Sci on the Fly

Part 1: AAAS S&T Policy Fellows in the Era of COVID-19 25.08.2020 20:11 ↓

The Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provide broad opportunities for scientists to engage in government policy, but COVID-19 has changed the way fellows work. The article " Serving as an STPF Fellow in the Era of COVID-19 ", co-authored by several current fellows, examines some of the ways that fellows have adapted – such as...

"Making the Connection Between COVID-19 and One Health" 15.05.2020 28:36 ↓

Understanding the science of  viral transmission  and pandemics   is now critical, especially for younger generations.  In this episode, Dr. Deborah Thomson  discusses how the One Health  framework  provides  a  holistic  understanding  of  the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 and its related disease COVID-19.  She also discusses how  One Health  informed her work as a veterinarian  and how she now  uses it...

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 31.03.2020 8:50 ↓

Hundreds of thousands of people across the world have developed coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, a respiratory syndrome caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2. In this episode, STPF fellow Dr. Vince Tedjasaputra provides some important facts about the virus and the disease. Much of the information comes from a document called "How to fight the coronaviru...

Sci on the Fly 06.03.2020 37:02 ↓

In this episode of the Sci on the Fly podcast, Terrence Mosley, an engineer and AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the Department of Energy, speaks to Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect within the Building Technologies Office at DOE. Mr. Rashkin has been a long-time advocate for energy efficiency, sustainability, and resilience within the housing industry. He created the Zero Energy Ready Home...