Science Politics, a new publication launched by SFS’s Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) program, aims to meet that need by bridging the gap between dense academic research and fast-paced journalism. Designed as a hybrid “journazine,” Science Politics blends academic rigor with journalistic storytelling to reach scholars, policymakers and the general public alike. The publication brings together voices from across disciplines to examine how science and technology both shape—and are shaped by—international politics. Why Science Politics—and why nowFor Mendenhall, who serves as the publication’s editor-in-chief, the idea for Science Politics emerged from a growing frustration with how science is communicated and who gets left out of the conversation. That disconnect, she argues, is reinforced by the structure of academic publishing itself in which traditional science publishing often does not get picked up by mainstream journalism.