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![SNAP benefits](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-sarah-reinhardt.jpg?itok=ncrb8F93)
The Evidence Is In: SNAP Works
Analyst Sarah Reinhardt explains why the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program needs to be strengthened, not weakened, in the next Farm Bill.
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![science in Puerto Rico](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-Giovanna-Guerrero-Medina.jpg?itok=ormskFmT)
One Scientist's Quest to Improve Science Education in Puerto Rico
Follow the journey of Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina as she grows from neurobiology researcher to organizer and science advocate for Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria.
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![researching gun violence](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-charise-johnson.jpg?itok=Q_ARpgyj)
Why the Government Doesn't Research Gun Violence
A discussion about why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can’t study gun violence injuries and death, and how this leaves the public in the dark and at risk.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
How Science Can Make Voting Fair
Voting Rights expert Dr. Michael Latner uses science to level the playing field for voters.
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![missile defense](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-laura-grego-2.jpg?itok=JY3F_zut)
Why the US Missile Defense System Won't Work
Physicist Dr. Laura Grego explains in lay terms just why the US ground-based midcourse missile defense system doesn't work.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
Who's Responsible for Climate Damages?
Dr. Peter Frumhoff discusses how science is pinpointing companies’ impacts.
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![Department of the Interior](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-sally-jewell.jpg?itok=SCCwDxLv)
A Retreat from Science at the Department of the Interior
Sally Jewell, former Secretary at the Department of the Interior, talks about the Trump administration’s effort to rollback scientific and conservation safeguards.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
Electric Vehicles Just Won't Stall
Straight from the Los Angeles auto show, UCS engineer David Reichmuth talks about the drive to make EVs more accessible, affordable, and ubiquitous.
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![Gina McCarthy](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-03/gs-thumbnail-gina-mccarthy.jpg?itok=Fuu41r2Y)
“I Want You to Act”: Gina McCarthy on Pruitt’s EPA, Flint, and the Path Forward
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talks about the state of affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
Thanks Science!
Five esteemed scientists, including a Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, tell us why they are grateful for science.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
A Climate Fingerprinter Fights On
Climate scientist Dr. Ben Santer, one of the first scientists to identify how humans are influencing the global climate, talks about his work and how he became the target of vicious attacks by fossil-fuel interests.
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![Got Science? podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2019-09/got-science-podcast-logo-web.jpg?itok=89XhOPIo)
A Football Star Stands Up for Science
Former NFL player Chris Borland joins UCS science and policy analyst Genna Reed to discuss how powerful interests deceive, misinform, and buy influence at the expense of public health and safety.