Send us a link

Subscribe to our newsletter

News
US
Science Policy

Trump's Tech and Science Policy Chief Says Biden Led with 'spirit of Fear' and That Today's Progress Lags 20th Century Innovation

fortune
US
Science Policy

Trump's Tech and Science Policy Chief Says Biden Led with 'spirit of Fear' and That Today's Progress Lags 20th Century Innovation

In his first remarks since being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios said the government could do more with less, and called for partnering with the private sector and with academics in areas of national interest.
fortune
Read this article
Publications
Science Policy

Navigating Complexity: a Pattern Language Approach for Behavioral Science in Public Policy

cambridge
Science Policy

Navigating Complexity: a Pattern Language Approach for Behavioral Science in Public Policy

This study explores the application of a behavioral pattern language approach as a means to enhance intervention efficacy and support policymakers and practitioners who seek to solve problems at scales that cross diverse contexts.

cambridge
Read this article
News
Science Policy
Trust

A Global Majority Trusts Scientists, Wants Them to Have Greater Role in Policymaking, Study Finds

eurekalert
Science Policy
Trust

A Global Majority Trusts Scientists, Wants Them to Have Greater Role in Policymaking, Study Finds

In what is considered the most comprehensive post-pandemic survey of trust in scientists, researchers have found a majority of people around the world carry widespread trust in scientists.

eurekalert
Read this article
Opinion
Climate
Science Policy

Glacier Intervention Research Isn't Just for Glaciologists

web
Climate
Science Policy

Glacier Intervention Research Isn't Just for Glaciologists

Prospects for mitigating sea level rise by slowing flows of glacial ice into the ocean are worthy of research, but this work must involve all rights holders and stakeholders.
web
Read this article
News
Science Policy
Climate

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

nature
Science Policy
Climate

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.
nature
Read this article
Publications
Science Policy
AI
International
Risk

Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives

web
Science Policy
AI
International
Risk

Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives

The swift evolution of AI technologies calls for policymakers to consider and proactively manage AI-driven change. This OECD's report distils research and expert insights on prospective AI benefits, risks and policy imperatives.

web
Read this article
News
US
Science
Science Policy

'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

web
US
Science
Science Policy

'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic
web
Read this article
Web
Science Policy

Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"

web
Science Policy

Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"

Who does science and technology policy? We surveyed practitioners to to find out more about the community. Here's what we learned.
web
Read this article
Publications
Science Policy
Ethics
Climate

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

nature
Science Policy
Ethics
Climate

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

Climate change and economic inequality are critical issues, and we still lack understanding of the interaction between them. Multi-model analysis shows how climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including revenue-redistribution schemes, can reduce inequality-particularly in the short and medium terms.
nature
Read this article
News
Science Policy
Climate

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

eurekalert
Science Policy
Climate

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.

eurekalert
Read this article
Web
Science Policy
EU

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

sciencebusiness
Science Policy
EU

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

Well ahead of a proposal by the European Commission for the next framework programme for research member states are haggling between "the friends of excellence" and countries with less-well developed research systems.

sciencebusiness
Read this article
Publications
Science Policy
Evaluation

A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking

nature
Science Policy
Evaluation

A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking

When evidence-based policymaking is so often mired in disagreement and controversy, how can we know if the process is meeting its stated goals? 

nature
Read this article
Subscribe to Science Policy