Steve Ernst

Steve Ernst

Editor and General Manager
Steve Ernst

Steve Ernst, Editor & General Manager, American Laboratory

On November 1, 2014, Steve Ernst joined the American Laboratory team as Editor and General Manager.

E-mail: [email protected]

Articles by Steve Ernst

  • Boom or Bust?

    Thursday, September 03, 2015
    Pot is becoming big business. Four states—Colorado, Oregon, Alaska and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia—have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. read more

  • Obama’s Environmental Move

    Wednesday, August 05, 2015
    President Obama did the right thing—the smart and the responsible thing—in announcing new goals to reduce carbon emissions. read more

  • Keeping Cool

    Monday, August 03, 2015
    “If you can keep your head while all those around you are losing theirs, maybe you misunderstand the situation.” read more

  • Artificial Intelligence: Smart, More or Less

    Thursday, June 11, 2015
    Less is more, except for some literal-minded folks who think more is more. Go figure. The phrase “less is more” came to mind as I was thinking about thinking. read more

  • Fossils, Fusion and the Future

    Friday, May 22, 2015
    Energy—its sourcing, use and impact—is arguably one of the most pressing concerns on the planet. If those scientists who are most concerned are as accurate as they are numerous, global warming, ... read more

  • Resistant

    Wednesday, April 22, 2015
    By now you are well aware of the threat. You may have even contributed to its growth. Should you worry? Task forces have been formed. There are government agencies on the case and executive orders ... read more

  • Hungry?

    Wednesday, March 11, 2015
    Each year, 48 million Americans suffer from a foodborne illness. Of that number, 120,000 will require hospitalization and 3000 will die, according to 2011 estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease ... read more

  • Green Lab, Blue Planet

    Tuesday, February 17, 2015
    Speaking with Allison Paradise, the executive director and co-founder of my green lab (www.mygreenlab.org), is a heady experience, with all the passion that led her to leave a research career and ... read more

  • Yelling “Fire”

    Wednesday, February 04, 2015
    Fear is a powerful emotion. So is the desire to believe the narrative with which we are most comfortable. Behaviors such as ostracizing HIV sufferers or having a preference for the biblical time line ... read more
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