Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Think Tank Quickies (#360)

  • Suspected North Korean cyber campaign targets think tanks. 
  • John Bolton slams Trump's North Korea policy at think tank CSIS.
  • Brookings among the think tanks receiving Chinese money.
  • It must be said (get the think tank's name right). 
  • Jeet Heer: In an age of policy boldness, think tanks have become timid.
  • The Nation: How far-right operatives manufactured the "crisis" of free speech with think tanks.
  • Chinese Embassy working with consultants to embrace think tanks.
  • Rocky Mountain Institute offers prize to encourage engineers to build a more efficient air conditioner.
  • ReFED: A think tank that works to reduce food waste.
  • Data & Society Research Institute: "A think/do tank in New York City dedicated to addressing social, technical, ethical, legal, and policy issues that are emerging because of data-centric technological development.”