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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Building Medical Supply Chain Resilience through a U.S. Manufacturing Reserve and Digital Stockpile

The Federal Government must create an emergency response plan to activate domestic, local medical supply manufacturing.

11.17.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
USAF Plans To Expand Nuclear Bomber Bases

The US Air Force is working to expand the number of strategic bomber bases that can store nuclear weapons from two today to five by the 2030s. The plan will also significantly expand the number of bomber bases that store nuclear cruise missiles from one base today to all five bombers bases by the 2030s.

11.17.20 | 5 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Sustaining the 2020 Biking Boom

Cycling for transportation is more popular than ever. Here’s how the federal government can support the biking boom and make cycling commutes safer and more affordable.

11.16.20 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Digital Citizenship: A National Imperative to Protect and Reinvigorate our Democracy

The U.S. Government should set a national vision to strategically invest in building digital citizenship.

11.13.20 | 1 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Improving Science Advice for Executive Branch Decision-Making

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial need for science to inform policy. This proposal identifies five key areas for action.

11.12.20 | 1 min read
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Clean Energy
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Policy Memo
Accelerating Deployment of Innovations to Modernize the U.S. Electric Grid

The next administration should establish a Grid Resilience Innovation Demonstration Network to modernize the U.S. electrical grid.

11.12.20 | 8 min read
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Education & Workforce
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Policy Memo
Creating a National Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Scientists and Engineers

Establish a national entrepreneurial fellowship to accelerate the transformation of research discoveries into scalable, market-ready tech.

11.05.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
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Policy Memo
A National Strategy to Counter COVID-19 Misinformation

The next administration should establish an office at the Dept. of Health and Human Services dedicated to combating COVID-19 misinformation.

11.05.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
Environmental Assessment Reveals New Details About the Air Force’s ICBM Replacement Plan

Any time a US federal agency proposes a major action that “has the potential to cause significant effects on the natural or human environment,” they must complete an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS. An EIS typically addresses potential disruptions to water supplies, transportation, socioeconomics, geology, air quality, and other factors in great detail––meaning that one […]

11.03.20 | 5 min read
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Clean Energy
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Policy Memo
Zero Emission Fueling Stations for Trucks and Buses

The next administration can achieve significant reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions by helping transition the commercial truck and bus industries to cleaner fuels like electric power and hydrogen.

11.02.20 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Establishing a White House Taskforce to Promote Digital Market Competition

The next administration should establish a White House Taskforce focused on promoting digital market competition.

10.30.20 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
Social Media Conversations in Support of Herd Immunity are Driven by Bots

Key highlights Online debate surrounding herd immunity shows one-sided automation For months, debates about so-called herd immunity have occurred internationally. The idea behind this herd immunity strategy is to shield vulnerable populations while allowing COVID-19 transmission to go uncontrolled among less vulnerable populations. This strategy has been dismissed by many scientists for several ethical and […]

10.30.20 | 6 min read
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