Presidential science adviser John H. Marburger III talked to the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy about the Bush administration's accomplishments—and challenges awaiting his successor.

A shrinking developed world and expanding developing world pose economic and security risks over the next several decades, a population expert says at a AAAS forum.

Widespread use of mind and body enhancement technologies is "inevitable," experts said at the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy. But at what point does enhancement become unethical?

In this text of his address to the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, White House Science Adviser John H. Marburger III reviewed the developments of recent years—and offered some counsel for the future.

With the U.S. presidential election just six months away, science leaders at the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy began outlining an ambitious agenda for a new administration.

In remarks at the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, former U.S. Rep. John E. Porter was bluntly critical of recent U.S. science policy and urged researchers to mobilize for the 2008 election.

Blogs, virtual worlds, hip science magazines—a new media universe is emerging, and a AAAS panel discussed how a tech-savvy generation of global citizens is getting S&T news.

In a talk at the AAAS Forum on S&T Policy, former CIA chief R. James Woolsey imagines John Muir and George Patton in surprising agreement on energy and security issues.

While science can be a powerful tool for resolving important issues, a AAAS panel warned that its misuse can lead to misguided policies and a loss of public trust of scientists.

The U.S. needs a more comprehensive innovation policy if it is to keep pace with China and India, S&T policy expert Lewis M. Branscomb said in AAAS's annual William D. Carey Lecture.

In a discussion at the AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy, experts predicted that an "extreme future" will require nations to innovate cooperative problem-solving efforts.