The New Atlantis is a quarterly journal about the social, ethical, and political dimensions of modern science and technology. Since its founding in 2003, the journal has been at the center of debates about how to govern science and how to live well and wisely with technological change. The journal’s name is taken from Francis Bacon’s short story “New Atlantis,” a utopian fable describing a society that enjoys the fruits of what we would now recognize as experimental science. The story raises important questions about science, politics, and society. The journal brings together several kinds of writing — policy and economic analysis, literary and cultural essays, historical and biographical articles, book reviews, and more — to tackle a wide range of subjects, from the latest scientific controversies and newest technological innovations to the eternal questions of the human condition. The New Atlantis is published in Washington, D.C. by the Center for the Study of Technology and Society.

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society is a nonprofit research and educational organization in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to improve public understanding of the crucial moral and political questions raised by modern science and technology. Its chief activity is the production and publication of its quarterly journal The New Atlantis.