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The rapid progress of science and technology in the twentieth century delivered economic growth and enriched our quality of life. However, it has also created unforeseen problems, such as environmental, bioethical, and security concerns. These are the “lights” and “shadows” of science and technology. The twenty-first century is the first time in history when the world, through digital technology, has become truly interconnected. Now more than ever, science and technology issues are social issues as well. They cannot be solved by scientists alone or by any single country. Science and technology presents global challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed by stakeholders across disciplines and national borders.
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In 1998, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recognized the growing importance of issues related to science and technology (S&T) in foreign policy and commissioned a report from the National Research Council (NRC) of the U.S. National Academies to examine how the Department of State could better meet its responsibilities in this arena.1 One of the recommendations of the report, completed a year later, was that “the Secretary should select a highly qualified STH [Science, Technology, and Health] Senior Advisor to the Secretary and to the selected undersecretary to provide expert advice, drawing on the resources of the American STH communities, as necessary, on current and emerging issues.”2 The first science and technology adviser to the U.S. secretary of state and its supporting office, the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser (STAS), were established in 2000.
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SIGHTLINES
Innovations: Touching the Void
10 Things To Do In Cuba Before It Changes Forever (The Daily Western) Scientists are on the verge of developing 3-D holograms that respond and react to human contact.
Hlograms that humans can touch: The very idea conjures up visions of a sci-fi future in which police investigators handle 3-D images of crucial evidence and surgeons probe a model of a patient’s brain to find the precise location of a tumor. Now, researchers at Britain’s University of Bristol are turning those visions into reality.
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