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Nuclear Weapons
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Strategic Posture Commission Report Calls for Broad Nuclear Buildup

In contrast to the Biden administration’s Nuclear Posture Review, the Congressionally-mandated Strategic Posture Commission report is a full-throated embrace of a U.S. nuclear build-up.

10.12.23 | 13 min read
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Science Policy
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Big Issues for Science Policy in a Challenging World: A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson

“If you want your science to have an impact, you should find ways to elevate the visibility of your findings among policymakers.”

10.11.23 | 4 min read
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Technology & Innovation
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AI in Action: Recommendations for AI Policy in Health, Education, and Labor

Responsible governance is crucial to harnessing the immense benefit promised by AI. Here are recommendations for advancing ethical, high-impact AI with thoughtful oversight.

10.05.23 | 7 min read
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Science Policy
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Wins, Gaps, & Looking Forward in the U.S. Bioeconomy

September should be bioeconomy month. To celebrate, we took our experts to the Hill to share their research and recommendations with Congress.

10.04.23 | 4 min read
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Social Innovation
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Putting the fun in fundamental: how playful learning improves children’s outcomes

Children are born ready to play and explore the world around them – education policy should nurture this curiosity, not stifle it.

10.03.23 | 8 min read
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Technology & Innovation
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CHIPS and Science: FY24 Research Appropriations Short by Over $7 Billion

Despite growing international competition, appropriations for research agencies have fallen quite short of the CHIPS and Science targets.

10.03.23 | 10 min read
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Science Policy
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Risk and Reward in Peer Review

The U.S. federal government is the largest funder of scientific research in the world — but it is risk-averse to a fault. New approaches to peer review can bring American research back to the bleeding edge.

10.02.23 | 6 min read
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FAS
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Government Shutdowns Are ‘Science Shutdowns’

FAS experts believe government shutdowns are science shutdowns: costly and ineffective standoffs that stifle scientific pursuits and do harm.

09.28.23 | 3 min read
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Social Innovation
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Healthy Kids, High Grades: Using Data to Evaluate Health and Education Policy

We always knew that healthy children do better in school. Now we have rigorous empirical research to back it up.

09.28.23 | 4 min read
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Science Policy
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Truly Open Science Needs Knowledge Synthesis

Truly open science requires that the public is not only able to access the products of research, but the knowledge embedded within.

09.27.23 | 4 min read
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Science Policy
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Ahead of the Wildland Fire Commission Report Release, a Roundup of FAS’s Efforts to Provide Input on Wildland Fire Policy

Over the last year we’ve devoted considerable effort to understanding wildfire in the context of U.S. federal policy. Here’s what we learned.

09.26.23 | 3 min read
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Science Policy
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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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