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The gathering storm in STEMM education

July 17, 2026 by

Travis York, director of the Center for STEMM Education & Workforce at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, speaks with Hosts Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III about the implications of declining Ph.D. admissions in American scientific research. York also detailed the AAAS’s role in STEM education, noting that the association adds another “M” — for medicine — to STEM.

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Spot the Illegals — a Chilling, Sad Neighborhood Game

Spot the Illegals — a Chilling, Sad Neighborhood Game

Llewellyn King

Here is a disturbing game: Try to spot the illegal immigrant. Is it the waitress, the winning one from Bulgaria, or is it the charming emergency room doctor from Pakistan, or is it one of the Mexican men working on the housing site at the corner? Maybe it is the Haitian caregiver in your home, whom […]

The Question That Must Be Answered: How Dangerous Is AI?

The Question That Must Be Answered: How Dangerous Is AI?

Llewellyn King

Races have winners and losers — at least so I have always thought. At some point, the competition ends and a winner is identified, whether it is first-past-the-post as in a horse race, or first in the marketplace as in a commercial race. Think about VHS and Betamax. Similarly, we knew who won the space […]

9/11 — The Tragedy That Didn’t Have To Happen

9/11 — The Tragedy That Didn’t Have To Happen

Llewellyn King

There is a terrible truth about 9/11: It didn’t have to happen. Something as simple as a hardware store lock could have deterred the perpetrators. The arguments against hardening cockpits were numerous, and now seem unconvincing to the point of being risible. They included: It would cost too much; the public had to see the […]

Medicare for All Is the Wrong Fix for the Healthcare Crisis

Medicare for All Is the Wrong Fix for the Healthcare Crisis

Llewellyn King

As Charles Dickens might have said, “It is the best of times in medicine, it is the worst of times in healthcare.” It is a time of great medical discovery with artificial intelligence, it is a time of the poorest outcomes for the sick. One of America’s most distinguished pediatric cardiologists says the nation is in […]

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