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Latest News
![[PHOTOGRAPH] The spiral galaxy M51, also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, shown in X-ray (purple), visible light (green), infrared (red) and ultraviolet (blue). [Public domain image; credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Wesleyan Univ./R. Kilgard; UV: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: NASA/ESA/S. Beckwith & The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Az/R. Kennicutt]](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1221doser_event_sm.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] The spiral galaxy M51, also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, shown in X-ray (purple), visible light (green), infrared (red) and ultraviolet (blue). [Public domain image; credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Wesleyan Univ./R. Kilgard; UV: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: NASA/ESA/S. Beckwith & The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Az/R. Kennicutt]")
Can Science Explain Everything?
In an event organized by the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, speakers explored the value of the scientific method—and whether there are limits to its power.
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Science Mulls Request to Limit H5N1 Publication
Science is seriously considering a request by the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to publish only abridged research on a strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus.
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Hurricane Katrina, 29 August 2005 [Public domain photo courtesy of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1219extreme_weather_sm.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Hurricane Katrina, 29 August 2005 [Public domain photo courtesy of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]")
Extreme Weather—More to Come?
After a record year for weather-related disasters, experts at a Capitol Hill briefing co-organized by AAAS discussed climate change and the need for better future planning.
![[PHOTOGRAPH] A judge's gavel [Image © www.fotosearch.com Stock Photography, image#k5408016 ]](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1215brain_on_trial_sm.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] A judge's gavel [Image © www.fotosearch.com Stock Photography, image#k5408016 ]")
The Brain on Trial
During a mock trial at AAAS, attorneys and expert witnesses tackled issues of responsibility and justice that arise when neuroscience is introduced in court proceedings.
Science Policy
![[ILLLUSTRATION] Artistic rendering of a noble-gas atom caged within a buckminsterfullerene (C60) molecule. [Image © Wikimedia user &squo;Hajv01&squo;, licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. Image source: http://j.mp/vL6zbc ]](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1212nanotech_event_sm.jpg "[ILLLUSTRATION] Artistic rendering of a noble-gas atom caged within a buckminsterfullerene (C60) molecule. [Image © Wikimedia user &squo;Hajv01&squo;, licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. Image source: http://j.mp/vL6zbc ]")
Guiding Nanotech Through Its Adolescence
As U.S. federal investment in the National Nanotechnology Initiative since 2001 tops $16.5 billion, experts visiting AAAS discussed the field’s promise as well as challenges.
Education
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Linda Roberts](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1213roberts_edu_tech_sm.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Linda Roberts")
Classroom Technology: The Revolution is Not Complete
Computers may be common in many U.S. classrooms, but education technology pioneer Linda G. Roberts, a AAAS visiting scholar, says we’ve only begun to tap their power.
International
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Alan I. Leshner](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1121wsf_opening_plenary_sm.jpg?version=20111122a "[PHOTOGRAPH] Alan I. Leshner")
“Science in a Changing Global Landscape”
AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner, at the opening of the World Science Forum in Budapest, said nations should align their S&T standards and values to aid global collaboration.
Public Engagement
![[ILLUSTRATION] Hydrogen atom, from OSP 3-D Hydrogen Atom Probability Densities model, created by José Ignacio Fernández Palop.](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/images/sm/1128sp_spore_sm.jpg "[ILLUSTRATION] Hydrogen atom, from OSP 3-D Hydrogen Atom Probability Densities model, created by José Ignacio Fernández Palop.")
Physics Lessons Come to Life
The Open Source Physics site, winner of the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education, helps students visualize and develop their own computer simulations of physics concepts.
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Highlight: R&D Budget News
The AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program is tracking U.S. congressional
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AAAS offers a range of non-partisan briefing papers, multimedia, and news stories on key S&T topics.
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Learn more about AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships at a conference near you in 2012.
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