Our newest edition of SKATology is out today. I want to thank the members of our communications committee for their fine work. I also want to thank Scott Frickel for his leadership on late-breaking news that changed how we thought about our newsletter content. As readers can see for themselves, there is a lot to think through. Continue reading Fall 2016 Newsletter out
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
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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