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If AI adoption is not slowing down, policy governing safety and security practices needs to speed up. This is where you come in.
If AI adoption is not slowing down, policy governing safety and security practices needs to speed up. This is where you come in.
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application, writes Jessica Blackband.
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Scanning the Horizon: Reflections on the Future of Wildfire Technology
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application, writes Jessica Blackband.
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Last week DOE unveiled a sweeping reorganization aimed at "unleashing American energy dominance."
When you look at the details, the reorg risks weakening the American innovation engine responsible for basic science and deployment.
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When you look at the details, the reorg risks weakening the American innovation engine responsible for basic science and deployment.
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New DOE Re-Organization Raises Uncertainty for American Science, Energy Innovation, and Affordability
Eight offices with mission-critical responsibilities have been dismantled as part of the restructuring, implementing much of the proposal outlined in Project 2025 and fundamentally reshaping the agenc...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last week DOE unveiled a sweeping reorganization aimed at "unleashing American energy dominance."
When you look at the details, the reorg risks weakening the American innovation engine responsible for basic science and deployment.
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When you look at the details, the reorg risks weakening the American innovation engine responsible for basic science and deployment.
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The Department of Energy is one of the most significant global supporters of physical science research.
I joined my colleagues at the @scientistsorg.bsky.social Addy Smith, Alice Wu, Zoë Brouns, and Arjun Krishnaswami to offer our perspective and warnings on DOE’s reorganization.
I joined my colleagues at the @scientistsorg.bsky.social Addy Smith, Alice Wu, Zoë Brouns, and Arjun Krishnaswami to offer our perspective and warnings on DOE’s reorganization.
New DOE Re-Organization Raises Uncertainty for American Science, Energy Innovation, and Affordability
Eight offices with mission-critical responsibilities have been dismantled as part of the restructuring, implementing much of the proposal outlined in Project 2025 and fundamentally reshaping the agenc...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Department of Energy is one of the most significant global supporters of physical science research.
I joined my colleagues at the @scientistsorg.bsky.social Addy Smith, Alice Wu, Zoë Brouns, and Arjun Krishnaswami to offer our perspective and warnings on DOE’s reorganization.
I joined my colleagues at the @scientistsorg.bsky.social Addy Smith, Alice Wu, Zoë Brouns, and Arjun Krishnaswami to offer our perspective and warnings on DOE’s reorganization.
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
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Gil on the Hill: Who Won the Shutdown?
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few shor...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
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Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations to tackle the extreme heat crisis.
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Collaborative Action in Massachusetts to Counter Extreme Heat
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizat...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations to tackle the extreme heat crisis.
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Recent @sirenspod.bsky.social listeners on our episode on taxes will love this new piece from Merici Vinton and Thushan Amarasiriwardena on creating a product-driven government
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Tax Filing as Easy as Mobile Banking
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation's revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Recent @sirenspod.bsky.social listeners on our episode on taxes will love this new piece from Merici Vinton and Thushan Amarasiriwardena on creating a product-driven government
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Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The IRS ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.
We can fix that.
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We can fix that.
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Tax Filing as Easy as Mobile Banking
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation's revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The IRS ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.
We can fix that.
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We can fix that.
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I’m hiring a Senior Manager for AI Safety & Security Policy at FAS.
You’ll help turn technical insights about frontier AI risks into real policy outcomes—spotting windows for impact, shaping proposals decision-makers can use, and working directly with researchers + government.
You’ll help turn technical insights about frontier AI risks into real policy outcomes—spotting windows for impact, shaping proposals decision-makers can use, and working directly with researchers + government.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m hiring a Senior Manager for AI Safety & Security Policy at FAS.
You’ll help turn technical insights about frontier AI risks into real policy outcomes—spotting windows for impact, shaping proposals decision-makers can use, and working directly with researchers + government.
You’ll help turn technical insights about frontier AI risks into real policy outcomes—spotting windows for impact, shaping proposals decision-makers can use, and working directly with researchers + government.
