For many, the coronavirus pandemic made clear how much technology has infiltrated aspects of our work and home lives—from Zoom calls and classes, to ordering groceries online and streaming ...

Kris Unsworth, PhD, assistant teaching professor of criminology and justice studies, has been appointed director of the Center for Science, Technology and Society, effective Fall 2021. She will lead ...

Medical and legal authorities spoke about the ethics and future of biotechnology at a Friday panel hosted by the Program on Science, Technology, and Society at the Harvard Kennedy School. As part of ...

Physics societies of Japan and Germany have issued a joint declaration calling for the peaceful use of science and technology.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Although the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) takes place in 2025 to celebrate 100 years of quantum mechanics, it also aims to foster a dialogue between scientists and wider ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Efforts to promote equity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and math have a long way to go, a new report suggests. Over the last year, widespread protests in response to the police ...

The power of words Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, which begins with a form of sci-fi, led to the ban on DDT in agriculture, showing how sci-fi can influence real-world science. (Courtesy: ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo scientist Amit Goyal has been elected a Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of ...