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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
December 22, 2017
Speaking Fijan and A Guide to Talanoa at COP23
Bula! Willkommen! Welcome to the 23rd Convention of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- led for the first time by a small Island nation, Fiji, but held in Germany. The cold, rainy German winter days...
Sci on the Fly
November 3, 2017
What can electric bikes tell us about the future of U.S. manufacturing?
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 unimaginable amount of freedom and mobility to Americans, especially women. New technological advances during...
Sci on the Fly
August 31, 2017
Private Industry in the 21st Century Space Race
The work of governements has typically been associated with human led endeavors into space, to the moon, and beyond. For example, man’s first trip to the moon was headed by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the...
Sci on the Fly
August 19, 2017
Shadowing an Industry? Effects of an Eclipse on Solar Power in the U.S.
Zoologists, astrologers, and eclipse chasers are all preparing for the event on August 21st, the first of its kind in 99 years—a total eclipse of the sun, when the moon will block all direct sunlight in a swath across the United States for upward of two...
Sci on the Fly
August 13, 2017
Finding the Right Fit: How to Survive STPF Legislative Placement Interviews
Note: This post is intended to help incoming legislative branch fellows prepare for interviews with congressional offices. Perhaps it is your first job out of grad school or maybe you are contemplating switching to a new career in science policy—a...
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...
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
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
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
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...
