Thirty-two

Science policy, landownership, and AI states

1. Want to speed up scientific progress? First understand how science policy works

   In 2022, the FAS and the IFP launched the Metascience Working Group, which aims to facilitate metascience proposals, discussions and insights with a focus on projects relevant to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, the NIH, the NSF and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

2. How to Translate Research Findings into Policy

   1. Most policymakers care a lot about who wins and who loses from a policy change, and care much less about abstract notions of efficiency.

   2. Focus on key government agencies or non-governmental groups that influence policymakers, and think about those agencies’ or groups’ interests.

   3. Communicate in non-technical ways that are not standard in the academy.

   4. When translating research findings into policy, be patient and persistent.

   5. Play the long game by encouraging students to take policy jobs in government or government-adjacent organizations.

3. Incorporating Spatial Analysis into Agricultural Field Experiments

   Examples provided in R and SAS. Impressive.

4. The World’s Largest Landowners

   

   Nice infographic.

5. Seabirds in the desert (and the mountains): Hilary moves quickly through California and into Nevada - BirdCast

6. American States As Real People Generated by AI | DailyBee

   I can vouch for NC and UT, but FL is just way off.

7. Rural town braces for Tyson plant closure as manufacturing booms elsewhere

   1. Southeast Missouri family files lawsuit over Tyson plant closure

      Tough times