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The U.S. President's science advisor—officially, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (S&T)—has the daunting task…
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This article presents findings from the MIT China Energy Group’s first-of-its-kind, independent
nationwide survey of Chinese coal-fired…
Urban water conservation is typically achieved through prescriptive regulations, including the rationing of water for particular uses and…
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The coverage, cost, and quality problems of the U.S. health care system are evident. Sustainable health care reform must go beyond…
For many years social scientists have debated the role of social structure versus culture in explaining the social and economic outcomes of…
Among the most striking features of the political arrangements on this planet is its division into sovereign states. To be sure, in recent…
What do Americans think about their schools? More important, perhaps, what would it take to change their minds? Can a president at the peak…