Key Highlights An assessment of the past week’s social media environments indicates traditional media reporting by established news sources such as the New York Times and President Donald J. Trump are most influential by audience reach and volume of engagement. Donald Trump’s false claim suggesting seasonal flu is comparable to COVID-19 in deaths and lethality […]
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FAS submits public comment against proposed DHS expansion of biometric collection affecting millions of immigrants and U.S. citizens
This week, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) submitted a public comment urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw its proposed rule that would expand the amount of highly personal biometric data collected from prospective immigrants, their families, and their employers. On September 11, 2020, DHS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) […]
Read MoreVaccine news stories hosting malware disseminated across Spanish-language Twitter
Key Highlights News websites publishing stories on a pause in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trials hosted malware files. At the center of the network was the Spanish-language Sputnik News link mundo.sputniknews.com. The news of a possible adverse reaction to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine resulted in a spike of social media activity. The vaccine is one of the […]
Read MoreFAS Introduces Fall 2020 Scoville Fellow
The Federation of American Scientists is pleased to introduce Fall 2020 Scoville Fellow, Ishan Sharma. The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, established in 1987, is a highly-competitive national program that provides recent college and graduate school alumni with the opportunity to work on key issues of peace and security in Washington, D.C. Ishan will be […]
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Read MoreHans Kristensen: Great Immigrant, Great American
The Federation of American Scientists is proud to announce that Hans Kristensen, Nuclear Information Project director, is honored as a Carnegie Corporation of New York 2020 Great Immigrant, Great American. The Great Immigrant, Great American initiative is a tribute to its namesake, the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and recognizes American immigrants who have […]
Read MoreFederation of American Scientists calls on United and American to reverse their decision to fully book planes
Washington, DC, June 30, 2020 Mr. Doug Parker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Airlines Mr. Scott Kirby Chief Executive Officer United Airlines Dear Mr. Parker and Mr. Kirby, As representative of an organization dedicated to a safe and more secure world, I write to express my strong concerns about your recent decisions to return […]
Read MoreFAS President’s statement on nationwide demonstrations against police violence.
The demonstrations that we are witnessing across the nation are in direct response to police violence and to systemic racism that has plagued this country from its birth. All officers responsible for the senseless killing of George Floyd — which follows a pattern of police brutality against countless other black Americans — must be fully […]
Read MoreDo You Have #COVID-19 Questions? We Have Answers: Ask a Scientist Launches
Washington, DC, March 18, 2020 Today, the Federation of American Scientists, the Governance Lab at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and the State of New Jersey Office of Innovation launched a free interactive tool to help answer the public’s questions on COVID-19 virus in English and Spanish. “Ask a Scientist,” located at covid19.fas.org […]
Read MoreFAS Roundup – July 1, 2019
FAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Martin Hellman spoke on the “The Technological Imperative for Ethical Evolution” at the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this week in Lindau, Germany. Visit the Heidelberg Lecture website for video of his talk on the power of and need for ethical decision-making in all sciences. The Day Denuclearization Died Director of the Defense Posture Project Adam Mount‘s commentary on the president’s “friendship […]
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