Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

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Preparing for the Revolution: Information Technology and the Future of the Re…

eflecting their broad interest in the health of America’s research enterprise, the National Academies launched a study in early 2000 on the implications of information technology for the future of the nation’s research university—a social institution of great importance to our economic strength, national security, and quality of life. The premise of this study was a simple one. Although t…

The Internet Under Crisis Conditions: Learning from September 11

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Research Recommendations to Facilitate Distributed Work

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Information Technology in the Service Society: A Twenty-First Century Lever

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PROJECT PERSPECTIVES

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Fostering Research on the Economic and Social Impacts of Information Technology

To aid in identifying fruitful approaches to assessment of both the positive and negative impacts of using information technologies, the National Science Foundation asked the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC) to gather perspectives on the problem from experts in several relevant disciplines—in particular, economics, sociology, psycholo…

Making a Difference: Reducing Bureaucracy and Red Tape in the Criminal Justic…

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The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

An epidemic is both a medical and a social occurrence. Medically, it is the appearance of a serious, often fatal, disease in numbers far greater than normal. Socially, it is an event that disrupts the life of a community and causes uncertainty, fear, blame, and flight. The etymology of the word itself suggests the broader, social meaning: epi demos, in ancient Greek, means ''upon the people or …

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world. Climate change is transforming ecosystems at extraordinary rates and scales. As each species responds to its changing environment, its interactions …