01-22-09 | Lane Awarded NAS Public Welfare Medal

The National Academies’ highest award, the Public Welfare Medal, will go this year to Neal Lane. The medal honors the “extraordinary use of science for public good.” Lane is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and Senior Fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, and a member of the [...]

12-10-08 | National Research Council: Nanotech Safety Needs a Closer Look. Much Closer.

The National Research Council cannot tell us whether or not nanomaterials present a danger to the public, but the Council is sure that the federal government is not doing enough to identify risks nanotechnology may pose.

11-11-08 | The Crichton Effect

His anti-global warming novel was unfortunate. But like it or not, his impact on the image of science in our culture was massive.

10-01-08 | All the President’s Scientists

For eight years running, the National Academy of Sciences has offered public advice on scientific appointments for the next administration and seen its advice largely ignored. This year, the tone is different, and it’s time to pay attention.

01-04-08 | NAS Releases Book On “Science, Evolution, and Creationism”

The National Academy of Sciences just released a new book, Science, Evolution, and Creationism, which “provides information about the role that evolution plays in modern biology and the reasons why only scientifically based explanations should be included in public school science courses.”