Science Progress is an internet publication about progressive

Progressivism

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 science and technology policy

Science policy

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. Its mission is "to improve the understanding of science among policymakers and other thought leaders and to develop exciting, progressive ideas about innovation in science and technology for the United States in the 21st Century."

Science Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress

Center for American Progress

The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...

. It began publication on 4 October 2007, the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1

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. Content on the web site includes news

News

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, in-depth essay

Essay

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s, and text

Written language

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- and audio

Sound

Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...

-based interview

Interview

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s. The Science Progress staff includes Editor-In-Chief Jonathan Moreno and supporting editors, contributors, and interns.