• How AGI Could Reshape National Security
    Aug 27 2025

    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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    54 mins
  • Why Is It So Expensive to Build Apartments in California?
    Aug 7 2025

    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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    42 mins
  • How to Prevent Catastrophe in Outer Space
    Jul 17 2025

    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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    50 mins
  • What Is the U.S. Doing to Counter China in the Indo-Pacific?
    Jul 8 2025

    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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    26 mins
  • Decoding Dementia: What You Need to Know
    Jun 27 2025

    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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    30 mins
  • How Will AI Reshape Work?
    Jun 18 2025

    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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    47 mins
  • Avoiding Nuclear Escalation in a Conflict with China
    Jun 12 2025

    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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    52 mins
  • School's Out. How Are America's Teachers Doing?
    Jun 5 2025

    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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    40 mins