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Winter 2026
Reducing the Potential Harms of AI Companions
AI companions present novel risks to vulnerable people and communities. Can regulator efforts keep up?
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March 09, 2026
Building Bridges—Not Walls—for Technological Sovereignty
Today’s emerging economies need to carefully manage tradeoffs to achieve technological sovereignty and a globally competitive position.
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March 04, 2026
Industry
“Industry,” a poem by G. L. Ford: “Then one day the workshop / was shuttered and / a bright, desiccant, metallic / soot took place from the pleasant / and hectic comings / and goings, and we / none of us recalled what had been done ...”
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Winter 2026
For Space Nuclear Power, Go Big or Go Home
Can the United States remain competitive in space and achieve its goals by deploying nuclear reactors for power and propulsion?
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A Strategy for Building Space Nuclear Systems That Fly
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March 02, 2026
Who Will Build It?
Restoring US manufacturing leadership requires a culture shift in how engineers, technologists, and technicians translate ideas into production.
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February 25, 2026
Sculpting The Floods
Nathalie Miebach explores how scientific data can be experienced through artistic processes, making the complexities of natural systems physically and emotionally perceptible.
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Winter 2026
Needed: A Transparent Indirect Cost Model
Reforming the way the federal government reimburses research costs can rebuild trust in the partnership between the government and institutions.
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Three Months on the Way to FAIR
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February 23, 2026
Why the Cloud Needs Competition
To ensure the nation’s leadership in artificial intelligence, cloud computing infrastructure must be regulated to encourage competition and enable innovation, building on lessons from other sectors.
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Winter 2026
Time to Treat Cannabis as Medicine
How can health care providers ensure patient access to safe, standardized, and properly tested cannabis products?
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A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety
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February 16, 2026
Connecting the Dots for Defense STEM Workforce Development
The United States should treat STEM talent development as a core pillar of national security, but opportunities for STEM workforce training and education have not developed in a coordinated manner.