How arboriculture can help develop the necessary science and practice, but engaging communities remains paramount for successful urban forestry

How Scientists Can Help Foster Science Appreciation

In the last issue of The Scienfi.st, Morris H. Shames, emeritus professor of physics at New York University, cast a cold eye on the concept of scientific literacy. He argued that a more reasonable goal in educating nonscientists about science might be science appreciation. Like music and art appreciation, science appreciation might be fostered without requiring the mastery of technical details ...

Why and How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health? Proposals for Collaborative Research Avenues

Written by a group of political science researchers, this commentary focuses on the contributions of political science to public health and proposes research avenues to increase those contributions. Despite progress, the links between researchers from these two fields develop only slowly. Divergences between the approach of political science to public policy and the expectations that public hea...

How continuing education can help the advanced practice shortage.

Restorative Justice: How Law Schools Can Help Heal Their Communities

This Essay argues that the justice system should establish a parallel system, using restorative justice, designed to “heal” those individuals affected by crime, but who are not the victim, i.e. the victim’s family. Additionally, the author proposes that law schools should help develop this

Diabetes City: How Urban Game Design Strategies Can Help Diabetics

Computer Games are about to leave their “electronic shells” and enter the city. So-called Serious Pervasive Games (SPGs) [1] allow for hybrid – simultaneously physical and virtual experiences, applying technologies of ubiquitous computing, communication and “intelligent” interfaces. They begin to focus on non-entertaining purposes. The following article a) presents game design strategies as a m...