How come the scientific establishment of the United States hasn’t collapsed?...
During a recent Sapphire Now event, essentially a meeting to inspire business leaders, there was a panel discussion on the future of business. Among the panelists was notable theoretical physicist...
View ArticleAstronaut Bernard Harris on the shuttle’s end, NASA’s future and...
Bernard Harris, who in 1995 became the first black astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, has devoted much of his post-NASA career to increasing the interest of kids in science and math with The Harris...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson: “America is fading,” and NASA is the solution
Scientist and immensely gifted communicator Neil DeGrasse Tyson gives an impassioned plea for more NASA funding in the following video: Tyson says he’s very concerned about the lack of a real plan for...
View ArticleWhere are the American engineers?
Which of the following countries sticks out in the list below? Singapore: 39.1 percent China: 33.3 percent South Korea: 25.4 percent Taiwan: 21.9 percent Finland: 20.9 percent United States: 4.5...
View ArticleWhen it comes to science, the “dumb American” isn’t that dumb
You’ll never find me claiming that America is a scientifically literate nation. We’re not. Nevertheless, I believe there’s a perception that other countries around the world are, by leaps and bounds,...
View ArticleWhy don’t Clear Lake kids dream of becoming an astronaut?
My oldest daughter attends a fine elementary school in Clear Lake. The walls are adorned with space murals. A large model of the International Space Station hangs from the ceiling. Many parents of the...
View ArticleWhy science teachers are not asked to monitor recess
From Grad School Rage Comics. Submitted without comment as I’m neck deep in a couple of long stories.
View ArticleDo you know more about science than the average American?
A new national survey by Smithsonian magazine and the Pew Research Center involved 1,006 adults and sought to measure their scientific literacy. The results showed that respondents received on average...
View ArticleNew global analysis: U.S. below average in math, few top achievers
About half a million students from around the world completed assessments in mathematics, reading and science in 2012, leading to results presented by the Program for International Student Assessment...
View ArticleAre you smarter than the average American when it comes to science?
The latest Science and Engineering Indicators report from the National Science Foundation contains a trove of data about public attitudes toward science, as well as some insight into how much we...
View ArticleAs innovation deficit grows, America’s future contracts
I frequently write about the importance of research funding as a stimulant to the economy. For example, Apple is a brilliant company, but its success would not have been possible without a diverse...
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