Issues in Science and Technology

Issues in Science & Technology serves as a platform for exploring public policy matters that pertain to science, engineering, and medicine. It addresses two key areas: the policies that support the research community and the application of scientific knowledge to meet societal objectives. The focus is primarily on how we can leverage this knowledge to better serve public interests.

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The Art and Science of Indigo

3 weeks ago | issues.org | Kelsey Schoenberg

The indigo plant produces an exquisite dye that was so highly prized it was called “blue gold.” One of the few naturally occurring blue pigments, indigo has a variety of artistic and scientific applications. In the summer and fall of 2021, my colleagues J. D. Talasek, Kimberly Suda, and I organized Intersections 2021 with the support of the Getty Foundation.
The Shade Technician

4 weeks ago | issues.org | Harrison Cook

It had once been an animal, that much is certain. The sun has shrunk the water bottle to one-third its size, and the remaining mass is slumped over an adjacent rock. The pit forming in my stomach mirrors the nugget-sized carcass at the bottle’s center. Four legs pulled into a torso, no fluffy tail, leather holes where eyes once blinked. Mammal, reptile, or amphibian, the sun and humidity don’t care. They kill now. Together.
K-12 Education in the Age of AI

1 month ago | issues.org | Kelsey Schoenberg

Each year, the Henry and Bryna David Award, sponsored by the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Issues honors a leading researcher who has drawn insights from the behavioral and social sciences to inform public policy.
If These Walls Could Talk

2 months ago | issues.org | Kelsey Schoenberg

In her enchanting narrative paintings, Kathryn Freeman imagines a world where people coexist with flora and fauna in moments of leisure and creativity. In her enchanting narrative paintings, the Massachusetts-based artist Kathryn Freeman imagines a world where people coexist with flora and fauna in moments of leisure and creativity.
Looking Beyond “De-extinction” to Protect Biodiversity

2 months ago | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |John O'Brien

A biotechnology company claims to have “successfully de-extincted” prehistoric dire wolves, CNN reports. But in Issues, the zoologist John O’Brien questions this approach to protecting the planet’s biodiversity.
The Minnesota Diet

2 months ago | issues.org | Charlie Jane Anders

Rey Velasquez Sagcal Future Tense Fiction “The deliveries,” Vera says from behind the counter, “they just haven’t been showing up.” This story was originally published in Slate in January 2018. It is republished here as a part of the Future Tense Fiction project, presented by Issues in collaboration with ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination. Author’s note: I’ve only gotten more worried about mass starvation since I wrote “The Minnesota Diet” back in 2017.
The Strange New Politics of Science Archives

2 months ago | issues.org | Vol. XLI |Lisa Margonelli |Lia Halloran |Marcia McNutt

Solving the disconnects between science and society will require much more than good ideas and good intentions—it will require the political will to bring the fragmented institutions of science together. Today’s political environment precludes the science community from making its old pitches to Congress; it will need to break old habits, build new bonds at personal, local, and regional levels, and reconsider the way it works. Editor's Journal Perspectives FeaturesBook Reviews
When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis

Mar 14, 2025 | issues.org | Annalee Newitz

Rey Velasquez Sagcal Future Tense Fiction “It predicted 3cry had found a disease outbreak, and that took precedence over all other inputs.” This story was originally published in Slate in December 2018. It is republished here as a part of the Future Tense Fiction project, presented by Issues in collaboration with ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination.
Ranchers Resist Proposed Ban on Cell-Cultured Meat

Feb 28, 2025 | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Alex Smith |Saloni Shah

In Nebraska, the US leader in beef production, controversy is swirling over a proposal to make the state the latest to ban the sale of “cell-cultured” meat, the AP reports. In Issues, Alex Smith and Saloni Shah argue that shifting to an alternative source of meat would bring huge benefits for the environment, public health, and animal welfare—and potentially for workers and the economy.
Not the Time to Reinvent EPA Science

Feb 18, 2025 | issues.org | Terry F. Yosie |Vol. XLI

In “Transforming How the Environmental Protection Agency Does Science”(Issues, Fall 2024), Terry F. Yosie exclusively promotes the use of One Environment-One Health and systems-based approaches for science. These approaches may sometimes work, but our knowledge is often inadequate to employ them and they are not applicable for every circumstance. EPA’s current approaches to science have been effective and need not be cast aside at this time.