Climate ChangeOctober 16, 2024
The 2024 Presidential Election Will Make or Break U.S. Climate Action
Harris would continue the Biden administration’s landmark climate efforts; Trump would roll the country back to more oil and gas
How the 2024 Presidential Election Will Shape Science, Health and the Environment
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris represent very different futures when it comes to science-related policy issues that deeply affect our lives. Scientific American has rounded up the U.S. presidential candidates’ stances on some of the most important of these areas, including health care, reproductive rights, climate change, artificial intelligence, gun violence, nuclear weapons, education and immigration. Each article takes a deep dive, based on expert interviews and scientific consensus, into what a Trump or Harris presidency might mean for each of these issues during the next term—and possibly for years to come.
Thomas Fuchs
EducationOctober 14, 2024
How the 2024 Election Could Reshape Education, from Pre-K to College
The presidential candidates differ on classroom censorship, school choice, federal funding for schools, and more
PoliticsOctober 10, 2024
2024 Election Will Define America’s Stance on Immigration, with Consequences for Science and Technology
Both presidential candidates would restrict immigration but Donald Trump would try to implement an extreme anti-immigrant agenda
Health CareOctober 8, 2024
How Health Care Affordability and Access Could Change under Harris or Trump
Both Trump and Harris pledge to make drug prices affordable and health care accessible. Here’s how their policies differ
PoliticsOctober 7, 2024
How a Harris or Trump Presidency Could Affect Gun Policy
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump offer starkly different responses to gun violence
Artificial IntelligenceOctober 4, 2024
How the Next President Will Determine the Future of AI
Both U.S. presidential candidates voice support for innovation in AI, but Kamala Harris has been more outspoken about its risks to individuals
Nuclear weaponsOctober 3, 2024
The Next President Faces Tough Nuclear Weapons Deadlines
Whoever wins the 2024 presidential election will face heightened nuclear geopolitics, deadlines on nuclear deals with Russia and Iran and decisions on a $2-trillion weapons-modernization effort
PoliticsOctober 2, 2024
Abortion and Reproductive Rights Face Starkly Different Futures under Trump and Harris
The presidential candidates have vastly divergent records on and plans for protecting access to reproductive health care, including abortion and IVF