The Policy Currents Podcast
Policy Currents is a weekly podcast that highlights new research findings, commentary, multimedia, and events from the RAND Corporation. Hosted by Evan Banks and Deanna Lee.
Multimedia
Overcoming Hurdles to Herd Immunity
RAND senior physician policy researcher Mahshid Abir describes several hurdles to achieving herd immunity to COVID-19, including the politicization of the vaccine, political commentary surrounding the production and dissemination processes, as well as misinformation propagated by the anti-vaxxer movement.
2:24Assessing North Korea's Chemical and Biological Weapons Capabilities and Prioritizing Countermeasures
Jan 17, 2018
51:22Exploring "Truth Decay"
Jan 17, 2018
3:06Creating a Logic Model: RAND Program Evaluation Toolkit for Countering Violent Extremism
Jan 10, 2018
3:20Selecting Performance Metrics: RAND Program Evaluation Toolkit for Countering Violent Extremism
Jan 10, 2018
2:27Recommendations for a Future National Defense Strategy
Nov 30, 2017
43:34New TSA Administrator Discusses Global Aviation Security
Nov 29, 2017
2:50Estimating the Cost of Waiting for Nearly Perfect Automated Vehicles
Nov 7, 2017
2:45Federal Research and Development for Agricultural Biodefense
Nov 2, 2017
31:37Equifax and the Data-Breach Era: How Worried Should We Be?
Oct 26, 2017
3:19In Brief: Lillian Ablon and Sina Beaghley on Equifax and the Data-Breach Era: How Worried Should We Be?
Oct 26, 2017
34:50Analyzing New U.S. Iran Policy
Oct 26, 2017
2:16Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Cambridge
Sep 30, 2017
3:21Santa Monica's Wellbeing Project
Sep 29, 2017
7:04Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation
Sep 27, 2017
31:03What Will It Take to Prevent a Security Decline in Mosul?
Sep 22, 2017
4:37In Brief: Shelly Culbertson and Linda Robinson on What Will It Take to Prevent a Security Decline in Mosul?
Sep 22, 2017
50:44The State of the American Worker
Sep 12, 2017
56:12Tensions Between North Korea and the U.S.
Aug 16, 2017
33:22Making Victory Count After Defeating ISIS
Aug 4, 2017
31:23North Korea's Continuous Provocations
Jul 17, 2017
