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How Donald Trump Crippled U.S. Technology and Science Policy

How Donald Trump Crippled U.S. Technology and Science Policy

As he cuts federal research and targets immigration, Trump has neglected and marginalized the White House’s own team of experts.

How a Browser Extension Could Shake Up Academic Publishing

How a Browser Extension Could Shake Up Academic Publishing

Creators of a free tool that locates open-access versions of research articles are hoping to make scholarly publishers rethink their business models.

A Laboratory CEO on Science Funding, Open Access Publishing, and the Future of Genetics

A Laboratory CEO on Science Funding, Open Access Publishing, and the Future of Genetics

Bruce Stillman, president of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, sat down with STAT to share his thoughts on everything from research funding to President Trump.

Are Blockchain Applications Guided by Adequate Social Values?

Are Blockchain Applications Guided by Adequate Social Values?

Are we ready to give up traditional financial and governance control in favour of decentralised blockchain applications harbouring greater transparency?

How the GOP Could Use Science’s Reform Movement Against It

How the GOP Could Use Science’s Reform Movement Against It

The principles of openness, transparency, and reproducibility might be weaponized to defund and deny research.

Why President Trump Needs to Finally Name a Science Advisor

Why President Trump Needs to Finally Name a Science Advisor

Science and technology are so central to the economy, defense, and other top-tier issues that President Trump should appoint a science advisor soon.

Funding Furore Shows the Need to Experiment with Peer Review

Funding Furore Shows the Need to Experiment with Peer Review

Canada’s experience with virtual panels shows that the status quo should be challenged, not accepted unthinkingly.

Science for Life

Science for Life

The recent election cycle has made it abundantly clear to most scientists that a large fraction of adults in the United States are surprisingly susceptible to illogical arguments designed to fool them.

As Marches Approach, Science Advocates Warn Universities to Prepare for Backlash

As Marches Approach, Science Advocates Warn Universities to Prepare for Backlash

As a young professor 25 years ago, Lisa J. Graumlich awoke to a career success: Her work studying tree-ring patterns to reconstruct 1,000 years of global climate history had just become headline news...

Following the Success of the Learning Technologist, Is It Time for a Research Equivalent?

Following the Success of the Learning Technologist, Is It Time for a Research Equivalent?

With so many scholarly communications tools and technologies now available, how do academics decide which are most appropriate for their research?

The Trump Administration's Science Budget: Toughest Since Apollo?

The Trump Administration's Science Budget: Toughest Since Apollo?

A comparison with the early Reagan budgets shows many similarities, but also demonstrates the Trump Administration is far more willing to scale back even basic science.

Is Digital Technology Changing Learning and Teaching?

Is Digital Technology Changing Learning and Teaching?

Is digital technology making fundamental changes to learning and teaching, transforming it in ways that were unimaginable before the advent of the internet?

The Trump Administration’s War on Science

The Trump Administration’s War on Science

Trump's first budget blueprint is a cramped document that sacrifices American innovation to small-bore politics, shortchanging basic scientific research across the government.

Killing Science and Culture Doesn't Make the Nation Stronger

Killing Science and Culture Doesn't Make the Nation Stronger

Massive funding cuts in the president's proposed budget could be more devastating than any threat posed by illegal immigrants.