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Putting the fun in fundamental: how playful learning improves children’s outcomes

When we think back to our childhoods, many of us have fond memories of play. Playing outside, playing at school, or playing with friends and siblings often trump memories of…

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

When Congress adopted the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167) in 2022 on a bipartisan basis, it was intended to strengthen the United States’ ability to compete and to invest…

10.03.23 | 10 min read
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FAS
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FAS Taps Jon B. Wolfsthal as New Director of Global Risk

The Federation of American Scientists is excited to welcome Jon B. Wolfsthal as the organization’s new Director of Global Risk. The Global Risk will encompass nuclear policy, FAS’ longstanding Nuclear…

10.02.23 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Risk and Reward in Peer Review

This article was written as a part of the FRO Forecasting project, a partnership between the Federation of American Scientists and Metaculus. This project aims to conduct a pilot study…

10.02.23 | 6 min read
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FAS
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FAS Launches ‘FRO-casting’ Tournament on Metaculus to Solicit Ideas for Focused Research Organizations (FROs)

FROs focus efforts on technology challenges that require coordinated and cross-disciplinary pursuits at the boundary of research and engineering The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), one of the oldest science…

10.02.23 | 2 min read
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