Stories by Ali Nouri

Ali Nouri, Ph.D., a molecular biologist, is the president of the Federation of American Scientists. Nouri is co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's New Voices Initiative, and serves on the Academy's Global Diplomacy Roundtable. He previously served as a biotechnology advisor in the office of UN Secretary General and served nearly 10 years as a senior advisor and legislative director in the US Senate. Follow him on Twitter @AliNouriPhD.

Policy & Ethics

COVID Misinformation Is Killing People

This “infodemic” has to stop

October 11, 2020 — Amir Bagherpour and Ali Nouri | Opinion

Policy & Ethics

Scientists Must Rise in Defense of Democracy

Now is the moment to act so that we never have to experience an authoritarian version of the U.S.

October 2, 2020 — Robert Goldston, Zia Mian, Ali Nouri, Stewart Prager, Paul G. Richards, Andrew Rosenberg, Lynn R. Sykes and Frank von Hippel | Opinion

Behavior & Society

A Grassroots Effort to Fight Misinformation during the Pandemic

As COVID-19 spread, several organizations worked together to create Ask a Scientist

September 18, 2020 — Lindsay Milliken, Michael A. Fisher and Ali Nouri | Opinion

Policy & Ethics

Congress Needs More Scientific Expertise to Fight COVID-19

Here’s how congresspeople can get it

April 6, 2020 — Ali Nouri | Opinion