Category: Science Policy

By Daniel Sarewitz, On October 22, six scientists and a public safety official were convicted of manslaughter in an Italian court for their actions prior to the 2009 l’Aquila earthquake, which killed 309 people mostly due to collapse of ancient…

Scientists, especially highly successful ones, are often reluctant to write about themselves, to tell their own stories, of research and the pursuit of new knowledge. Modesty, of the value of appearing modest, is only one reason for the furtiveness of…

By David Guston In the midst of the full-frontal politics that now passes for the nominating conventions of the two major political parties in the United States comes a modest opportunity for sober reflection by the candidates on some crucial…