Register for the AI x Military Integration reception on November 19th, in partnership with @futureoflife.org, to learn more about AI military integration and connect with experts across fields who are working on this issue.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Register for the AI x Military Integration reception on November 19th, in partnership with @futureoflife.org, to learn more about AI military integration and connect with experts across fields who are working on this issue.
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The health impacts of #climate change are coming and we are not ready, say panelists at #ACHJSummit. "Many physicians do not have training in dealing with extreme heat," says Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social. "Do we have a health system that's ready for this? No we do not."
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The health impacts of #climate change are coming and we are not ready, say panelists at #ACHJSummit. "Many physicians do not have training in dealing with extreme heat," says Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social. "Do we have a health system that's ready for this? No we do not."
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More broadly, I'd love to get your thoughts on the post I have up this morning on next steps for the evidence-based policymaking movement!
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What’s Next for Federal Evidence-Based Policymaking - Federation of American Scientists
Decision-makers relied upon the more than 1,000 federal advisory committees that provided expert advice and insights. Most recently, the 2018 Evidence-Based Policymaking Act sought to catalyze movemen...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
More broadly, I'd love to get your thoughts on the post I have up this morning on next steps for the evidence-based policymaking movement!
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Attending #2025APPAM? Come check out my session this Saturday where I'm partnering with colleagues to talk about the future role of evidence synthesis and AI in powering better policy- and decision-making.
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Come check out my session this Saturday where I'm partnering with colleagues to talk about the future role of evidence synthesis and AI in powering better policy- and decision-making.
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🚨 New @scientistsorg.bsky.social report by Igor Morić + me tackling a critical question:
Given that on-site nuclear arms control verification between the US + Russia is unlikely in the near-term, could a cooperative use of remote sensing tools act as a replacement?
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Given that on-site nuclear arms control verification between the US + Russia is unlikely in the near-term, could a cooperative use of remote sensing tools act as a replacement?
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Inspections Without Inspectors
This report outlines a framework relying on “Cooperative Technical Means” for effective arms control verification based on remote sensing, avoiding on-site inspections but maintaining a level of trans...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🚨 New @scientistsorg.bsky.social report by Igor Morić + me tackling a critical question:
Given that on-site nuclear arms control verification between the US + Russia is unlikely in the near-term, could a cooperative use of remote sensing tools act as a replacement?
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Given that on-site nuclear arms control verification between the US + Russia is unlikely in the near-term, could a cooperative use of remote sensing tools act as a replacement?
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With the impending expiration of New START, it is vital to prevent arms control progress from backsliding.
If on-site inspections are impossible, then "Cooperative Technical Means" can fill that gap.
✍️ @mattkorda.bsky.social + Igor Morić
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If on-site inspections are impossible, then "Cooperative Technical Means" can fill that gap.
✍️ @mattkorda.bsky.social + Igor Morić
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
With the impending expiration of New START, it is vital to prevent arms control progress from backsliding.
If on-site inspections are impossible, then "Cooperative Technical Means" can fill that gap.
✍️ @mattkorda.bsky.social + Igor Morić
🔗 fas.org/publication/inspections-without-inspectors/
If on-site inspections are impossible, then "Cooperative Technical Means" can fill that gap.
✍️ @mattkorda.bsky.social + Igor Morić
🔗 fas.org/publication/inspections-without-inspectors/
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"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
Calling AI policy wonks: help us build the Source Code of a fair and trustworthy future.
We're looking for your policy proposals that identify specific fairness harms associated with AI and propose actionable policy solutions at the federal, state, and local levels.
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We're looking for your policy proposals that identify specific fairness harms associated with AI and propose actionable policy solutions at the federal, state, and local levels.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Calling AI policy wonks: help us build the Source Code of a fair and trustworthy future.
We're looking for your policy proposals that identify specific fairness harms associated with AI and propose actionable policy solutions at the federal, state, and local levels.
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We're looking for your policy proposals that identify specific fairness harms associated with AI and propose actionable policy solutions at the federal, state, and local levels.
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PERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big reason...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
PERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.
