The National Academy of Sciences will be expanding its public outreach operations by launching a new science policy museum. The 557-square-meter Marian Koshland Science Museum, scheduled to open at the end of April in Washington, DC, will attempt to explain the science behind current and sometimes controversial public policy issues (see http://www.koshland-science-museum.org).
“The museum will show visitors the excitement of science through exhibits that demonstrate how science impacts their lives on a personal level,” says Daniel Koshland, former editor of Science. His donation of $25 million in the name of his late wife, a respected biologist and, like him, an NAS member, made the museum possible. “This museum is a tribute to her devotion to improving public understanding of science and her dedication to promoting the role of women in science,” he adds.
Every two years, two of the three exhibits will be sent on tour to other...
