Science funding & policy books

This powerful report on what went wrong-and right-with America's Covid response, from a team of 34 experts, shows...  Read More >>

The distinction between basic and applied research was central to twentieth-century science and policymaking, and...  Read More >>

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This text provides a detailed introduction to the origin and development of publication metrics used to measure...  Read More >>

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This text provides a detailed introduction to the origin and development of publication metrics used to measure...  Read More >>

""A law professor and computer expert's take on how hacks happen and how the Internet can be made more secure""--...  Read More >>

Sometimes, reading the news, it seems we are drowning in a sea of risks. Every day, dozens of news articles proclaim...  Read More >>

We need to act five times faster to tackle climate change before it is too late. A policy insider, Simon Sharpe...  Read More >>

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The emergence of the internet and modern technology has led to an increase in the prevalence of cyber warfare, which...  Read More >>

Officials and religious scholars in the Gulf states have repeatedly banned the teaching of the theory of evolution...  Read More >>

This book examines the practices of contesting evidence in democratically constituted knowledge societies. It provides...  Read More >>

While much has been written about the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from both an institutional...  Read More >>

Given the recent re-evaluation of research funding policy as an issue central to national governments and the EU,...  Read More >>

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides critical impact to the nation through standards...  Read More >>

The U.S. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program: An Assessment and an Evaluation of the Program is intended...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis of why COVID-19 warnings failed and how to avert the next disaster Epidemiologists and national...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis of why COVID-19 warnings failed and how to avert the next disaster Epidemiologists and national...  Read More >>

Contributes to the literature on the economics of technical change by providing a critical appraisal of the literature...  Read More >>

This book is the first systematic study of measurement activity at a national metrology laboratory, the U.S. National...  Read More >>

A world of technological innovation and transformation increasingly surrounds us. Yet one of the most important...  Read More >>

The US Navy is increasing its presence in Arctic waters to promote peace and US interests, through working with...  Read More >>

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The seventh edition of this classic handbook on the policy process is fully updated, featuring new material on policy...  Read More >>