What Happens to the Next Generation of Scientists if Politicians, Not Peers, Determine Research Funding
Fewer trainees today will mean fewer scientific discoveries tomorrow.
Opinion
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Lessons in Resilience
People who have been forcibly displaced by conflicts — such as those in Syria and Ukraine — can show Americans how to thrive despite adversity.
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Facts Won’t Fix It
Repairing our social fabric means getting on the same page about what moral standards we want to uphold.
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Below the Surface
Introducing a new comics column on fish, people, and the science and politics that connect them.
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Letter From Geneva: America Is Retreating From Systems It Still Needs
The world still relies on the UN health agency during emergencies. It simply does so now with fewer illusions about political solidarity.
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We’ve Spent Four Years Talking About Governing AI. Geneva Has to Actually Do It.
Global Dialogues on AI Governance need to amplify voices of AI middle and emerging powers and support capacity building for the Global Majority countries.
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Our first-ever Special Issue | May 2026
Every quarter, we publish a Special Issue of articles that speak to each other. Our first volume came out in May 2026.
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How China Governs Rumor and Platformizes Truth
China’s rumor-refuting system shows that fact-checking is not always neutral or emancipatory.
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Darwin Wasn’t Too Busy for Local Civics. We Shouldn’t Be Either.
The biggest impact scientists can make might be with school boards and community engagement.
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My Body, My Image
Deepfake images violate the victim’s dignity the moment they are created, not the moment they find an audience.