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FAS Joins Emerging Threats Working Group

Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies, News Release, Science, Strategic Security

Appointment provides a unique opportunity for FAS to collaborate with NATO and other Euro-Atlantic states to better address the emerging security threats arising from science and technology breakthroughs. The rapid pace of scientific discovery and technological innovation demands the redoubling of efforts by scientists, policymakers, non-governmental experts, and the business community to adapt to the [...]

Why Physicists Have a Responsibility to Society

Science, Talk

Presentation to the March Meeting of the American Physical Society, February 27, 2012, Boston, MA. The debate and controversy over the National Science Foundation (NSF) criterion on broader societal impacts of NSF-funded research have served the important function of challenging the physics community to reexamine why public money should support pure and applied physics research [...]

My Appearance on NPR’s Science Friday

Energy, International, Media, Nuclear, Science

Today at 2 pm, tune into NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow for an update on Japan’s malfunctioning nuclear reactors and the evolving crisis.  As continued attempts are made to cool the reactors and spent fuel rod pools at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility, I’ll discuss the state of the deteriorating nuclear facility. Call with [...]

Creating a More Secure World: FAS February Achievements

Energy, Environment, International, Nuclear, Science

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) continues to put the generous support of our members to effective use. In just the last month, FAS experts have educated policy makers, the press, and the public in America and abroad about the urgent need for making the world more secure. A few notable accomplishments in February include:

Want to Design Science Video Games?

Game Design, high school, Learning Technologies Blog, Middle School, News, Science, Science of Immune Attack, Teacher's Guide, TEACHERS USING IMMUNE ATTACK

We need you! FAS Educational Technology Program is collaborating with Muzzy Lane Software to create a series of video games that help middle school students and teachers prepare for middle school science proficiency exams.  The collaboration is intended to draw in teachers, students, game designers and anyone interested to contributing to the design of the [...]

The post Want to Design Science Video Games? appears on FAS’s Learning Technologies Blog.

The Surprising Science of Nuclear Terrorism

Science

FAS is committed to communicating in a clear, credible, and non-fear-mongering way about security threats. In this recent, brief YouTube video, FAS Board member Devabhaktuni “Sri” Srikrishna talks about the nuclear weapons-usable material highly enriched uranium (HEU). He explains why it is a security concern and what can and should be done to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism involving [...]