Read article 'Science in the information society'
Science in the information society
In hosting the recent RSIS conference, CERN took a bold step into the global policy arena. Manjit Dosanjh, John Ellis and Hans Hoffmann explain why.
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Read article 'The case for investing in the future'
The case for investing in the future
Earlier this year 14 Nobel laureates wrote to the president of the CERN Council to encourage the member states to support some non-LHC research and R&D on future detectors and accelerators. Here we pr...
Read article 'World crises cast a long shadow on science'
World crises cast a long shadow on science
Restrictions on travel to the US are having a damaging impact on international scientific collaboration, as Vera Lüth explains.
Read article 'Training benefits from basic research'
Training benefits from basic research
Basic research, such as particle physics, not only attracts much needed young people to science, it also provides valuable training, says Maurice Jacob.
Read article 'Technology brings the world to Africa'
Technology brings the world to Africa
Harry McConnell, director of the Interactive Health Network and chief executive officer of the International eHealth Association, explains why communication technologies are so important for health an...
Read article 'Internet for the masses'
Internet for the masses
Onno Purbo, a prominent Indonesian IT expert, sees a self-financed, bottom-up Internet infrastructure as the key to achieving a knowledge-based society in developing countries.
Read article 'Physics in a knowledge-based economy'
Physics in a knowledge-based economy
Maurice Jacob, a former president of the European Physical Society, argues that a future dynamic economy will depend on a strong physics base.
Read article 'Let the data free!'
Let the data free!
Three researchers working in the new field of astroparticle physics argue the case for making the data from astroparticle experiments public.
Read article 'Science, technology and the Third World'
Science, technology and the Third World
Abdus Salam believed that the gap between rich and poor nations is one of science and technology. His former student Riazuddin describes efforts to bridge that gap.
Read article 'Understanding the physics of the universe'
Understanding the physics of the universe
A new institute at Stanford comes at just the right time, says Roger Blandford, future director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
