http://fas.org/ota Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, science, technology, policy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:12:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A 1990 OTA report, Electronic Bulls and Bears: U.S. Securities Markets and Information Technology,  notes that “Computer-assisted trading strategies can cause short-term price volatility, or spread selling or buying pressure from one market to others.”  The report was written in ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/23/flash-from-the-archive/ By Curtis Petty | Active Rain | October 13, 2008 A real estate blog entry discusses "prudent avoidance" of  electric and magnetic fields and credits an  OTA report, Biological Effects of Power Frequency: Electric and Magnetic Field. This May 1989 background paper (p. 77) suggests several approaches to  risk assessment ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/14/electromagnetic-fields/ By Marylaine Block | On The Same Page | August 29, 2008 A Sweetwater County library, Wyoming, blog mentions the FAS OTA Archive. http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/12/marylaine-blocks-picks-of-the-week/ By Linda Garcia | Exploring Interdisciplinarity | September 14, 2008 This blog post discusses examples of how some political leaders have used "...the work of scientists to cloak private interests in what is ostensibly value free analysis." What may be needed is more value added science, exemplified by OTA's and the ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/12/value-free-value-added/ By Mark Clayton | Christian Science Monitor | August 27, 2008 An article about nuclear power plants and laser isotope separation refers to a 1977 OTA report, Nuclear Proliferation and Safeguards Appendix Volume II Part 2. http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/10/will-lasers-brighten-nuclears-future/ Born and Raised in the South | September 3, 2008 A blog post about the history of Oak Ridge has a few biographical notes about John H. Gibbons, Director of OTA from 1979 to 1993. http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/10/oak-ridge-tn/ By Kinchy, Abby J Kleinman, Daniel Lee; Autry, Robyn | Red Orbit | September 2, 2008 A blog post about globalization, neoliberalism and agricultural biotechnology policy refers to a 1991 OTA report,  U.S. Dairy Industry at a Crossroads: Biotechnology and Policy Choices. http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/10/against-free-markets-against-science/ The Office of Technology Assessment Got it Right (Sort Of) By Philip H. | The Intersection | September 2, 2008 This blog post mentioned the OTA Archive and discussed some ideas about how to communicate science to Congress.  Referred to several OTA reports on issues that are still being debated:  a 1990 report, ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/10/communicating-science-to-congress/ Tutor | September 8, 2008 This blog entry credited OTA for their worldwide leadership in technology assessments in the health care field in the 1970's,  providing politicians with an evaluation of not only the medical technologies and procedures but also the organizational structures in which medical services are provided.  European countries ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/10/health-technology-assessment/ By Chris Mooney |Science Progress | January 9th, 2008 A blog post about the failure of the Congress to reinstate OTA says, "While the OTA may have died on the altar of partisan ideology in 1995, its revival today seems to be inhibited by a bipartisan failure to understand why ... http://fas.org/ota/2008/10/09/science-delayed-2/