There has been a great deal of effective work on public understanding of science during the 15 years since the Royal Society published the Bodmer report on the subject. The scientific community ...

Are some people born with a greater potential to be wise? Some scientists such as neuropsychiatrist Dilip Jeste think so. Jeste believes that wisdom is a trait that may be genetically inherited ...

The film shows Oppenheimer knocking the petition out of the hands of one of the scientists. Oppenheimer became committed then and in the several years to come to playing the role of the wise scientist ...

Toward that goal, MSK has created the Marie-Josée Kravis Women in Science Endeavor (WiSE). This wide-ranging initiative provides essential, sustained funding for trainees, as well as mentoring and ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—In 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists was formed to combat the perceived threat of the United States military’s spread onto campuses, throughout southeast Asia, and into space.