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Wildfires
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Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection
Joie D. Acosta, Regina A. Shih @ReginaShih
Oct 28, 2019
CalMatters
While intentionally shutting off power may be a practical way to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires, is it worth the risks? Until more thoughtful and comprehensive decisions are made, planned power outages need to be planned better.
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Pittsburgh
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One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Oct 27, 2019
Los Angeles Times
In the year since a gunman killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the conversation about white supremacy has grown louder. But the United States still has a long way to go in dealing with this threat.
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Wildfires
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Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia
Miriam Elizabeth Marlier
Oct 25, 2019
Google Earth and Earth Engine on Medium
Fires in Indonesia, if left unchecked, could cause an average of 36,000 premature deaths annually across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Researchers built a tool that models the effect of the fires on public health.
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Politics and Government
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Zimbabwe’s Neighbors Express Solidarity Against a False Enemy
Jon Temin, Alexander H. Noyes @alexhnoyes, Mark Bellamy
Oct 25, 2019
The Washington Post
The notion that sanctions are primarily responsible for the economic collapse in Zimbabwe is a useful fiction promoted by that country's authoritarian elite. In reality, the ruling party, in power for 39 years, has no one to blame but itself.
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Syria
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The Syria Withdrawal, Climate Policy, Drones: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 25, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on the effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, one expert's take on climate policy, how drones could help get blood to soldiers who need it, and more.
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Artificial Intelligence
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Military Deception: AI's Killer App?
Edward Geist, Marjory S. Blumenthal @marjorysb
Oct 23, 2019
War on the Rocks
Contrary to the promise that AI would deliver an omniscient view of everything happening in the battlespace—the goal of U.S. military planners for decades—it now appears that technologies of misdirection are winning. Military deception, in short, could prove to be AI’s killer app.
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Economic Development
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Economic Experiments for Global Impact
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Oct 23, 2019
The RAND Blog
Implementing effective solutions for global socioeconomic development and poverty alleviation is a daunting challenge. However, RAND has seen over its decades of work in this area that data-based decisions can improve the welfare of the world's most vulnerable populations.
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Hong Kong
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How to Resolve the Hong Kong Crisis
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 23, 2019
Foreign Policy
Rebuilding trust between the residents of Hong Kong and their government will be an extremely difficult task. But with some reasonable compromises on both sides, Hong Kong has the opportunity to step back from the brink of disaster.
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Politics and Government
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Memories of an Earlier Impeachment
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Oct 23, 2019
United Press International
What is it like to work in the White House during an impeachment? RAND's Ambassador James Dobbins was special assistant to the president on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton impeachment. Here, he shares insights on the experience.
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Autonomous Vehicles
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Who's Responsible When Your Car Gets Hacked?
Oct 23, 2019
Cars are becoming “fast, heavy artificial intelligences on wheels,” a RAND report cautions, and that means they're becoming vulnerable. Potentially billions of dollars ride on the question of who has the legal responsibility to keep hackers from grabbing the wheel or cutting the brakes.
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Artificial Intelligence
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Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable
Danielle C. Tarraf
Oct 22, 2019
War on the Rocks
We are hurtling towards a future in which AI is omnipresent. This AI-enabled future is blinding in its possibilities for prosperity, security, and well-being. Yet, it is also crippling in its fragility. What might it take for it all to come to a screeching halt?
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Breast Cancer
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Treating Breast Cancer Is Not Just About the Disease: Its Wider Impacts Need to Be Considered, Too
Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Catriona Manville @CMManville
Oct 22, 2019
The RAND Blog
Successes in the early treatment of breast cancer are to be celebrated. But those achievements need not limit the development of further and better treatment for patients. Understanding the disease's wider effects could help bring this about.
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Environmental Science and Technology
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The Science of Climate Policy: Q&A with Benjamin Preston
Oct 22, 2019
Benjamin Preston, a senior policy researcher and director of RAND's Community Health and Environmental Policy Program, specializes in climate risk and adaptation, disaster recovery, and resilience. In this Q&A, he discusses common misperceptions about climate change and how to decarbonize the U.S. economy.
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Social and Emotional Learning
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Restorative Justice Isn't a Panacea, but It Can Promote Better Relationships Among Students
Joie D. Acosta, Matthew Chinman, Catherine H. Augustine, John Engberg
Oct 21, 2019
The Hechinger Report
Restorative practices aren't necessarily a cure-all. But if implemented well, they can contribute to an overall solution. Teaching children to treat one another with respect has the potential to make schools safer and to help kids get along better throughout their lives.
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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)
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How the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria Provides a Boost to ISIS
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Oct 21, 2019
Fox News Channel
President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria could provide the ISIS terrorist group with the time and space to regrow its organization and extend its networks throughout the Middle East. The longer-term strategic effects of the decision could reverberate in the region for years to come.
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The RAND Blog

Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection

One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy

Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia

Zimbabwe’s Neighbors Express Solidarity Against a False Enemy

The Syria Withdrawal, Climate Policy, Drones: RAND Weekly Recap

Military Deception: AI's Killer App?

Economic Experiments for Global Impact

How to Resolve the Hong Kong Crisis

Memories of an Earlier Impeachment

Who's Responsible When Your Car Gets Hacked?

Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable

Treating Breast Cancer Is Not Just About the Disease: Its Wider Impacts Need to Be Considered, Too

The Science of Climate Policy: Q&A with Benjamin Preston

Restorative Justice Isn't a Panacea, but It Can Promote Better Relationships Among Students

How the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria Provides a Boost to ISIS

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