Science and Technology

Public Health
commentary
Tech Assets Might Help Make Public Health Data More Equity-Centered
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Christopher Nelson, Tara Laila Blagg
Sep 9, 2021
Inside Sources
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified broad societal inequities and trained a spotlight on the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. public health system. What would more equity-centered, tech-engaged public health data look like?
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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The Implications for Human Rights in the Digital Age
Fiona Quimbre, Sam Stockwell
Sep 3, 2021
Encompass
As society relies more and more on digital technologies, there are growing implications for human rights and individuals' fundamental freedoms—both positive and negative.
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Space Exploration
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Where Chinese Science Fiction and RAND History Meet
Sale Lilly @SaleLilly
Sep 2, 2021
RAND Review
Senior policy analyst Sale Lilly read about renowned RAND researcher Bill Mathers in an award-winning Chinese science fiction trilogy—but somehow had never heard of him before.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Just How Many Lives the Vaccines Have Saved, Afghanistan, Unemployment: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 27, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the number of lives saved during the early U.S. vaccination effort, what leaving Afghanistan says about other U.S. commitments, global competition for virtual-reality dominance, and more.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
commentary
The Bright Appeal of New Tech May Overshadow Practical Business
Timothy Marler
Aug 24, 2021
Inside Sources
Law enforcement departments are increasingly considering using augmented reality and virtual reality for training. How can the AR/VR industry be incentivized to ensure that content responds to user needs and is accessible?
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Emerging Technologies
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China Is Organizing the VR Industry. The United States Could Do the Same
Will Shumate, Timothy Marler
Aug 23, 2021
The National Interest
Given the potential value of virtual reality as a tool—and the increasing competition from China—the United States could focus more energy on advancing VR in a coordinated fashion. Otherwise, America risks missing an opportunity to excel internationally with a valuable and broadly applicable emerging technology.
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Afghanistan
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Insights on Afghanistan, Back to School, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 20, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the collapse in Afghanistan, what parents think about sending kids back to school, insights from game theory on North Korean denuclearization, and more.
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Prison Reform
blog
Defunding Prisons, Preventing Cyberattacks, Promoting COVID-19 Vaccinations: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 13, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on defunding prisons, how to deter ransomware attacks, overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccination, and more.
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Cybercrime
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How the United States Can Deter Ransomware Attacks
Jonathan Welburn @jwwelburn, Quentin E. Hodgson @QHodgson
Aug 9, 2021
Los Angeles Times
To rein in ransomware attacks, the United States needs to upend the risk-reward ratio for hackers and for the countries that harbor or support them. Such a strategy would make networks harder to breach, hit back harder against hackers, and claw back gains from those who succeed.
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Media Literacy
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Media Literacy, Internet of Bodies, Arctic Governance: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 6, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on teaching media literacy in schools, a “connected future” via the Internet of Bodies, gaps in Arctic governance, and more.
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International Economic Relations
commentary
Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal
Sale Lilly @SaleLilly, Scott W. Harold @ScottWHarold
Jul 28, 2021
Nikkei Asia
As the Biden administration begins to define its approach to international trade, and the Suga administration looks to further tighten cooperation with the United States, it may be worth reconsidering the exclusion of cryptocurrency from the U.S.-Japan trade deal. Substantial economic equities are at stake for both sides.
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Data Analysis
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Equitable Data Analysis: Lessons from a COVID-19 Research Collaborative
Linnea Warren May @LinneaKWMay, Jason Beery, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb, Evan D. Peet, Jared Kohler
Jul 27, 2021
The RAND Blog
The health inequities exposed by COVID-19 underscored the importance of collecting race-stratified data to inform local policymakers. For the public health researchers trying to provide that, the pandemic also revealed some major pitfalls, especially about relying on open-source data.
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Health Care Payment Approaches
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Fintech's Role in Reducing Disparities and Financial Barriers to Health Care Access
Sam Alom, Sonja Marjanovic @SonjaCambs
Jul 26, 2021
The RAND Blog
Given the growing pressures on health care systems globally and the need for innovative approaches to financing health care, the time may be ripe to develop a robust evidence base and share learning on fintech-enabled approaches that could support universal health coverage agendas and healthier and more stable societies.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Fight Against COVID, Sexual Violence in the Military, Disinformation on Social Media: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 23, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the ongoing fight against COVID-19, countering sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, disinformation on social media, and more.
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Social Media Analysis
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Platforms Should Use Algorithms to Help Users Help Themselves
Christopher Paul, Hilary Reininger
Jul 20, 2021
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Social media users generate massive volumes of content, which then spreads at extraordinary speeds. Yet platforms generally rely on a slow process of human moderation to remove prohibited content. What if moderation could happen before the content is even posted?
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Racial Equity
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Equity in Research, North Korean Instability, Traffic Stops: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 9, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how RAND applies an equity lens to research, instability in North Korea, what police think about traffic stops, and more.
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As shown in Afghanistan, the United States faces a tradeoff between incorporating allied views into U.S. decisions and compromising allies' support for U.S. policy. If the United States is serious about strengthening alliances and burden-sharing, this may require finding ways to better incorporate allied concerns into U.S. decisionmaking.

Andrew Radin

Political Scientist

Source: War on the Rocks

The nuclear weapons the United States already has should be adequate to counter the threat posed by new Chinese missiles even under very pessimistic assumptions. And if U.S. officials eventually decide they have to target the Chinese silos, nonnuclear weapons and sensors would provide a more credible deterrent than building additional nuclear weapons would.

Edward Geist

Policy Researcher

Source: The Washington Post

ExpertLens: An Online Modified-Delphi Approach to Stakeholder Engagement and Expert Elicitation

How Could the U.S. Military Counter Extremism in Its Ranks?

Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

Russia's Neighbors Have More Leverage Than They Think

Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis: Forty Years in the Making

The Policy Currents Podcast

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Science and Technology

Tech Assets Might Help Make Public Health Data More Equity-Centered

The Implications for Human Rights in the Digital Age

Where Chinese Science Fiction and RAND History Meet

Just How Many Lives the Vaccines Have Saved, Afghanistan, Unemployment: RAND Weekly Recap

The Bright Appeal of New Tech May Overshadow Practical Business

China Is Organizing the VR Industry. The United States Could Do the Same

Insights on Afghanistan, Back to School, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap

Defunding Prisons, Preventing Cyberattacks, Promoting COVID-19 Vaccinations: RAND Weekly Recap

How the United States Can Deter Ransomware Attacks

Media Literacy, Internet of Bodies, Arctic Governance: RAND Weekly Recap

Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

Equitable Data Analysis: Lessons from a COVID-19 Research Collaborative

Fintech's Role in Reducing Disparities and Financial Barriers to Health Care Access

The Fight Against COVID, Sexual Violence in the Military, Disinformation on Social Media: RAND Weekly Recap

Platforms Should Use Algorithms to Help Users Help Themselves

Equity in Research, North Korean Instability, Traffic Stops: RAND Weekly Recap

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