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When Disaster Strikes, Could AI Help? Q&A with Jessica Jensen
Disasters are more frequent, more severe, and more costly. Pressure is mounting on emergency managers and the organizations that support them. Senior policy researcher Jessica Jensen discusses how artificial intelligence could help carry some of that burden.
Sep 2, 2026

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Sep 4, 2026

AI Can Now Design Viruses. We Need Biosecurity Guardrails Now

As AI advances, the risk of engineered viral bioweapons is growing. The window to prepare is now—by building a layered, resilient system of defense.
Commentary

Sep 3, 2026

Tomorrow's Victory and the Army of the Future: Forecasting the Next Steps in Ukraine's Military Evolution

Ukraine’s military has changed substantially since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Will its next evolution be shaped by traditionalists or technologists?
Research

Sep 3, 2026

Buying Time Against AI Proliferation: The Economics of Governed Access

The author describes a formal model of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and proliferation that focuses on the demand for AI capability.
Commentary

Sep 2, 2026

When Disaster Strikes, Could AI Help? Q&A with Jessica Jensen

Disasters are more frequent, more severe, and more costly. Pressure is mounting on emergency managers and the organizations that support them. Senior policy researcher Jessica Jensen discusses how artificial intelligence could help carry some of that burden.
Expert Insights

Sep 2, 2026

Countering Model Distillation: Limits and Alternatives

Artificial intelligence model distillation (training new models on outputs of more capable ones) could affect U.S. frontier model advantage. New policy tools could augment such technical countermeasures as raising costs or reducing model quality.
Sep 2, 2026

A Standardized Framework for Assessing High-Risk Life Sciences Research: Defining Objective Criteria That Can Facilitate Expert and AI Reviews of Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research

Recent federal policies establish funding prohibitions and review requirements for certain high-risk life sciences research. The authors advise that federal agencies adopt an objective decisionmaking framework for dangerous gain-of-function research.
Research

Sep 2, 2026

Operational reliance on AI in supply chains and emerging insurance risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming embedded in supply chains. This report examines how that changes operational reliance, resilience, and insurance risk across logistics, transport, and warehousing.
Research

Sep 1, 2026

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

The authors evaluated the implementation of the Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF) in Harris County, Texas. ECIF provided $15 million to programs serving children from birth to age 5, their caregivers, and early childhood professionals.
Commentary

Aug 31, 2026

Not All ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Are the Same

Millions of U.S. adults use Amanita muscaria mushrooms. But these distinctive fungi aren’t like other psychoactive mushrooms. What do consumers and policymakers need to know about them?
Commentary

Aug 31, 2026

Mirror Life Is Theoretical. The Danger Is Anything But.

With mirror life, scientists have given world leaders both the foresight and the time to address the danger. What's needed isn't alarm but action to ensure that mirror life remains just a footnote in human history—and not its final chapter.
Research

Aug 31, 2026

Preparing Students for What Comes Next: Educator and Student Perspectives on Career-Connected Learning in K–12 Schools

The authors analyze data from three RAND survey panels to examine career-connected learning in kindergarten through grade 12 schools in academic year 2025–2026 using the perspectives of district leaders, school leaders, and high school students.
Research

Aug 31, 2026

Associations Among Religious Involvement, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Marital Functioning Within the U.S. Latino Population

Given the role of religion in U.S. Latino communities and their elevated risk for PTSD, this study examined associations among PTSD, religious involvement, and marital functioning, and whether religious involvement moderated the associations.

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