Science and the Presidency
During the 1992 election, Josh Lederberg and Jesse Ausubel authored an editorial for The Scientist magazine about Science And The Presidency: 1993 “Each four-year presidential election cycle frames an era…
During the 1992 election, Josh Lederberg and Jesse Ausubel authored an editorial for The Scientist magazine about Science And The Presidency: 1993 “Each four-year presidential election cycle frames an era…
The Economist magazine has an article in the current survey on the environment that draws heavily from our research and our friends at IIASA: “Working miracles: Can technology save the…
Chauncey Starr, who helped launch the Program for the Human Environment, passed away on 18 April 2007, shortly after his 95th birthday celebration. In fond memory of Chauncey, we post…
We post a PDF version of “Maglevs and the Vision of St. Hubert”…
On May 9, Jesse took part in the launch of The Encyclopedia of Life, a global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other forms…
Our Gowanus eDNA Project, carried out with RockEDU SSRP high school student Alla Zeidyyeh, found surprisingly diverse DNA evidence–19 fish species–in the Canal, including the endangered shortnose sturgeon. The project…
PHE Researcher Iddo Wernick published a review of the recently released book Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger…
The DNA barcode initiative aims to establish a universal identification system for plant and animal species by analyzing a standardized genetic locus (or for plants, a small set of loci)….
We post a short general talk Jesse gave in the spring about the Census of Marine Life, “The Census of Marine Life: A Global Partnership for Sustainable Development”. Our work…
The Martha’s Vineyard Gazette covered Jesse’s 12 July 2007 talk to the Vineyard Conservation Society about the Census of Marine Life….