Meet Biden's Science Team

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January 21, 2021

Dear Reader, Following the inauguration, President Joe Biden moved quickly to begin naming the experts who will advise him on a range of issues. Who's in and who's out? Read our lead story to meet some of the president's most important selections for science-focused roles.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

Policy & Ethics Meet Biden's Science Team As the U.S. president announces his advisers and agency heads, Nature's guide tracks the appointees who matter most to science By Nidhi Subbaraman,Jeff Tollefson,Giuliana Viglione,Nature magazine

Neurological Health COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends By Stephani Sutherland

Climate Here Are All the Climate Actions Biden Took on Day One As expected, the President signed executive orders to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and review Trump-era rollbacks By Jean Chemnick,E&E News

Engineering Alexander Graham Bell Goes and Flies a Kite--For Science After patenting the telephone, the famous inventor turned his attention to giant tetrahedral kites capable of lifting people into the air By Leslie Nemo

Space Biden Administration Appoints Acting NASA Chief Associate administrator Steve Jurczyk, who has worked at the space agency since 1988, will serve as its interim leader during the presidential transition By Meghan Bartels,SPACE.com

Policy & Ethics Eric Lander Is Not the Ideal Choice for Presidential Science Advisor Despite a long list of supremely qualified people who could inspire a whole new generation of scientists, the glass ceiling in American science remains intact By 500 Women Scientists

Space Why Do We Assume Extraterrestrials Might Want to Visit Us? It presumes we're inherently fascinating, but that's not necessarily the case By Avi Loeb

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