What's Blue Crime? Today Yogi Putranto writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social to explain why better human rights protections at sea could reduce forced labor, human trafficking, debt bondage, and violence. #fisheries #humanrights sciencepolitics.org/2026/07/15/b...

Good morning! Take a look at environmental historican, @dagomardegroot.bsky.social's essay in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. It describes how cold, rain, drought, and warming have both helped and harmed Americans' efforts at pivotal moments. sciencepolitics.org/2026/07/13/h...

Now on the #GlobalHealth #Politics #Podcast, Susan Erikson talks about her new @mitpress.bsky.social book Investable! When #Pandemic #Risk Meets Speculative #Finance podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @emendenhall.bsky.social @ethnography911.bsky.social @thurka149.bsky.social @dadakim.bsky.social

Important piece on climate science politics by John Doherty by @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. New scenarios don’t mean that climate change isn’t real or risky. We still have to decide what kind of future we will accept. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/29/w...

PUBLISHED! My latest piece addresses the inactivity and passivity of the anti-Trump resistance. From my vantage point, it is not doing enough 🫣 I highlight seven lessons from those who have resisted authoritarian rule around the world. theconversation.com/has-the-trum...

A great opportunity for historians of science "Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to the School of History and Philosophy of Science" usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

The right takes academia seriously, and is pouring money into neutering it. Would be good to see left wing politicians taking academia equally seriously, and taking action to support it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Check out this great piece by @null in @null! Commercial space is booming, but governments still set the rules. To harness innovation, states need to proactively involve the private sector. #space #spacepolicy sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/25/w...

We published a great piece today on health insurance reform in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social by Alison Hoover & Amit Chandra. They argue, "Meaningful reform requires..confronting the gap between what health insurance promises and what it currently delivers." sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/24/u...

Sanjay Basu writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social about the critical problem that insurance algorithms are WORKING as designed: maximizing revenue by charging taxpayers and minimizing payment by denying claims. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/23/i...

New piece in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social on drones by James Wang. As the U.S. restricts Chinese drones, American manufacturers are focusing on military systems — leaving firefighters, search teams, and other civilian users without affordable alternatives. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/22/n...

Mezabahnur Masum argues in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that the humanitarian response for Rohingya continues to be framed almost entirely around protection from persecution, rather than around long-term resilience to recurring environmental shocks. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/15/t...

Roshi Nateghi writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that we need to rethink the grid, which was built for another era. Historical climate conditions are becoming increasingly unreliable guides for future infrastructure planning. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/12/t...

Jorge Huete argues in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that competing narratives about science and democracy emerge not because evidence is inherently ambiguous, but because power determines which knowledge is visible, legitimate, or silenced. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/10/w...

Celebrating World Ocean's Day with another cartoon by Elle Wibisono for "Below the Surface" in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. She illustrates how boundaries matter only if we enforce them, and if they are put in the right places to begin with. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/09/w...

Today in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Valentina Greco argues that to create fair promotion and evaluation systems, academia might learn something from biology: Cells do not rely on one individual; tissues survive because they are adaptable and redundant. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/08/t...

This morning the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) Coalition published an urgent essay about science funding in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. Fewer trainees today will mean fewer scientific discoveries tomorrow. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/05/w...

In @sciencepolitics.bsky.social today @dianarayes.bsky.social describes how people who have been forcibly displaced by conflicts — such as those in Syria and Ukraine — can show Americans how to thrive despite adversity. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/03/l...

Joshua Darr & David Scales suggest in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that to rebuild public confidence, health institutions might take a page from the media’s efforts to embrace nuance, transparency, cooperation and a focus on solutions. sciencepolitics.org/2026/06/01/w...

Gwen Ottinger writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that repairing our social fabric means getting on the same page about what moral standards we want to uphold through science. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/29/f...

We are so delighted at @sciencepolitics.bsky.social to launch Elle Wibisono's new cartoon, Below the Surface! This new new comics column explores fish, people, and the science and politics that connect them. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/28/b...

Have you been following Sanjay Basu's powerful essays in his monthly column The Clinical Divide in Science Politics? Take a look at his new essay considering why making people afraid to get care does not protect the health system. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/27/a...

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Today in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Heilprin & Palmer explain how the world still relies on the UN health agency during emergencies. It simply does so now with fewer illusions about political solidarity. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/25/l...

Check out this piece in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social on AI governance. Mishra, Okolo, and Bello suggest that global dialogues on AI Governance need to amplify voices of AI middle powers and support capacity building for the Global Majority countries. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/22/w...

