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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating an AI Testbed for Government

The U.S. should establish a testbed for government-procured artificial intelligence (AI) models used to provide services to Americans.

01.19.22 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Improving Graduate-Student Mentorship by Investing in Traineeship Grants

The federal government should build on the success of the NIH’s training-grant program to support STEMM graduate students & U.S. R&D.

01.19.22 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating a Public System of National Laboratory Schools

The U.S. should establish a system of National Laboratory Schools in parallel to its existing system of FFRDCs.

01.19.22 | 32 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
India’s Nuclear Arsenal Takes A Big Step Forward

India just tested a “new generation” nuclear-capable ballistic missile. We take a deep dive into why the missile is so special, and what it means for India’s nuclear forces.

12.23.21 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
Surveillance Technology & the Global Decline in Democracy

As President Biden’s Summit of Democracy highlighted, it’s a dark time for democracy worldwide. Since 2020, the number of countries headed towards authoritarianism has outnumbered those headed towards democratic freedom, while the number of “backsliding democracies” have doubled in the last decade. The United States and its allies have been responsible for the lionshare of this past decade’s democratic downturn, while […]

12.22.21 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
High-skilled Immigration Policy: FAS’s Current and Future Contributions

Since the creation of this country, the American scientific enterprise has been built by talented immigrants. FAS has worked to strengthen the U.S. immigration system to ensure that experts in all scientific fields, as well as entrepreneurs with innovative ideas are able to build lives in the United States. Over the past two years, FAS […]

12.22.21 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
Beyond the Endless Frontier

The American hallmark has always been its ingenuity, from the creation of the Internet to the rise of Silicon Valley. But for the last few decades, ingenuity has been on the decline: not because of a lack of genius but because of a failure of the marketplace to bring forward those new ideas in scientific knowledge, entrepreneurship, […]

12.22.21 | 3 min read
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Environment
Blog
Working to Shape the Future of Science Policy With Entrepreneurship and Humility

When my dad turned 75 this October, he told me that it was the first birthday that really got under his skin and made him realize his age. Something about 75 years conveys the gravitas of a lifetime, encompassing three distinct generations and witnessing epic societal transformation over decades.  For perspective, it was 75 years […]

12.22.21 | 3 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
NNSA Removes F/A-18F Super Hornet From Nuclear Bomb Fact Sheet

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has quietly removed the F/A-18F Super Hornet from its B61-12 nuclear bomb fact sheet. No public explanation has been offered for why the aircraft was removed or added in the first place. The F/A-18F was added to a “November 2021” fact sheet published in early December, which listed the […]

12.15.21 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Improving Outcomes for Incarcerated People by Reducing Unjust Communication Costs

It is critical that services such as video calling and email be available to people in prisons at a “just and reasonable” cost.

12.09.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Bringing Opportunities to Incarcerated Persons and Prison-Tech Startups

The White House should expand military-civilian partnerships in trauma care to achieve a national goal of eliminating preventable deaths.

11.23.21 | 10 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Maintaining Military Medical Readiness Today Saves Lives Tomorrow

The White House should expand military-civilian partnerships in trauma care to achieve a national goal of eliminating preventable deaths.

11.22.21 | 6 min read
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