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It’s Time to Move Towards Movement as Medicine

Movement, whether through structured exercise or general physical activity in everyday life, has a major impact on the health of individuals and as a result, on the health of societies.

09.22.23 | 7 min read
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Opening Up Scientific Enterprise to Public Participation

To bring participatory science into the mainstream, there will need to be creative policy solutions for incentive mechanisms, standards, funding streams, training ecosystems, assessment mechanisms, and organizational capacity.

09.20.23 | 5 min read
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Towards a Well-Being Economy: Establishing an American Mental Wealth Observatory

Enhancing recovery rates among individuals grappling with mental health and substance use issues requires a multi-pronged approach.

09.18.23 | 10 min read
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Seeing Through the Haze: How the federal government does (and doesn’t) work to reduce public exposure to wildland fire smoke

As the wildfire season has grown longer in the West, smoke events now sometimes stretch for weeks and across the continent. What is the federal government doing about wildland fire smoke, and who’s doing it?

09.13.23 | 24 min read
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Systems Thinking in Climate: Positive Tipping Points Jumpstart Transformational Change

A tipping points framework can help forecast different aspects of the decarbonization transition and ensure that accelerated transitions happen in a just and equitable manner.

08.29.23 | 3 min read
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“The US needs to lean into an old strength”: Maintaining Progress and Growing US Biomanufacturing

We sat down with MicroByre CEO Dr. Sarah Richardson to talk about biomanufacturing, corn sugar’s pitfalls, and more.

08.28.23 | 12 min read
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Leveraging Positive Tipping Points to Accelerate Decarbonization

The Biden Administration should undertake a three-pronged strategy for leveraging the power of positive tipping points to create a larger-than-anticipated return on investment in the transition to a clean energy future.

08.23.23 | 13 min read
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Six hot opportunity areas to beat the heat through federal policy

Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer of Americans, yet receives minimal targeted federal support and dedicated funding for planning, mitigation, and recovery.

08.13.23 | 13 min read
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Governance of AI in Bio: Harnessing the Benefits While Reducing the Risks

To develop an overarching framework that includes addressing bio-related risks, Congress, federal agencies, and non-governmental AI stakeholders must work together.

08.08.23 | 4 min read
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We Need Biological Verification and Attribution Tools to Combat Disinformation Aimed at International Institutions

The Biological Weapons Convention’s Ninth Review Conference took place under a unique geopolitical storm, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and the Russian invasion of Ukraine took center stage.

07.25.23 | 5 min read
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Coordinating the U.S. Government Approach to the Bioeconomy

To achieve a durable and strategic interagency approach to the bioeconomy, OSTP should establish a Bioeconomy Initiative Coordination Office to coordinate strategic U.S. government investments in the bioeconomy.

07.24.23 | 9 min read
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ICSSI 2023: Hacking the Science of Science

We partnered with Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management to host the first Metascience Hackathon. Here’s what we learned.

07.13.23 | 7 min read
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