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What is OSTP?
And why am I so excited about it?
Feb 2, 2021 • 
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What is OSTP?
Science, The Endless Frontier
Yes, we're still talking about it
Mar 30, 2021 • 
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Science, The Endless Frontier
Where Do We Find History?
And where should we look for it?
Mar 2, 2021 • 
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Where Do We Find History?
Glassblowing is Like Coding
Both are best left to specialists
Apr 6, 2021 • 
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Glassblowing is Like Coding
How Not to Spot an Epidemic
Welcome to the first issue of Never Just Science! When I sketched out a plan for writing this newsletter, I thought I’d likely start with some obvious…
Mar 3, 2020 • 
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How Not to Spot an Epidemic
All Together Now: Science is Political
In less than a decade, we’ve moved from “Science has no politics,” to “Science is political but nonpartisan” (the official position of 2017’s March for…
Oct 27, 2020 • 
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All Together Now: Science is Political
Read the Room, Historians
Historians of science are, by nature, skeptical of expertise—and now just isn’t the time.
Mar 17, 2020 • 
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Read the Room, Historians
Abolition, a Crash Course
Curious about a world without police? This post is for you.
Jun 2, 2020 • 
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Abolition, a Crash Course
Unlearning the Past, Imagining a Future
History isn't celebration, so where do we get inspiration?
May 12, 2020 • 
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Unlearning the Past, Imagining a Future
Rethinking Learned Societies
If not now, when?
Jul 21, 2020 • 
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Lysenko's Ghosts
I’m still reluctant to call the administration’s attacks on science “Lysenkoist.” The term has so much baggage. But there doesn’t seem much doubt that…
Jul 14, 2020 • 
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Lysenko's Ghosts
The Privileges of Power
On a power outage, Flint, and racial disparities in a pandemic
Apr 28, 2020 • 
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The Privileges of Power
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