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Zia Mian
News
December 16, 2021
Zia Mian Appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
Zia Mian, a physicist and co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), has been appointed to the U.N. Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. Established in 1978, the Board advises the U.N. Secretary-General, currently António Guterres, on matters concerning arms…
Zia Mian
End of World
News
December 09, 2021
Virtual Reality Project on Nuclear Threats to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
A virtual reality project executive produced by researchers at Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) and Games for Change will premiere its first chapter at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January 2022. Created by Emmy Award-winning creators of Archer’s Mark and Atlas V, “On the Morning You…
End of World
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Research Briefs
December 06, 2021
Like a Natural System, Democracy Faces Collapse as Polarization Leads to Loss of Diversity, Series of Interdisciplinary Studies Find
Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States — and much of the world — is experiencing a catastrophic loss of diversity that threatens the resilience not only of democracy, but also of society, according to a series of new studies that have examined political…
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Polarization
Research Briefs
December 06, 2021
People Unknowingly Group Themselves Together Online, Fueling Political Polarization Across the U.S.
As people curate their online news feeds, they may be unwillingly sorting themselves into polarized networks, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton University. The team developed a model of complex contagions typically used to study how behavior spreads in groups, instead applying it to how reaction to news…
Polarization
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Research Briefs
December 01, 2021
Policy Interventions Could Help Farmers Economically Survive in Vulnerable Regions
In the grasslands of Nepal’s Chitwan Valley, local farmers rely on the production of rice and other grains to generate household income. But their livelihoods are under threat, as Nepal is experiencing the effects of climate change at a much faster rate than the global average. As these effects worsen, it’s unclear what…
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Zia Mian
News
October 13, 2021
Zia Mian Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Zia Mian, a physicist and co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Mian was recognized for “promoting global nuclear risk reduction and disarmament through academic research, public speaking, technical and popular writing, and organizing…
Zia Mian
Felten
Features, News
October 11, 2021
Felten Advocates for Enhanced Data Security Before the U.S. Senate
On Oct. 6, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to discuss consumer privacy and data security. Edward Felten provided three recommendations for the Federal Trade Commission to strengthen consumer protection: greater civil penalties, a strong rule-making framework, and empowerment of…
Felten
Rally
News
June 25, 2021
Princeton & Mozilla Launch Technology Policy Research Initiative
Data-driven public policy depends on data. And, in the area of technology policy, access to data has been a significant barrier to research. Concerned about how online services might intrude on privacy, push hyper-partisan misinformation, or disadvantage their competitors? Those services aren’t sharing the relevant data with…
Rally
Rob Gordon
Community Profile, Changemakers, Podcasts
April 14, 2021
Robert L. Gordon III MPA ’89
Using new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to improve humanity is at the core of Robert L. Gordon MPA '89's work. As chief growth officer of SBG Technology Solutions, Gordon is using a multi-sector approach to bring the latest technologies to the masses. Throughout his career, he’s also learned how to be a…
Rob Gordon
toxique
Podcasts
March 10, 2021
Toxique: The Aftermath of French Nuclear Testing in the South Pacific
Between 1966 and 1996, the French government conducted 193 nuclear weapon tests in the islands of the South Pacific. These explosions profoundly altered the health, wellbeing, and environment of the people living in this region, who spent decades amid radioactive polluted air, water, and soil. Using hundreds of declassified…
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