Now is the time to pilot a knowledge commons that allows communities to share data and policy advocacy information.

By using a few public policy levers, the federal government can help increase public data use in targeted ways.

Lessons resonate more with students when they can see that what they are learning in class has real, tangible meaning.

When I was six or seven years old, an elementary teacher asked me to write down what I wanted to be when I grew up. I listed three options: doctor, teacher, and engineer. My teacher was surprised I ...

When Korea launched its industrialization drive in the early 1960s, it was a typical developing country, with poor resource and production bases, a small domestic market, and a large population ...

Hyped by many as the key to improving the quality of education, testing can do more harm than good if the limitations of tests are not understood. With the nation about to embark on an ambitious ...

Latin America’s scientific culture can help build stronger institutions and a more just account of where knowledge comes from.

More than four decades ago, Japan’s Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Semiconductor Research Project grabbed the attention of US and European policymakers for its remarkable approach to managing ...

Computer scientist and “godmother of AI” Fei-Fei Li explains why artificial intelligence and public life are at an inflection point—and contemplates how to unleash positive changes while mitigating ...

Academia in the United States has a childcare problem. Getting established in an academic career as an independent investigator takes a lot of time, beginning with attending graduate school. In 2021 ...

For space exploration to benefit all of humanity, it needs a philosophy—a rigorous engagement on values, impact, and meaning. I increasingly suspect he was on to something. For space ...