Explore the limitations of Joel Mokyr's narrative on science, technology, and economic growth, emphasizing broader societal influences and historical complexities.

Science has given us vaccines, life-saving medical treatments, technological advances, and a deeper understanding of human behavior. And yet, despite these undeniable contributions, public distrust of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In April, I reported on the fight for Antarctica and the ...

I’m not a scientist, I’m a marketer. And I’m going to tell you something that sounds odd: The scientist and the marketer need each other. In fact, all of society needs these two types of people to ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Two years ago, during ...

University of Birmingham experts join European Science Diplomacy Alliance to forge stronger links between science and diplomacy.

Cuts to science funding threaten life expectancy, our economic and job growth, and our work opportunities. Last week the government cut “indirect costs” to universities and medical centers, which ...

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