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Civic Education
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Want to Rebuild Public Trust? Focus on Civic Education
Dec 8, 2020
Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life—has led to political paralysis, the erosion of civil discourse, and widespread uncertainty. Investing in civic education and media literacy could be the antidote. But what exactly can be done to spur a civics revival in U.S. schools?
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Biotechnology
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The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse
Oct 29, 2020
The rise of devices that connect the human body to the web is accelerating rapidly. This Internet of Bodies could revolutionize health care and improve our quality of life. But without appropriate guardrails, it could also jeopardize our most intimate personal information and introduce several ethical concerns.
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Emerging Technologies
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Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Will We Be Ready?
Aug 27, 2020
Brain-computer interfaces give humans the ability to directly control machines with their minds. Before this emerging technology matures, it's important for developers to weigh the opportunities against the risks.
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Media Literacy
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What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for Democracy
Apr 28, 2020
RAND researchers asked a nationally representative sample of adults about their news-consumption habits. The answers reveal clues about what it might take to address Truth Decay, the decline of facts in U.S. public life.
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Quantum Computers Will Break the Internet, but Only If We Let Them
Apr 9, 2020
Quantum computers are expected to be powerful enough to break the current cryptography that protects all digital communications. But this scenario is preventable if policymakers take actions now to minimize the harm that quantum computers may cause.
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Veterans Health Care
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How High-Quality Mental Health Care Improves Veterans’ Lives
Sep 25, 2019
A growing body of RAND research shows that veterans who receive high-quality care have the best chance of improving their mental health outcomes.
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Crime and Violence Prevention
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Helping Police Find Better Strategies to Fight Crime
Dec 14, 2018
Which police interventions work best in certain situations, and which don't? A new RAND resource helps police choose the best strategies—and put them to work.
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Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now
Jun 14, 2018
Millennials are not as concerned as baby boomers are about national security. But these attitudes may be more about being young than being millennials.
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How to Increase Immunity to Truth Decay
May 16, 2018
Americans have always held differing views about policy issues. But more and more, they disagree about basic facts. This is a symptom of what RAND calls "Truth Decay," and it's doing severe damage to democracy in the United States.
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Emerging Technologies
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Four Ways 3D Printing May Threaten Security
May 8, 2018
3D printing has the potential to improve lives. But it could also bring new perils, such as disrupting weapons regulations and jeopardizing manufacturing jobs. While there's reason to be cautious about this technology, there's also danger in overreacting and overregulating what could be a new era of innovation.
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Emerging Technologies
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Can Humans Survive a Faster Future?
May 1, 2018
Life is moving faster and faster. Just about everything—transportation, weapons, the flow of information—is accelerating. How will decisionmakers preserve our personal and national security in the face of hyperspeed?
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Artificial Intelligence
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Increase the Risk of Nuclear War
Apr 24, 2018
Advances in artificial intelligence have provoked a new kind of arms race among nuclear powers. AI could challenge the basic rules of nuclear deterrence and lead to catastrophic miscalculations.
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Autonomous Vehicles
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Why Waiting for Perfect Autonomous Vehicles May Cost Lives
Nov 7, 2017
Some people think autonomous vehicles must be flawless before humans take their hands off the wheel. But putting AVs on the road before they're perfect improves the technology more quickly—and could save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.
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The RAND Blog

Want to Rebuild Public Trust? Focus on Civic Education

The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Will We Be Ready?

What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for Democracy

Quantum Computers Will Break the Internet, but Only If We Let Them

How High-Quality Mental Health Care Improves Veterans’ Lives

Helping Police Find Better Strategies to Fight Crime

Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now

How to Increase Immunity to Truth Decay

Four Ways 3D Printing May Threaten Security

Can Humans Survive a Faster Future?

How Artificial Intelligence Could Increase the Risk of Nuclear War

Why Waiting for Perfect Autonomous Vehicles May Cost Lives

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