Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology over recent decades are breathtaking, and accelerating. They are an example of the power of partnerships to catalyze scientific breakthroughs—from the work of early-career scientists…

Some 20 million Americans experience high-impact pain that significantly impairs their life or work, but it is often referred to as a silent epidemic. It is a problem that often…

Two top communications experts in their respective fields are making important headway on an existential question facing democracies around the world: How do we get people who have different attitudes,…

Joyce Yen, a resource partner for the Civic Science Fellows program and Director of the University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, has dedicated her career to improving the…

Science Philanthropy Alliance President France Córdova and Alliance Civic Science Fellow Daren Ginete are working to build the future of scientific discovery, including increasing opportunities for scientists from diverse backgrounds—recognizing that excellence requires, in France’s words,…

What do an interdisciplinary behavioral scientist turned Civic Science Fellow, a developmental biologist/ physicist/historian turned science and democracy advocate, and a concert pianist turned public administration and social innovation leader…

To drive our theories of change, which strategies are most useful and when: Deliberative? Emergent? Both? These are questions our Civic Science Fellows explored this month with…