Science, Tech, Environment
Editors' Picks
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The Cyber Conundrum
Jun 01, 2015Why the current policy for national cyber defense leaves us open to attack.
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The Evolutionary Roots of Altruism
May 22, 2015Do altruistic groups always beat selfish groups? A new book claims they do.
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Atlantic Surging, Virginia Sinking
Feb 23, 2015Rising sea level in Norfolk threatens the town, the Navy, and a state in denial.
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Markets, States, and the Green Transition
Mar 05, 2015To get renewable energy technologies into broad use, government needs to promote both supply and demand. Markets are too risk-averse.
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The Politics of Virtual Reality
Jul 12, 2015With inexpensive immersive media about to hit the market, we need to ask: How will they affect us? And can they be put to good use?
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How to Live Happily with Robots
Aug 03, 2015It takes extensive government intervention to assure that gains of automation are broadly shared.
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Tilting at Windmills
Jul 31, 2017Why the green jobs promise is still unfulfilled
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Can Cities and States Step Up to Fight Climate Change?
Jul 24, 2017While momentum is building, local governments face myriad challenges in their bid to support the Paris Agreement.
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Jammed Reception
Jul 21, 2017Everyone looked at Hedy Lamarr; no one saw a tech genius. After all, she was beautiful. A new film tells her story.
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Mass Hacking: Time to Go Offline
May 16, 2017As the recent ransomware attack demonstrates, some large, essential systems may need to go offline.
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Trump FCC’s Plan to End Net Neutrality Rests on Alternative Facts and Empty Promises
Apr 28, 2017Two years after passing landmark net neutrality rules, the FCC is poised to undo them.
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Q&A: Will Trump Bring Real Reform to Troubled H-1B Visa Program?
Apr 25, 2017As part of his America First agenda, the president has targeted the skilled guest-worker visa program. But substantial fixes will require navigating a complex political landscape.
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Q&A: Will Trump Bring Real Reform to Troubled H-1B Visa Program?
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One Toke Over the Line with Trump and Sessions
Apr 21, 2017Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions may want to curb marijuana use, but like trying to do away with Obamacare, it may already be too late.
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Saving the Planet Goes Local
Apr 21, 2017The Trump administration plans to decimate environmental safeguards—so blue states and cities are stepping up their efforts to arrest climate change.
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Tesla Workers File Charges with National Labor Board as Battle with Elon Musk Intensifies
Apr 20, 2017Employees fight back as Tesla ramps up anti-union policies.
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Going Solar in West Virginia
Apr 14, 2017It’s an uphill struggle, but solar entrepreneurs have begun building the state’s post-coal future.
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The Green Wall Against Trump
Apr 06, 2017He may repeal Obama’s Clean Power Plan, but states and cities can, and will, still do a lot to advance clean power.
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The Republican Climate Science Witch Hunt
Mar 31, 2017With a pair of bills targeting EPA research, Representative Lamar Smith launches an all-out war on climate science.
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The Fight Against Coal Can Save Miners’ Lives
Mar 30, 2017Trump’s promise to restore the industry can’t be fulfilled, while alternative energy can provide miners with more—and safer—jobs.
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Driverless Future?
Mar 21, 2017If they ever get the bugs out, autonomous cars will put a lot of human drivers out of work.
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