Congress’ failure so far to deliver on promise of tens of billions in new research spending threatens America’s long-term economic competitiveness

A deal that avoided a shutdown also slashed spending for the National Science Foundation, putting it billions below a congressional target intended to supercharge American science research.

Jason Owen-Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan • conversation
March 13, 2024 • ~9 min

Congress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitiveness

A deal that avoided a shutdown also slashed spending for the National Science Foundation, putting it billions below a congressional target intended to supercharge American science research.

Jason Owen-Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan • conversation
March 13, 2024 • ~9 min

Why are farmers up in arms? The view from Wales

Green reforms are piling additional pressure on farmers struggling to make ends meet.

Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University • conversation
March 8, 2024 • ~7 min

Japan Loses Its Spot as World’s Third-largest Economy
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~3 min

Tibetan Plateau ‘social network’ goes back to the Bronze Age

Prehistoric mobility among farmers and herders played major roles in the economy on the Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world."

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 5, 2024 • ~6 min

One-and-a-half billion tyres wasted annually – there's a better way to recycle them

New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.

James Robert Innes, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Polymer Materials, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~7 min

The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter

China has a lot of vacant retail space, including many underused shopping malls. An urban policy scholar describes how the Chinese are rethinking what the mall is for.

John Rennie Short, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Jan. 5, 2024 • ~9 min

What should you expect from the economy in 2024?

What's in store for the economy in 2024? What about inflation and interest rates? An expert has some predictions for you.

Michigan State • futurity
Dec. 28, 2023 • ~6 min

Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

Martin Sokol, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 • ~9 min

Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem

Wind farm owners are keeping old turbines in service to capitalise on high electricity prices.

Paul Leahy, Lecturer in Wind Energy, University College Cork • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 • ~8 min

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