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Presidential Outlook on Science and Technology Issues

by Joe McCartney Waggle, Communications Committee “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.” So began the worst-case scenario speech sitting in President Richard Nixon’s coat pocket as the Apollo 11 mission prepared to leave the moon in July 1969. The world watched Neil Armstrong leave footprints in the … Continue reading Presidential Outlook on Science and Technology Issues

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TECHNOLOGY THAT “WORKS FOR US AND NOT AGAINST US”

During the 2016 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed that one of the four “big questions” that the United States needs to answer is: “How do we make technology work for us, and not against us–especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges?” For our inaugural blog post, the SKAT Publications Committee invited contributors to respond to Obama’s statement. Responses consider issues such … Continue reading TECHNOLOGY THAT “WORKS FOR US AND NOT AGAINST US”

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