Making Sense of the Adolescent Brain
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From the Hill
From the Hill – Spring 2012
President proposes slim increase in R&D funding for FY 2013 Federal R&D investment would rise to $142.2 billion under President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget request, according to an analysis by… Read More
Features
Archives – Spring 2012
JAMES PROSEK, Porgy, Watercolor and gouache on tea-stained paper, 18.75 x 22 inches, 2011. Porgy James Prosek is a contemporary artist whose work originates in the style of early naturalists such… Read MoreWhy the Current Education Reform Strategy Won’t Work
For over half a century, innovations based on science and engineering have powered the U.S. economy, creating good jobs, a high standard of living, and international economic leadership. Yet, as the National… Read MoreInternet Freedom and Human Rights
In the 63 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the world has been implementing a global commitment around the rights and freedoms of people everywhere, no matter… Read MoreThe 80% Solution: Radical Carbon Emission Cuts for California
There is a lot of buzz about innovation being needed to radically reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases while meeting energy needs. But what innovation is required? And… Read MoreLearning from Fukushima
Disasters prompt us to seek lessons. After the tragic trifecta of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear failure at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors in March 2011, many people have turned to Japan to understand… Read MoreShould the Science of Adolescent Brain Development Inform Public Policy?
The science of adolescent brain development is making its way into the national conversation. As an early researcher in the field, I regularly receive calls from journalists asking how the science of… Read MoreThe Tunnel at the End of the Light: The Future of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Today, as it was 25 years ago, U.S. leadership in the semiconductor industry appears to be in peril, with increasingly robust competition from companies in Europe and Asia that are often subsidized… Read MoreGlobal Lessons for Improving U.S. Education
The middling performance of U.S. students on international achievement tests is by now familiar, so the overall results of the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, released in late 2010,… Read More
Real Numbers
Time for Another Giant Leap For Mankind
In May of 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced a bold priority for the United States. He memorably urged the nation to send a man to the Moon by 1970: “No single… Read More
Book Reviews
Who should govern the Internet?
The phrase “Internet governance” stimulates a range of responses, from fear on the part of infotech pioneers to hope in the hearts of many government leaders in emerging economies. A global “network… Read More
Is Open-Source Software the Answer?
Open-source software has been an enigma to many commentators. Economists, for example, have pondered why any rational person would invest time and energy developing computer programs in order to make them freely… Read More