3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions

Pressure is mounting on Congress to take action on Facebook. Our panel of experts offers their top priorities: user control of data, banking-like oversight and resources to close the digital divide.

Ryan Calo, Professor of Law, University of Washington • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 ~8 min

How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill

President Joe Biden needed a Plan B, one that Congress could approve, to take to the UN climate conference. But his new strategy is unlikely to meet the country’s emissions reduction goals for 2030.

Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Oct. 30, 2021 ~11 min


Rural Alaska has a bridge problem as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier with climate change

Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.

Rebecca Napolitano, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 ~8 min

Rural Alaska needs new bridges as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier – the infrastructure bill is only a start

Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state. That’s causing problems for river crossings, as a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains.

Rebecca Napolitano, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 ~8 min

How religious fervor and anti-regulation zealotry laid the groundwork for America's $36 billion supplement industry

The FDA has largely lost its ability to regulate the myriad pills, powders and potions that promise to grow muscle, shed body fat and improve your focus.

Conor Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 ~12 min

What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Twitter

A terse piece of legislation from 1996 has been credited with creating the internet as we know it – and blamed for the flood of misinformation and other ills that have come with it.

Abbey Stemler, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Faculty Associate Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Indiana University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Bipartisan infrastructure deal begins to address consequences of a warming planet: 3 essential reads

A bipartisan group of senators said it reached a deal on $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure.

Stacy Morford, Environment and Climate Editor • conversation
July 28, 2021 ~7 min

US intelligence report on UFOs: No aliens, but government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world

A new nine-page report, requested by Congress, doesn't say what the 144 UFO sightings from 2004 to 2021 are, but does say that the government wants to learn more.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
June 30, 2021 ~9 min


Pentagon UFO report: No aliens, but government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world

In 2020, Congress ordered the Pentagon to produce a report on UFOs. The nine-page report doesn't say what the 144 sightings from 2004 to 2021 are, but does say that the government wants to learn more.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
June 30, 2021 ~9 min

How safe is your baby food?

Reports from baby food companies show questionable levels of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Here's what parents need to know.

C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
Feb. 22, 2021 ~9 min

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