
Making Academia Matter Again
Apr 17, 2018 argues that only more diversity, open-mindedness, and creativity in research can restore public trust.
Abraham Loeb is the chair of Harvard University’s astronomy department, the founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative, and the director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Apr 17, 2018 argues that only more diversity, open-mindedness, and creativity in research can restore public trust.
Oct 2, 2014 explains why science funders should support research not tied to specific outcomes.
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and engineering an economic recovery are only two of the challenges facing new US President Joe Biden. Amid deep social divisions and the continued threat of right-wing extremist violence, Biden must also try to re-establish democratic political norms and restore trust in American leadership at home and abroad.