Our team is honored to have received a $500k grant to analyze the capabilities of emerging and disruptive technologies to track and trail mobile nuclear launch platforms, with our friends at @carnegiecorp.bsky.social and @basicint.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our team is honored to have received a $500k grant to analyze the capabilities of emerging and disruptive technologies to track and trail mobile nuclear launch platforms, with our friends at @carnegiecorp.bsky.social and @basicint.bsky.social
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Thanks @howardaltman.bsky.social and TWZ for including my thoughts and those of @nukestrat.bsky.social on Russia’s plan to consider nuclear tests if US pursues Trump’s instinct to break a 30+ year moratorium on nuclear explosive tests. @scientistsorg.bsky.social
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Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests
After Trump's comments, Putin ordered his top officials to provide proposals on how to restart Russia's live nuclear weapons testing program.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Thanks @howardaltman.bsky.social and TWZ for including my thoughts and those of @nukestrat.bsky.social on Russia’s plan to consider nuclear tests if US pursues Trump’s instinct to break a 30+ year moratorium on nuclear explosive tests. @scientistsorg.bsky.social
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Given all the nuclear developments in the recent news it is worth rereading the piece our team wrote in The Washington Post this summer. Before the Post opinion section changed.
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Opinion | Why we should worry about nuclear weapons again
Deadlier weapons, more nations, autocrats in charge, disinformation and collapsing arms control — the risk of nuclear catastrophe is back.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Given all the nuclear developments in the recent news it is worth rereading the piece our team wrote in The Washington Post this summer. Before the Post opinion section changed.
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The good news: the vast majority of the 100,000s of datasets produced by the federal government are still alive, and have so far escaped mutilation or termination.
The bad news: all federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts.
The bad news: all federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The good news: the vast majority of the 100,000s of datasets produced by the federal government are still alive, and have so far escaped mutilation or termination.
The bad news: all federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts.
The bad news: all federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts.
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USAF test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM into the Pacific. Missile delivered single Mk21 reentry vehicle. www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article...
This is the missile military lied could not be life-extended but now has to be extended through 2050: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
This is the missile military lied could not be life-extended but now has to be extended through 2050: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
USAF test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM into the Pacific. Missile delivered single Mk21 reentry vehicle. www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article...
This is the missile military lied could not be life-extended but now has to be extended through 2050: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
This is the missile military lied could not be life-extended but now has to be extended through 2050: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Want to learn about how AI is being integrated into military decision-making and connect with experts working on this issue?
Register for our reception on November 19th, in partnership with the @futureoflife.org
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Register for our reception on November 19th, in partnership with the @futureoflife.org
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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Want to learn about how AI is being integrated into military decision-making and connect with experts working on this issue?
Register for our reception on November 19th, in partnership with the @futureoflife.org
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Register for our reception on November 19th, in partnership with the @futureoflife.org
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Only 5% of public health officials feel “very prepared” to handle the escalating impacts of extreme weather. And 61% are without a lifeline: their preparations for extreme weather rely on federal funds that are now in flux.
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Protecting the Health of Americans in the Face of Extreme Weather - Federation of American Scientists
A new report, "Protecting the Health of Americans in the Face of Extreme Weather: A Roadmap for Coordinated Action" was developed to support leaders at this moment of evolving challenges, needs and op...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Only 5% of public health officials feel “very prepared” to handle the escalating impacts of extreme weather. And 61% are without a lifeline: their preparations for extreme weather rely on federal funds that are now in flux.
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Though it’s premature to breathe a sigh of relief – the future of federal data remains in jeopardy – we thought Halloween was an opportune time to ask, which federal datasets have left this mortal realm?
Here's what we found.
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Here's what we found.
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In Remembrance of Dearly Departed Federal Datasets
All federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts, weakened by the loss of staff and expertise, contracts, and scientific advisory committees.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Though it’s premature to breathe a sigh of relief – the future of federal data remains in jeopardy – we thought Halloween was an opportune time to ask, which federal datasets have left this mortal realm?
Here's what we found.
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Here's what we found.
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