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04/12/18
AAAS 2018 Live: Starting a Career in Science Communication
by Allyson Kennedy

In this episode Dr. Allyson Kennedy, a developmental biologist and 2017-18 Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation...

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04/02/18
It’s Time for Data Ethics Conversations at Your Dinner Table
by Lucy Erickson, Meredith Lee

With 2.5 quintillion records of data created every day, people are being defined by how they travel, surf the Internet, eat, and live their lives. We...

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04/02/18
PODCAST | AAAS 2018 Live: Forest Canopy, Non-Traditional Researchers & More
by Holly Summers

In this episode Dr. Holly Summers, a plant biologist and current AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the US Department of Agriculture,...

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04/02/18
Is 100% Renewable the Best Way to Decarbonize?
by Scott Litzelman

Scientists broadly agree that humans must cut greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the effects of climate change. But they definitely do not agree on...

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mergers and acquisitions
03/24/18
A Tune-Up for the U.S. Innovation Engine
by Yan Zheng

A common mantra of economists and politicians is that “innovation is the engine of U.S. economic growth,” and one of the best fuels for that engine...

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03/24/18
The BRAIN Initiative and the Need for Animal Research
by Amanda Dettmer

Leaders from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on February 26 presented exciting updates on the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative...

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03/23/18
PODCAST | AAAS 2018 Live: Dr. Don Cleveland on Designer DNA Drugs
by Carlos Faraco

In this episode, Dr. Carlos Faraco speaks with Dr. Don Cleveland of the University of California San Diego regarding his work on drug-based gene...

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COP23 Talanoa dialogues
12/22/17
Speaking Fijian and A Guide to Talanoa at COP23
by Gillian Bowser, Elisabeth Gilmore

Bula! Willkommen! Welcome to the 23rd Convention of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- led...

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11/20/17
PODCAST | The science of human security: Social science & violent extremism
by Carlos Faraco

In a world that plagued by incidents of violent extremism and terror, we are often presented with messages or news stories that focus on the leaders...

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Bolton electric bike patent
11/03/17
What can electric bikes tell us about the future of U.S. manufacturing?
by Yan Zheng

By the late 1880's there was no doubt that America's bicycle craze was in full swing. Bicycles revolutionized personal transport and introduced an...

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