Science and Technology
The Wilson Center and Science and Technology
Partnering Scientists and Teachers: Priming the STEM Pipeline
December 13, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:30am
The panel will discuss first-hand experience with teacher-scientist partnerships and how they can strengthen K-12 STEM education. more
America’s Educational Challenge: Creating the Next Generation of Technology Leaders (Offsite:Austin, TX)
December 06, 2011 // 8:30am — 11:00am
Education lies at the heart of America’s future. America’s innovative edge in economics and national security builds on our pool of scientists, engineers, and technically trained specialists. more
New Technologies: Have We Learned Anything Yet About Risks?
December 15, 2011 // 9:15am — 10:15am
Remember the IT revolution? How about the Decade of the Brain or genetic engineering? Then there was nanotechnology and now synthetic biology. How well have we managed the risks associated with these advances and has society learned any lessons from the past that could be relevant to understanding the societal implications of new emerging technologies? more
NPIHP Partner Hosts Talk: "The Evolution of India’s Nuclear Program"
Nov 03, 2011NPIHP’s partners at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and the Indian Pugwash Society will host a lecture on "The Evolution of India’s Nuclear Program: Reminisces of the Early Years" with prominent physicist and nuclear policy advisor Prof. M.G.K. Menon, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, and former director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
50 Years of Science in Brazil and Challenges Ahead
Nov 01, 2011Three of the Sao Paulo Research Foundation's most prominent contributors talk about the future of Brazil's growing commitment to science and research.
Did You Feel It? Citizens Contribute to Earthquake Science
Oct 25, 2011Thanks to new technology, people can immediately help seismologists assess the scope and impact of earthquakes by providing valuable firsthand data. The recent east coast quake, centered in Virginia, provided the back drop for our discussion with Colorado-based seismologist, David Wald.
Partnering Scientists and Teachers: Priming the STEM Pipeline
December 13, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:30am
The panel will discuss first-hand experience with teacher-scientist partnerships and how they can strengthen K-12 STEM education.
America’s Educational Challenge: Creating the Next Generation of Technology Leaders (Offsite:Austin, TX)
December 06, 2011 // 8:30am — 11:00am
Education lies at the heart of America’s future. America’s innovative edge in economics and national security builds on our pool of scientists, engineers, and technically trained specialists.
New Technologies: Have We Learned Anything Yet About Risks?
December 15, 2011 // 9:15am — 10:15am
Remember the IT revolution? How about the Decade of the Brain or genetic engineering? Then there was nanotechnology and now synthetic biology. How well have we managed the risks associated with these advances and has society learned any lessons from the past that could be relevant to understanding the societal implications of new emerging technologies?
Participatory Sensing: A citizen-powered approach to illuminating the patterns that shape our world
Today, people are increasingly able to create and share written and recorded media via the Internet. This phenomenon, now evident in the explosion of blogs and online social networks, is often called Web 2.0, or the new media. It has created compelling new avenues for public discourse, creative expression, and electronic commerce.
Any Big Ideas Left?
A Survey of Our Greatest Environmental Accomplishments
In a recent article in the Environmental Forum, STIP director David Rejeski, presents the results of a survey to identify the greatest environmental accomplishments of the last forty years.
Abraham Kim
Vice President, Korea Economic Institute
Abraham Kim is vice president of the Korea Economic Institute. Formerly, Kim was the research manager of government services and the principal Korea analyst at the global political risk consulting firm, Eurasia Group. There he managed a group of analysts and editors that supported a variety of US go...
Daniel Fiorino
Director, National Environmental Performance Track Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
