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Causes: Engineering & Technology, Science & Technology, Technology
Mission: To improve the nation's understanding of the crucial moral and political questions raised by modern science and technology. It aims to promote american strength and competitiveness and to defend american values; to shape critical ethical and policy debates with information and analysis; to inform leaders in the fields of science, politics, industry and culture with publications that probe the deeper meaning of advanced technologies; and to articulate the human aspirations that drive the scientific enterprise.
Programs: Publishing "the new atlantis" quarterly journal.
big questions online - aims to explore the "big questions" of human purpose, existence, and the universe - from science and religion to markets and morals. Features essays by leading thinkers and writers and aims to foster thoughtful discussion of the featured topics.