GESDA News February 2025

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Radar Spotlight: The future of fusion: When might we ‘bottle’ the sun?

An artist’s rendering of laser beams entering through openings on either end of a hohlraum containing a target pellet. The beams induce nuclear fusion in the pellet by compressing and heating the target. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) The future of fusion: When might we ‘bottle’ the sun? Fusion, often referred to as “putting the […]
New quantum game to train future leaders in anticipatory science diplomacy

Imagine if we had a way of seeing the future of science and technology? With it we could understand and act earlier to prepare for situations like what happened with artificial intelligence – a surge of applications almost no one anticipated or knew how to govern. It’s a serious card game — and so much […]
GESDA News January 2025

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Radar Spotlight: Peering into the future of conflict prevention with predictive peacebuilding

Swiss artist R. Brandenberg sculpted “Frieden” (Peace) for a 1983 disarmament conference in Geneva. (J. Heilprin) Peering into the future of conflict prevention with predictive peacebuilding Using data science and AI, researchers are gaining a better understanding of the roots and warning signs of conflict. That is strengthening their ability to predict where conflict may […]