Terence Tao on Nostr: #PCAST has released its last two products of its term. Firstly, we have completed a ...
#PCAST has released its last two products of its term. Firstly, we have completed a report on the social and behavioral sciences, and how it can create systematic, data-driven policy creation, implementation, and evaluation that measurably improves the outcomes of such policies: https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefing-room/2025/01/15/pcast-releases-report-on-the-value-of-social-sciences-in-improving-american-lives/
Secondly, we wrote a final letter to the President outlining what we see as the key scientific opportunities and challenges in the near-to-medium term, which include (but is not limited to) advances in the scientific understanding (across many disciplines) of aging, the reinvention of the energy grid, the deployment of AI to accelerate scientific discovery, and ensuring a nutritious and environmentally sustainable food supply. https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefing-room/2025/01/15/pcast-releases-letter-on-future-opportunities-for-u-s-science-and-technology/
[Note: these links will be archived at a new location in a few weeks. Readers intersted in PCAST reports may wish to download them ahead of the transition.]
It has personally been a great honor to have been a member of this advisory council, and to see what high quality scientifically informed policy discussion could be. It seems unilkely that many of our recommendations will be directly implemented by the next administration, but PCAST reports have often influenced other agencies and institutions in less obvious ways, especially over time. (Several recommendations from President Obama's PCAST, for instance, were only implemented in the current administration.)
Secondly, we wrote a final letter to the President outlining what we see as the key scientific opportunities and challenges in the near-to-medium term, which include (but is not limited to) advances in the scientific understanding (across many disciplines) of aging, the reinvention of the energy grid, the deployment of AI to accelerate scientific discovery, and ensuring a nutritious and environmentally sustainable food supply. https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/briefing-room/2025/01/15/pcast-releases-letter-on-future-opportunities-for-u-s-science-and-technology/
[Note: these links will be archived at a new location in a few weeks. Readers intersted in PCAST reports may wish to download them ahead of the transition.]
It has personally been a great honor to have been a member of this advisory council, and to see what high quality scientifically informed policy discussion could be. It seems unilkely that many of our recommendations will be directly implemented by the next administration, but PCAST reports have often influenced other agencies and institutions in less obvious ways, especially over time. (Several recommendations from President Obama's PCAST, for instance, were only implemented in the current administration.)