A think tank for accelerating scientific, technological, and industrial progress
Policy research and advocacy to remove the bottlenecks to U.S. growth
Over the last 50 years, our rate of innovation has been slowing down while the global challenges we face have been growing. To combat climate change, future pandemics, and economic stagnation, we need to leverage the United States' unique advantages and chart a path to abundance.
Metascience
How can we change the incentives within science to produce more breakthrough research?
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Immigration
How can we attract and retain superstar talent from around the globe?
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Biosecurity
How can we prevent future pandemics and accelerate progress in the life sciences?
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Emerging Technology
How can we shape the frontier of technological development and deployment?
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Spotlight research
Metascience
Can Policymakers Trust Forecasters?
Experts, modelers, and forecasters try to predict events, but which of them are most reliable?
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Infrastructure
“Demand Commitment Mechanisms” Can Jumpstart Long-Duration Energy Storage
A response to the DOE's request for information on advanced market commitments
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Emerging Technology
The Case for AgARDA
The new research agency will need real funding to boost agricultural innovation
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Biosecurity
What Are the Odds H5N1 Is Worse Than COVID-19?
And what can we do to reduce that risk?
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Biosecurity
Preventing the Misuse of DNA Synthesis
The risk of engineered viruses increases as synthetic biology gets cheaper
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Biosecurity
How To Reuse the Operation Warp Speed Model
To replicate the success of OWS, we need to identify the specific characteristics that made it effective
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Biosecurity
Three Reasons Congress Should Fund Biodefense
Cutting the Chemical Biological Defense Program would be penny-wise and pound-foolish
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Biosecurity
Research Into Far-UVC Systems Can Help Us Prevent the Next Pandemic
A response to the EPA's request for information on better indoor air quality management
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Immigration
Renew Visas at Home
Domestic visa reissuance has been suspended since 2004 — it's time to bring it back
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Immigration
Biden’s Visa Breakdown
America’s dysfunctional visa system threatens a White House Summit – and US national security
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Biosecurity
Dwindling Food Reserves Are a National Security Risk
Policymakers have allowed the critical national security tool of food reserves to rust
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Biosecurity
Food Reserves, Global Food Security, and International Stability
Incentivizing farmers to hold food reserves would protect global food security
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Metascience
But Seriously, How Do We Make an Entrepreneurial State?
Some practical strategies for rebuilding state capacity
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Emerging Technology
Unlocking American Agricultural Innovation
There is still lots of low-hanging fruit in crop biotechnology
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Infrastructure
How Biofuel Mandates Raise Food and Energy Prices
Blending requirements harm consumers and the environment
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Immigration
Creating a Global Skill Partnership with Central America Using Existing US Visas
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