Aaron F. Mertz

Dec 17, 2024 | aspeninstitute.org | Aaron F. Mertz

Praise for this report from Daniel H. Weiss, Homewood Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and President Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art:Warmest congratulations on the STEAM project and publication. This is a very impressive gathering of experts and practitioners. Throughout history, art and science have been deeply intertwined—inseparable, even.

Nov 3, 2024 | aspeninstitute.org | Aaron F. Mertz

The Aspen Institute is delighted to collaborate with Nautilus magazine on “Science at the Ballot Box,” a special series of articles exploring what is at stake for science and science policy in the upcoming United States election and beyond. Science informs every aspect of governments’ efforts to protect the public and to improve our lives—sometimes in ways that are obvious, sometimes not.

Oct 20, 2024 | aspeninstitute.org | Aaron F. Mertz

This September, the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program, in collaboration with Aspen Institute Kyiv, hosted a groundbreaking webinar featuring five Ukrainian experts who discussed efforts to combat science denial, propaganda, and disinformation in their country in the current “Post-Truth” era.

Sep 27, 2024 | nautil.us | Aaron F. Mertz

Join Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. or Join now . Communication Leading scientists and engineers offer strategies for putting the public good ahead of politics. Sign up for the free Nautilus newsletter: Science is the beating heart of progress, yet its critical role often gets drowned out by the clamor of political theater.

Jul 31, 2024 | aspeninstitute.org | Aaron F. Mertz

The most recent Pew Research Center survey data shows that only 57% of Americans say that science has had a “mostly positive effect on society,” down from 65% in 2021 and 73% before the pandemic. Other trends point in the same direction: overall trust in science has fallen from 87% in the early stages of the pandemic to 73% in 2023, and the share of the population identifying as having a great deal of confidence in scientists has dropped from 39% to 23%.