Collaborate Disseminate
Virginia governor-elect Ralph Northam, who is a doctor, was just one of more than a dozen candidates with STEM backgrounds to win elections in November. Continue reading 17 STEM Politicians Won Elections Tuesday
After Tuesday’s elections, a total of 31 counties have voted to be exempted from a state law against municipal broadband networks. Continue reading Nearly Half of Colorado Counties Have Formally Rejected a Comcast-Backed Law Restricting City-Run Internet
The Environmental Protection Agency has given the green light to biotech startup MosquitoMate. Continue reading The US Just Approved ‘Killer’ Lab-Grown Mosquitoes to Help Fight Disease
The telecom giant filed a white paper with the commission last week arguing that it had the authority to overrule recent state-level laws. Continue reading Verizon Wants the FCC to Overturn State Internet Privacy Laws
Though logging has a greater overall impact, growing pot can be even more destructive on a per-unit-area basis, according to a recent study. Continue reading Illegal Weed Can Be Worse for Forests than Logging
A tweet about the bizarre ‘brassiere’ category raised some eyebrows. Continue reading Your iPhone Is Using Machine Learning to Chronicle All Your Bra Pics
Scientists at the University of California Davis have launched a new project studying the hemp DNA sequence. Continue reading The Latest Effort to Map the Weed Genome Will Focus on Pot That Doesn’t Get You High
The legendary anthropologist and conservationist spoke to Radio Motherboard for the premiere of ‘Jane,’ a new documentary on her early career. Continue reading Jane Goodall Is on a ‘Mission to Save the World’
Fort Collins, Colorado is set to vote on a ballot measure that would open the door for municipal broadband, and Big Telecom is fighting mad. Continue reading Big Telecom Spent $200,000 to Try to Prevent a Colorado Town From Even Talking About a City-Run Internet
One candidate is big on municipal broadband, the other thinks it’s not feasible due to the cost. Guess which one Big Telecom supports? Continue reading Comcast and CenturyLink Spent $50K in Seattle to Support a Mayoral Candidate Who Opposes Community-Owned Internet