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The Program on Science, Technology, and Society studies the moral, political, philosophical, and social questions posed by modern science and technology.
As a method of accumulating factual knowledge, science has been wildly successful, even exceeding the hopes of the philosophers who launched the scientific enterprise some four centuries ago. Yet very fundamental questions -- especially relating to how science shapes our values by transforming our understanding of the world and ourselves -- remain as significant as ever. These questions are especially critical in America, the nation that most shapes scientific and technological progress and the world. What is the appropriate role of science in the formulation of public policy? What are the responsibilities of the scientist as a citizen? What role ought educators and the press play in ensuring that our democracy is not just well-informed about science and technology, but actually thoughtful about the problems it provokes? And how can we embrace the benefits of technological advancement without allowing the transforming effects of technology to erode the principles and values we cherish? To answer these and other questions, the program hosts public lectures and conferences, and its fellows and scholars publish books and articles in leading magazines and newspapers. Also, the program joins EPPC’s Program on Biotechnology and American Democracy in publishing the widely acclaimed new journal, The New Atlantis.
For more information, contact:
Adam Keiper
1730 M Street N.W.
Suite 910
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone: 202-682-1200
Fax: 202-408-0632
E-mail: akeiper@eppc.org
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ObamaCareWatch.org
 The 2012 election will provide a historic opportunity to repeal the massive folly of ObamaCare and to adopt sensible market-based health-care reforms that reward efficiency and innovation. To pave the way for repeal, EPPC health-care expert Jim Capretta is directing a new website, ObamaCareWatch.org, that is tracking news about Obamacare's implementation from around the country and that will be a repository of essential facts, statistics, and analysis. Read Jim's introductory essay.
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Fred Barnes on EPPC's Faith Angle Forum
 In the Weekly Standard, Fred Barnes recounts the history of EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie's Faith Angle Forum for journalists and celebrates them as "a rare recent example of the quality of journalism being improved."
Read more about the Faith Angle Forum here.
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Faith Angle Forum: Big Effects in Small Packages
Barbara Bryant, Philanthropy Magazine
"Sometimes donating to what looks like a small initiative can have a much more significant impact than you realize. Through his Faith Angle Forum, Michael Cromartie gathers a select group of distinguished scholars and nationally respected journalists-from places like the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and NPR-for in-depth discussions of some of the most crucial cultural issues facing American's today. Twice yearly, the forum holds a two-day conference to discuss religion and public life in a serious fashion, miles removed from Washington's ideological battlefields. When you think of the influence of the leading media, you understand how influential this small conference can be."
Read more about the Faith Angle Forum here.
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EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel's long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller 
