by Brian Herman, Published on October 24, 2014 Nothing focuses the mind like a crisis. For several years, many of us in the scientific research establishment have been warning of the potential…

by Brian Herman, Published on October 6, 2014 Scientists won’t solve the world’s most pressing problems – world hunger, poor healthcare in the developing world, the spread of infectious diseases, to name…

by Brian Herman, Published on September 12, 2014 Scientists have a trust problem. They are viewed askance by lawmakers and workaday Americans, according to recent polls. This diminishing trust has led to an even bigger…

by Brian Herman, Published on July 28, 2014, Featured in: Education Lobbyists, car salespeople, reporters and members of Congress – all are viewed, rightly or wrongly, as untrustworthy professions. Gallup’s episodic polling of…

by Brian Herman, Published on June 11, 2014 The world’s best research could be enhanced if academic institutions would change their approach to how they incentivize researchers. Specifically, universities should focus more on…

by Brian Herman, Published on May 6, 2014 Minnesota is home to some of the most innovative independent inventors, university researchers and corporate scientists in the world. From the Post-it note to…