This report explores barriers to open access and ways to overcome unequal wealth, technology access, and education across countries to promote the benefits of scientific research.

Our report and accompanying events on pure science, in collaboration with the 13 other countries where the Aspen Institute has international partners, assesses the current state of basic science around the world, creates a forum for discussion among scientific leaders, and provides guidance on how basic science can be supported and advanced internationally.

This congress gathered 100 thought leaders from over 50 countries actively working locally and globally on implementing scientific and rational approaches to policymaking and education, with focus on vaccines, climate change, medicine, and food biotechnologies.

This documentary series on PBS, satellite television, and streaming features the perspectives of leading science experts from Japan, China, Philippines, India, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, and the United States to speak about science denial in a “post-truth” era, climate change, disinformation, propaganda, the paranormal, and natural disasters.

These insights, contributed by members of the Aspen Global Congress on Scientific Thinking & Action, offer local experts' best practices for communicating about a global health crisis with the public in nuanced and regionally specific ways.

To view recordings of our past events, click HERE.