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Analytic Gaming
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I'll Take RAND Researchers on Game Shows for $400, Alex
Mar 16, 2020
Did you know that RAND researchers have appeared on game shows? Pam Mueller and two teammates took third in the Jeopardy! All-Star Games. Richard Mason has won about $85,000 on many different shows. He and Walter Nelson both won Ben Stein's money.
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Displaced Persons
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The Right Technology Can Help Refugees Stay Connected
Mar 11, 2020
Nearly 71 million people globally are displaced by conflict and persecution. There have been some real advances in technology to help them, but innovations have often been fragmented, without a larger vision. A more strategic approach to technology could better serve their needs.
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Energy Security
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Thinking Outside the Grid: Q&A with Anu Narayanan
Mar 5, 2020
Anu Narayanan, an engineer at RAND, is a specialist in what-ifs. Her research focuses on critical infrastructure and national security. In this interview, she discusses her latest work that explores what would happen if a cyberattacker tried to take down the power grid.
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Media Literacy
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American News Habits and the Challenge of Truth Decay
Mar 4, 2020
RAND researchers asked people where they get their news, how reliable they think it is, and whether they seek out viewpoints that are different from their own. The results provide some new clues to help diagnose and treat Truth Decay.
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Residential Housing
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Supportive Housing Can Help Keep People with Mental Illness Out of Jail
Feb 27, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of people with serious mental illnesses cycle in and out of American jails every year. In Los Angeles, some of them are getting diverted into a supportive housing program where they can get the treatment they need. And the results are promising.
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Opioids
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Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Illegal Drug in America
Jan 13, 2020
America's fentanyl crisis is unlike previous drug epidemics and is likely to get worse. Deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have surged from around 3,000 in 2013 to more than 30,000 in 2018. Solving the problem requires innovative approaches and unprecedented resources.
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Demographics
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Ink Tank: At RAND, Tattoos Sometimes Reflect the Research
Jan 10, 2020
Three RAND experts and one Pardee RAND student explain how their tattoos reflect their research on the problems Marines face, end-of-life care, migration-related issues, and the changing needs of the labor force.
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Workforce Development
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Education and Employment Should Be One System, Not Two
Jan 7, 2020
Too many American workers aren't getting the education and training they need to compete in the 21st century. We need to revamp the entire system of educating and employing people. And that system needs to ensure equitable access to opportunities and lifelong learning.
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Patient-Centered Care
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Giving Patients a Voice in Medical Guidelines
Dec 31, 2019
Clinical guidelines are the user manuals of modern medicine. They can dictate insurance coverage and help hospitals set quality standards. Yet they often lack the perspective of those who care the most about good treatment: patients and their caregivers. Researchers are working to change that.
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Education Policy
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Learning Is a Lifelong Process: Q&A with V. Darleen Opfer
Dec 23, 2019
As vice president and director of RAND Education and Labor, V. Darleen Opfer oversees a research portfolio that ranges from early childhood education to retirement planning. In this interview, she discusses what she learned from being a teacher, the need for evidence-based practices, and the importance of lifelong learning in today's labor market.
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Suicide
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More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide
Nov 4, 2019
A decade of research at RAND has sought to focus the national conversation about suicide in general, and veteran suicide in particular, around solutions that work. The overwhelming message: We could do more to save the lives of veterans like Daniel Somers. Here is his story.
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Autonomous Vehicles
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When Driverless Cars Were a Remote Idea
Nov 1, 2019
Researchers at RAND have been working on the technology behind driverless vehicles for over 50 years. From 1968 to the present, studies have involved remote-controlled drones, military land vehicles, autonomous submarines, and the safety and liability issues of self-driving cars.
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Prisoner Reentry
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A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison
Oct 30, 2019
Many services try to address the needs of individuals returning from prison, but they're often designed without much input from the very people who need the services. A group of county agencies, service providers, and former prisoners collaborated to identify ways to improve reentry services in Los Angeles.
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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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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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How the Pandemic Affected Military Recruitment and Retention

Ukraine Needs Help Surviving Airstrikes, Not Just Killing Tanks

Biden's Rhetoric on Ukraine Has Been Quite Moderate. Here's What That Means

RAND Remote: America's Response to Terrorism

The Policy Currents Podcast

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

RAND Review

I'll Take RAND Researchers on Game Shows for $400, Alex

The Right Technology Can Help Refugees Stay Connected

Thinking Outside the Grid: Q&A with Anu Narayanan

American News Habits and the Challenge of Truth Decay

Supportive Housing Can Help Keep People with Mental Illness Out of Jail

Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Illegal Drug in America

Ink Tank: At RAND, Tattoos Sometimes Reflect the Research

Education and Employment Should Be One System, Not Two

Giving Patients a Voice in Medical Guidelines

Learning Is a Lifelong Process: Q&A with V. Darleen Opfer

More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide

When Driverless Cars Were a Remote Idea

A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison

Who's Responsible When Your Car Gets Hacked?

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

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