Knowledge of how science is consumed in public domains is essential for understanding the role of science in human society. Here we examine public use and public funding of science by linking tens of ...

“Even prototypes expected to be subjected to further development should be tightly controlled and not employed to perform revenue-generating activities until appropriate patent applications have been ...

In 1929, some 9 percent of the gross national income was spent by federal, state, and local governments for purposes other than national defense and foreign affairs. Between 1929 and 1960, however, ...

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court went seriously astray when it broadened the meaning of public use in the Berman eminent domain case to situations involving a "public purpose" such as urban ...

Health is among the most high-stakes domains in which people interact with conversational artificial intelligence (AI). For many users, conversational AI—specifically large language model ...

State policies mandating public or community use of face masks or covers in mitigating the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are hotly contested. This study provides evidence from a ...

The Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, which upheld the use of eminent domain to take homes for transfer to a private developer in order to promote "economic development," ...

Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in ...