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U.S. House Set to Vote Again on STEM Visa Bill
For a second time in as many months, U.S. House Republicans will try to win approval of legislation to...
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Scientists See Promise in Deep-Learning Programs
Using an artificial intelligence technique inspired by theories about how the brain recognizes patterns, technology companies are reporting startling...
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To Teach Evolution, You Have to Understand Creationists
If we hope to understand creationism, we need to abandon the trope that only the ignorant can oppose mainstream...
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With Economy Trumping Emissions, Obama Plans Climate Education Push
From Andrew Revkin’s Dot Earth blog at the New York Times: President Obama’s first long discussion of human-driven global...
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Goals for Science in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The UN Secretary-General’s high-level panel on life after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) — the Post-2015 Development Agenda —...