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April 6, 2026
Surviving and Thriving during the AAAS STPF Executive Branch Finalist Week
Congratulations on making it to finalist week! Finalist week can be very busy and hectic, particularly as you request and navigate interviews with host offices you are interested in. My goal with this post is not to overwhelm you, but to offer several strategies for starting finalist week off on the...
Sci on the Fly
February 22, 2017
March for Science: The Blurry Line Between Values and Facts
Scientists of all backgrounds are fighting back against anti-science rhetoric sweeping American politics. They are speaking out, planning runs for office, and organizing a worldwide March for Science on Earth Day 2017. One point of particular focus is...
Sci on the Fly
February 25, 2017
Science: Applying the Basics?
When I first met my husband, I belittled his science. I was a toxicologist, studying the impacts of coastal pollution on our beloved winter flounder. He was an ecologist, studying, as far as I could tell, minnow poop. "Why would anyone do that? Who cares about...
Sci on the Fly
March 25, 2017
Spa Day for Your Brain
Alzheimer's is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that slowly erases the very thing that makes us who we are—our minds. While major advances in neuroimaging have allowed us to visualize structural, functional and temporal features of the brain in great...
Sci on the Fly
March 27, 2017
Feedback: Turning on Directions
This is the first post in a mini-series on Sci on the Fly that will explore questions about feedback. This post asks: How can real-time feedback fail us and what makes it potent? The hit television show, The Office, has a laughable scene that reveals a...
Sci on the Fly
April 7, 2017
The President Should Heed the Business Community on Climate Change
This post was written with the assistance of Lauren Smith-Ramesh (National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis) and Susan Kalisz (University of Tennessee) President Trump is a businessman. His goals have included minimizing risk where possible...
Sci on the Fly
April 30, 2017
Cooking: Deadlier than you thought
In developing countries, understanding the content of pollutants in the atmosphere is very important to gauging the health burden associated with air quality as well as the impact on climate change. Although climate change models have traditionally focused on...
Sci on the Fly
June 7, 2017
Feedback: Checking out Reviews
This is the second post in a mini-series on the AAAS Sci on the Fly blog that will explore questions about feedback. The first post on real-time feedback can be read here . This post asks: How could feedback from five-star-style reviews and public comments...
Sci on the Fly
June 13, 2017
Change in NIH Funding Policy
In a recent announcement The National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated that it is moving forward with a policy that will limit the extent of grant support to a single lab by instigating a plan that hopefully will result in more equitable distribution of...
Sci on the Fly
July 11, 2017
Feedback: Seeing Through Safety
This is the third and final post in a mini-series on the Sci on the Fly blog that explores questions about feedback. Earlier posts are here and here . This post asks: How does feedback influence the safety of autonomous vehicles? The flight recorder, or “black...
Sci on the Fly
July 27, 2017
Concerned about national security? Then fight climate change!
Climate change is most commonly thought of as an environmental and economic issue, but it is also a serious national security threat. The national security Americans currently enjoy is jointly maintained by diplomatic and military efforts, but failing to...
