State AGs Ask for Chapter on Climate Science to Be Withdrawn
A group of 27 attorneys general write the chapter in a judges’ manual “places the judiciary firmly on one side of some of the most hotly disputed questions in current litigation”.
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An Open Letter from Authors of the Fourth Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Twenty-eight scientists say political pressure to remove a chapter on climate science in a manual for judges is a troubling turn for other disciplines, too.
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U.S. Development Policy Can No Longer Be Just About Aid
In an era of geoeconomic competition, development must also function as statecraft.
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Fine Lines
Introducing a new cartoon column drawing out the complexities of technology and law.
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US Science Can’t Dream Big Without Sustained Funding from Congress
Physicists have an idea for a machine that would build the technological advances of the 22nd century. But they need lawmakers to buy in.
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Ocean Empire
Introducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter.
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Social Polarization Has Cognitive Roots But Is Not a Lost Cause
Even when social polarization appears inexorable, cognitive neuroscience teaches us how people can individuate and transform.
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The Story Linking Migrants to U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Is Powerful. But It Misses the Real Solutions.
Public health investments and international cooperation to stop rogue actors would better address the overdose crisis.
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The Rupture in Global Health Is a Warning
The old model is not coming back. The world must build something new, rooted in equity, solidarity, and shared humanity.
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Sects, Money and Global Health
An open, honest discussion about how foreign aid can help countries develop systems of local health research and knowledge … and not inadvertently create an elite cabal.