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0

Today we have a great article in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social by Emeka Nwachinemere, which argues that when data serves the farmer first, Africa does more than feed itself. It builds a pathway out of poverty. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/20/d...

I’m in this book Thank you, @emendenhall.bsky.social for amplifying my voice, and for giving me yours For anyone with #LongCovid, or other forms of chronic, invisible issues I hope this helps You are not alone. “Invisible Illness” www.emilymendenhall.com/invisible-il...

It's impossible to think about conversations online without think about how AI might construe what we know and who we trust. Dechun Zhang argues in Science Politics that China’s rumor-refuting system shows that fact-checking is not always neutral or emancipatory. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/18/h...

As we inch toward summer, Ryan Kerney reminds us in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that the biggest impact scientists can make might be with school boards and community engagement. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/15/d...

Our latest #GlobalHealth #Politics #Podcast convo w Lioba Hirsch on #antiblackness & Global Health is fire! Check it out at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @dadakim.bsky.social @ethnography911.bsky.social @thurka149.bsky.social @emendenhall.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social

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What is visa apartheid? Today in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social, we highlight Stephen Olaide Aremu and Adamu Ishaku Akyala who consider how border regimes are a structural threat to global health. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/13/v...

We have another great essay by anthropologist @eyatesd.bsky.social in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social!! She describes how healthy food programs often focus on changing individual habits. But eating is a social activity, connecting people and nourishing communities. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/12/r...

Ademola A. Adenle writes in Science Politics about the reverberating impact of the conflict with Iran. When conflict in one region triggers a hunger crisis thousands of miles away, peace depends on local science, local capacity, and partnerships. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/11/w...

Junior columnist Antonia Baskakov writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that deepfake images violate the victim’s dignity the moment they are created, not the moment they find an audience. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/08/m...

What is the Law of the Sea? Yogi Putranto explains in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that maritime governance is shifting from physical oversight to data-driven systems, a profound change that raises questions about enforcement, due process and sovereignty. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/06/h...

Check out Chris Otter's essay in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social on the technosphere. He explains how thinking about climate change and artificial intelligence requires us also to consider earlier technological innovations — stone tools, containers, and fences. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/04/u...

The latest essay by Dagomar Degroot for Horizons of Humanity - a monthly column in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. Drawing from arguments in Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, he explains why changes in solar environments could pose serious risks to modern life. sciencepolitics.org/2026/05/01/p...

The Hertie School Data Science Lab is hiring a postdoc. This is an appealing position with fairly low teaching/admin responsibilities and a lot of freedom to develop your research agenda. Feel free to reach out if you want to know more! hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

The harmful economic costs of the Trump Admin’s broad assault on immigration are significant and growing. The economic benefits derived from immigrant labor and spending are substantial and the recent suspension of work permits is nonsensical. Work permits are a solution, not a problem #MEpolitics

Today Jadesola Adedeji writes about the critical role of STEM education for girls in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. Early STEM interventions could help break a cycle that currently leaves millions of girls locked out of science, technology, and leadership. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/29/c...

Take a look at Sanjay Basu's newest column for The Clinical Divide for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. This month he considers how Health Access Programs offer basic services to uninsured residents. But delivery drivers can't take advantage of them. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/28/t...

Mark Pachucki argues in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social that truth-seeking offered by higher education is among democracy’s core pillars. He asks: "Shouldn’t it be a non-partisan issue that we want our next generation of workers to thrive?" sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/27/a...

In @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Sophie Chao challenges us consider how "agribusiness is relocating -- rather than eliminating -- hunger" on the Papuan plantation frontier. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/24/n...

Today in Science Politics Melissa Betters argues that instead of extracting critical minerals from the seafloor to fuel batteries, we could reduce, reuse, and recycle batteries we already have. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/22/t...

There are enormous consequences for this war. Today in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Dr. Sara Vakhshouri explains how U.S. weapons technology depends on minerals, supply chains, and industrial capacity it does not control. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/20/t...

What Will Bring the Next Generation of Global Health Students Hope? First essay @sciencepolitics.bsky.social is about how concerned students are about the state of the world, and what we can do, to keep their (& our) hopes alive 🙏 @emendenhall.bsky.social sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/17/w...

Madhukar Pai writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social about what students can learn from past social movements so they can rebuild global health creatively and without restraint. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/17/w...

In @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Parijat Chakrabarti, Vanessa Watters Opalo & Rajesh Veeraraghavan innovate the future of development using mission-driven science. sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/15/a...