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2009 AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy

[PHOTOGRAPH] An old-fashioned manual typewriter Future of Science Journalism
[12 June 2009]
Is it the worst of times for newspapers? Five science journalists discussed what will replace traditional news outlets and how consumers will know what sources to trust.

[ILLUSTRATION] A computer model of a carbon nanotube [Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia user &squo;Arnero&squo;] A New Model of Technology Regulation
[19 May 2009]
How do we regulate the blitz of new technology that's coming onto the market? At the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, experts urged better preparation and more public involvement.

[PHOTOGRAPH] Factory smokestacks Address Climate Change, Improve Public Health
[13 May 2009]
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will have implications far beyond simply preventing global warming, a panel of experts concluded at the 2009 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy.

[PHOTOGRAPH] Richard L. Garwin R&D and the Economic Transition
[12 May 2009]
Richard L. Garwin has been a force of innovation for a half-century, and in the 2009 Carey Lecture at AAAS, he discussed how a stronger innovation culture could power the economy.

[PHOTOGRAPH] An excerpt from a biofuels production diagram [Image courtesy of McDade and Campbell / UC Merced] The Importance of Changing Consumer Behavior
[12 May 2009]
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, a psychologist by training, described the link between human behavior and energy use during an address to the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Forum.

[PHOTOGRAPH] MIT President Susan Hockfield MIT President Sees "Third Revolution" in Life Sciences
[6 May 2009]
The convergence of life sciences with physical and engineering sciences could have dramatic human benefits, MIT President Susan Hockfield said at the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy.

[PHOTOGRAPH] U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu U.S. Energy Secretary to Scientists: `Volunteer'
[1 May 2009]
Investing billions of dollars for new energy projects will require hundreds of volunteer scientists. Energy Secretary Steven Chu asked S&T Forum attendees to "step up to the plate."

[PHOTOGRAPH] The U.S. Capitol building Optimism—and Concern—on Future S&T Funding
[1 May 2009]
After a year of remarkable growth, science funding may come under strong political and economic pressure in coming years, experts said at the 2009 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy.

[PHOTOGRAPH] John Holdren at the 2009 S&T Policy Forum Holdren Urges U.S. Climate Policy Leadership
[30 April 2009]
Months ahead of world climate talks in Copenhagen, U.S. science advisor John P. Holdren told the AAAS S&T Forum that America must move now to become "a leader in the world."

 
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