With tensions escalating between Iran and members of the United Nations Security Council, continuing and even expanding current scientific exchanges in appropriate fields may help keep lines of communication open and build constructive engagement, Iran experts agreed in recent talks at AAAS.

AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner

Writing in the Akron Beacon-Journal, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner urged voters in this fall’s Ohio state Board of Education races to be wary of the intelligent design movement’s misleading “critical analysis” campaign.