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Beyond the headlines: 8 issues we’re tracking in 2023

Amy Liu, Chris Meserole, Molly E. Reynolds, Rashawn Ray, Keon L. Gilbert, Carol Graham, Richard G. Frank, Jenny Schuetz, Tonantzin Carmona, Glenn D. Rudebusch, and John W. McArthur · Monday, February 6, 2023

Couple Carrying Boxes Into New Home On Moving Day

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Americans’ local migration reached a historic low in 2022, but long-distance moves picked up

William H. Frey

Thursday, February 2, 2023

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A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Defense oversight in the 117th Congress

David Ton, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, February 3, 2023

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In preparation for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch, 1st Lt. Kimberly Erskine, Missile Combat Crew commander from Malmstrom Air Force Base, practices procedures at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., March 19, 2015. Picture taken March 19, 2015. To Match Special Report USA-NUCLEAR/ICBM U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Arms Control

Arms control needs a shot in the arm

Friday, February 3, 2023

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Foresight Africa 2023

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Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

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Latest Research

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Bridging the gap: Holistic education policy to foster opportunities for girls in rural Pakistan

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 2/23/20 Part of the business district in the Shadyside neighborhood of the city on an overcast winter day

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As the digitalization of work expands, place-based solutions can bridge the gaps

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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Why emotions matter: Promoting female teachers and gender-transformative social-emotional learning in Nepal

Bhawana Shrestha

Monday, February 6, 2023

Gears moving

Economic Development

Lessons from productivity research: Applying these to a strategy for Japan

Martin Neil Baily

Friday, February 3, 2023

Algorithm codes

Technology & Innovation

Algorithmic exclusion: The fragility of algorithms to sparse and missing data

Catherine Tucker

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Events

Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Rethinking China’s rise, restraints, and resilience

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Jared Bernstein on the US economy: Where it’s been and where it’s going

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST

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Blog Posts

Feb 7, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Mandatory Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool-USA TODAY NETWORK

FixGov

Biden makes his case to Americans in the State of the Union

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Health Care Industry

Nurse licensure compacts before, during, and after COVID

Lauren Bauer, Aidan Creeron, Joy Dada, and Luiza Macedo

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

March 1, 2022; Washington, DC, USA; US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Saul Loeb/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK

FixGov

Biden State of the Union 2023: Enhancing the state of health equity

Keon L. Gilbert, Carly Bennett, and Patrick Edwards

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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Books

Cvr: Ukraine's Revolt

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge

By Christopher M. Smith

2022

Cvr: Searching for Peace

Searching for Peace

By Ehud Olmert

2022

Fixer Upper

Fixer-Upper

By Jenny Schuetz

2022

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Professor Ruth Stock-Homburg explains the error-proneness of ChatGPT with examples and data in the Darmstadt "Leap in Time Lab". The new software can write texts in seconds that are barely distinguishable from those of a human. Microsoft has already invested billions in the software and wants to release it to customers. The Darmstadt-based "Leap in Time Lab" has examined the software on behalf of companies and warns of risks. (to dpa "Hype around speech AI ChatGPT: "System hardly critically reflected")

Building guardrails for ChatGPT

Michael J. Ahn and Yu-Che Chen

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Gonzalez v. Google and the fate of Section 230

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST

Elderly patient and nurse

Substantial growth in Medicare Advantage and implications for reform

Erin Trish, Samuel Valdez, Paul B. Ginsburg, Samantha Randall, and Steven Lieberman

Monday, February 6, 2023

The US Air Force and American defense strategy

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST

The Center for Universal Education at Brookings receives $24 million grant from the LEGO Foundation

Monday, February 6, 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes questions during a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1E639BA290

Who has to leave the Federal Reserve next?

Monday, February 6, 2023