Executive Summary Introduction In the 1955 movie A Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean introduced Americans to the game of “chicken,” wherein two cars accelerate towards each other until one swerves. The swerving car’s driver is labeled the “chicken,” and the steady driver wins. Eighty years later, the game of chicken is not just a … Continue reading
Executive Overview – There is a recurring practice of firms failing to disclose upfront mandatory charges in the advertised price of their goods or services, leading to an unexpected higher final cost for consumers (e.g. “resort fees” in hotel bookings and “processing fees” in ticket purchases). – Misleading pricing threatens competition in the market, as … Continue reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Gene editing has recently evolved into one of the most revolutionary medical advancements in history. The technology at the vanguard of gene editing is known as CRISPR, which is short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. CRISPR was originally discovered as a bacterial defense system. It is comparatively more technical and … Continue reading
Executive Summary – A recent cyberattack targeting American Water — the US’s largest water utility provider —resulted in a breach of American’s personal information and a customer service portal shutdown, raising concerns about an increasing use of ransomware and disruption to attack critical utility infrastructure. – The increasing number of attacks on American infrastructure has many … Continue reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Today’s globalized economy is built on the backbone of global supply chains and as innovations in research, development, and manufacturing boom, the importance of the semiconductor industry in driving advances in technology for the industry 4.0 (fourth industrial revolution) has led to a rapid growth in demand and increasingly strained supply chains. … Continue reading
Executive Summary Introduction According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023), climate change is increasing the risk of multiple disasters occurring simultaneously resulting in ‘compound extremes,’ as seen during the landfalls of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in Florida within a span of several weeks in 2022 similarly to the landfalls of Hurricanes Helene and Milton … Continue reading
Executive Summary: Introduction: The growth of AI and data centers is driving an accelerating rise in energy consumption, posing a serious challenge to global sustainability goals and prompting a shift towards sustainable energy alternatives. For example, a 2024 Google report noted a 48 percent increase in the company’s emissions compared to 2019, a significant barrier … Continue reading
Executive Summary: Introduction On March 14, 2023, President Joe Biden signed into law the ‘Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’ with the aim of combating the dangerously increasing rates of school shootings in the country and the long-lasting physical and mental wounds it has on communities. The Act intends to fortify communities affected by gun violence by … Continue reading
Executive Summary: • ISIS released an Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated misinformation video following a bombing attack on a Russian concert venue, which prompted fears about the depth of AI use in terrorist activities. • Generative AI has cut time, automated recruitment and information dissemination, as well as decreased the need for highly skilled members in … Continue reading
Executive Summary Introduction The Paris Agreement is an international treaty adopted by 196 parties on December 12, 2015, which intended to address the urgent global issue of climate change. The United States is not on course to meet its climate goals and must adopt more aggressive legislation to achieve its targets. Ultimately, the Paris Agreement … Continue reading
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