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Panel Blasts Federal Nanotechnology Risk Research Strategy
December 10, 2008 — A National Research Council committee has issued a highly critical report describing serious shortfalls in the Bush administration's strategy to better understand the environment, health and safety ... > full story -
Importance Of Science And Technology At The White House
December 4, 2008 — The economy. Health care. Energy. The environment and cost-effective ways to keep it healthy. National security. Prevention of terrorism. President-elect Barack Obama will have a full ... > full story -
Government 'Web-Tapping': Rules For Government Surveillance Need To Be Changed, Expert Urges
December 2, 2008 — The technology of government surveillance has changed dramatically and the rules governing surveillance should be changed accordingly, according to ... > full story -
Cleanliness Makes People Less Severe In Moral Judgments
December 1, 2008 — New research in Psychological Science has found that the physical notion of cleanliness significantly reduces the severity of moral judgments, showing that intuition, rather than deliberate reasoning ... > full story -
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Governments Must Explain Benefits Of Environmental Taxes, Experts Urge
November 28, 2008 — "People do not understand environmental taxes. If politicians don't provide better information about how these taxes work, it might not be politically feasible to implement them", according to ... > full story -
Health Care Reform: No Revolution In Sight
November 24, 2008 — A new study involving health care systems in 21 countries -- and the prospects for change in response to such common pressures as rising costs and aging populations -- casts doubt on the possibility ... > full story -
Primary Care Provides Patients With Better Outcomes At Lower Cost, Review Finds
November 19, 2008 — Literature review documents critical importance of primary care as part of solution sought by president and Congress for health care ... > full story -
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Analysis Shows How Cap-and-Trade Plans Can Cut Greenhouse Emissions
November 13, 2008 — Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the ... > full story -
Survey Highlights Support For Nanotech In Health Fields But Disapproval Elsewhere
November 13, 2008 — A landmark national survey on the use of nanotechnology for "human enhancement" shows widespread public support for applications of the new technology related to improving human health. However, the ... > full story -
Widespread Dissatisfaction Found With Current U.S. Health Care Payment System
November 3, 2008 — Leaders in health care and health care policy feel strongly that the way we pay for health care in the US must be fundamentally reformed. The latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care ... > full story
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