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The effects of artificial intelligence, pretrial mental health diversion, U.S. climate policy.

Policy Minded

Release Date: 10/04/2024

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What are the biggest safety issues facing schools today? What might help schools respond to social media threats more effectively? Do teachers feel secure in their classrooms? RAND experts Pauline Moore and Brian Jackson tackle these questions and more, sharing practical insights from their research on creating safer school environments.

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How might the emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) reshape global security? RAND experts explore the uncertain future of AGI and identify five major security challenges it could bring—from new “wonder weapons” to sweeping shifts in the balance of global power.

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RAND research finds that building multifamily housing in California costs more than twice what it costs in Texas. What's driving these high costs? How might California address its housing crisis? And what can other states learn?

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Space is becoming more congested, contested, and competitive. This poses serious risks—from satellites colliding to a major conflict breaking out. How can humanity prevent such a disaster? RAND's Bruce McClintock and Douglas Ligor discuss the need for international space traffic management.

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RAND’s Kristen Gunness breaks down U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific. She discusses Washington's efforts to increase U.S. basing and access in the region, what actions might trigger a response from China, and the possibility that Beijing could impose a quarantine of Taiwan.

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Nearly 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. And an estimated 12 million have mild cognitive impairment, which may be a sign of Alzheimer's or other dementias. RAND's Peter Hudomiet and Jodi Liu discuss the risk factors—and why early detection is so important.

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What do we really know about AI's potential impacts on the workforce? What jobs and tasks might be transformed, replaced, or even deleted? How could reforms to the education system help workers and employers adapt? We tackle these questions and more.

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What if China invades Taiwan, the United States intervenes, and the world’s two superpowers engage in direct military conflict? RAND experts Dahlia Goldfeld and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga discuss how the United States could prevail in such a scenario without triggering catastrophic nuclear escalation.

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As teachers across the country pack up their classrooms for summer break, we sit down with RAND education researchers Elizabeth Steiner and Ashley Woo. They discuss their recent findings on teachers' stress, compensation, use of AI, and more.

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RAND's David Luckey discusses what's contributing to the supply of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in the United States, the biggest challenges to stopping the flow of these drugs across U.S. borders, and why we need a “whole-of-nation” approach to address the crisis.

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China, AI, and social media manipulation; preparing for AI to transform the workforce; how a pretrial mental health diversion program is working in Los Angeles; and U.S. climate policy. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.