by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writing Intern Bienvenido León watches scientific online videos with an objective, critical eye. Many of us click through to a video about climate change because the penguin in the thumbnail image is totally adorable, and … Continue reading →

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writing Intern Elizabeth “Bets” McNie was part of the first ever graduate student cohort at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR). She knows that CSTPR is a special place. “Being part of … Continue reading →

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writing Intern When you imagine a future with self-driving cars, what do you picture? Are you sliding into your own Tesla Model S, or are you calling up Driverless Cars Company X for a ride? … Continue reading →

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writing Intern A lie is more convincing if it’s backed up by multiple sources. For the many organizations deliberately sowing mistrust of climate science, this was clearly a lesson taken to heart. Justin Farrell, a … Continue reading →

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Science Writing Intern How do you study the ways in which scientific expertise is brought into the process of policy making? And how do you capture its impact? One possibility is conducting a case study of … Continue reading →

by Alison Gilchrist, CSTPR Writing Intern Three billion people, a little over half the world’s population, cook over open fires every day. Those of us with access to microwaves, toasters, rice cookers and waffle irons might not be able to … Continue reading →