What Happens to the Next Generation of Scientists if Politicians, Not Peers, Determine Research Funding
Fewer trainees today will mean fewer scientific discoveries tomorrow.
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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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What Medicine Can Learn From Journalism About Restoring Trust
To rebuild public confidence, health institutions might take a page from the media’s efforts to embrace nuance, transparency, cooperation and a focus on solutions.
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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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An Increasing Number of Immigrants in the US Are Avoiding Going to the Doctor
Making people afraid to get care does not protect the health system. It merely ensures that the care delivered is the most expensive, least effective and most desperate kind.
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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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Data for the Farmer Could Reimagine Africa’s Food System
When data serves the farmer first, Africa does more than feed itself. It builds a pathway out of poverty.
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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.