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How to Empower ISIS Opponents on Twitter

Apr 21, 2017

ISIS supporters on average produce 50 percent more tweets per day than ISIS opponents. It's critical to empower ISIS opponents on Twitter by drawing on lessons from the marketing industry.
Report

The Risks of Bias and Errors in Artificial Intelligence

Apr 6, 2017

Machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) influence many aspects of life today. These agents are not exempt from errors or bias because they are designed, built, and taught by humans. While AI has great promise, using it introduces a new level of risk and complexity in policy.

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Dissertation

Search and Rescue in the Arctic: Is the U.S. Prepared?

Explores the U.S. capability to handle the Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR) Agreement, a landmark treaty that gives the U.S. responsibility for conducting SAR in a slice of territory that surrounds Alaska and stretches to the North Pole.

Jun 19, 2017
Report

Report

A New Methodology for Conducting Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA): With Illustrations from the F-22 Product Support BCA

This document explains how to apply guidance on project evaluation to product support business case analyses in a way that allows senior Department of Defense decisionmakers to use net present value to compare courses of action.

Jun 13, 2017
Research Brief

Online Schools in Ohio: Examining Enrollment and Success

Who attends e-schools in Ohio? How do they perform compared with students in brick-and-mortar schools? And what do policymakers and educators need to know going forward?

Jun 8, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Expanding Suicide Crisis Services to Text and Chat: Responders' Perspectives of the Differences Between Communication Modalities

Internet chat and text messaging offer anonymity and increased access to suicide hotline callers, but they are not yet a replacement for telephone crisis support services.

Jun 6, 2017
Tool

Tool

Regional Maps of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative Region

The interactive tool highlights the geographic reach of Appalachia Partnership Initiative programs that address STEM K-12 education and workforce development needs in the Greater Pittsburgh area's advanced manufacturing and energy sectors.

May 31, 2017
Commentary

The Driving Force Behind China's Ambitious 'Belt and Road Initiative'

By committing trillions of dollars to infrastructure projects across 60 countries, China could transform the lagging economies of the region and place itself in the enviable position of being Asia's true pivot. But the new Silk Road blueprint presents risks as well as benefits.

May 30, 2017
Commentary

How to Navigate Public-Private Partnerships in Higher Ed

Universities are partnering with private companies that have the resources to help them compete in the online learning market and maximize student enrollment. Do their different missions—providing high-quality education and making a profit—dilute the quality of the courses?

May 26, 2017
Testimony

How to Realize Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Mobility Benefits

Self-driving vehicles could improve public safety. They could also improve mobility for older Americans, people with disabilities, and others. How can policymakers help ensure that these benefits are realized?

May 18, 2017
Testimony

Amphibious Operations in Contested Environments

Amphibious forces can be useful in a variety of settings. But the reach and lethality of today's weapons make parts of amphibious operations especially challenging.

May 18, 2017
Commentary

Mining the Moon for Rocket Fuel to Get Us to Mars

Students from around the world participated in the 2017 Caltech Space Challenge. They proposed designs of what a lunar launch and supply station for deep space missions might look like, and how it would work.

May 16, 2017
Commentary

Using Digital Data in Criminal Investigations

Personal devices such as smartphones and wearables gather and store personal data. How much of this “digital footprint” should be available for criminal investigations?

May 15, 2017
Commentary

Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness

Manufacturers could reinvigorate the market for personal health devices by incorporating measures of health and well-being beyond step counts. Wearables could gauge a neighborhood's air quality, safety, or its level of social connectedness.

May 14, 2017
Project

The Potential Role of Standards in Supporting the Growth of Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain

RAND Europe informed the British Standards Institution's understanding of the current landscape of DLT/Blockchain and the priority areas for the UK regarding the development of standards, so BSI can develop a strategy to maximise the benefits of this technology for UK and global stakeholders.

May 11, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, Opportunities and the Prospects for Standards

An overview of the current landscape of DLT/Blockchain developments and the issues that are central to the development of DLT/Blockchain.

May 11, 2017
Commentary

Professional Expectations, Families and Brexit Shape Future for UK International Researchers

Mobility has become an even higher priority for researchers since the results of the UK’s EU referendum, Brexit. To continue to attract and keep top talent, the UK needs to understand how and why researchers move between countries.

May 5, 2017
Project

Understanding Researcher Mobility

RAND Europe has been commissioned by the Royal Society to help develop a better understanding of researcher mobility patterns and drivers, with a particular focus on mobility to and from the UK.

May 4, 2017
Report

Report

International mobility of researchers: A survey of researchers in the UK

This report sets out the results from a survey of researchers in the UK around patterns, drivers and barriers, and benefits and consequences of international mobility for researchers.

May 4, 2017
Infographic

Infographic

Most researchers feel that there is an expectation that good researchers are internationally mobile

This infographic sets out the results from a survey of researchers in the UK around expectations for international mobility.

May 4, 2017
Infographic

Infographic

International mobility is important for the UK and UK researchers

This infographic sets out the existing evidence from the literature around the importance of the international mobility of researchers to the UK and UK-based researchers.

May 4, 2017
Infographic

Infographic

Experiences of mobility differ between groups

This infographic sets out the existing evidence from the literature around experiences of international mobility among postdoctoral researchers, women and elite scientists.

May 4, 2017

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