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PCAST Report: The Future of U.S. Research
James M. Gentile | December 21, 2012 | Huffington Post
The recent report of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, titled "Transformation and Opportunity: The Future of the U.S. Research Enterprise," reduces to two sentences what is perhaps the greatest challenge facing America: "As a fraction of its gross domestic product (GDP), U.S. investment in...
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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Reaches a Major Milestone in Space Exploration
James M. Gentile | July 24, 2012 | Huffington Post
On July 18 the National Science Foundation announced a major milestone in the development of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and, therefore, in future space exploration. It announced that "[w]ith approval from the National Science Board, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director will advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope...
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Basic Scientific Research And Its Transformational Potential
James M. Gentile | May 02, 2012 | Huffington Post
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of America’s oldest foundation devoted wholly to science, Research Corporation for Science Advancement. In March, I had the pleasure of celebrating the anniversary at a gala at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, where leaders of the scientific community from across the country had gathered for the occasion. Later that night, I ran into Sir Richard Branson at my hotel and joined him for a drink. It was one of those chance encounters that seemed more than coincidental.
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Updating the Scientific Conference
Richard Wiener | May 02, 2012
Today’s widespread availability of scientific information and new technology for communication has implications for the traditional format of the venerable research conference, long a mainstay of scientific communities, according to RCSA Program Director Richard Wiener. Wiener thinks that with the increasing reach of highly interactive global communication, the conventional method of transferring scientific information through formal talks is becoming less relevant.
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Collaboration Within Competition Is Key to American Technological Innovation
James M. Gentile | August 17, 2011 | Huffington Post
As Research Corporation for Science Advancement prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year (as America's oldest foundation dedicated wholly to science), a look back at its history offers insights for the future of U.S. scientific and technological innovation. One of those insights is that collaboration within competition is a...
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