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April 24, 2020
Wilson Weekly
Filling Data Gaps: A Citizen Science Solution
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Environmental benchmarks rely on good data. Can citizen science offer essential knowledge? A Science and Technology Innovation Program policy brief argues citizen scientists can play a strong future role.
EVENT | VIDEO & QUOTES
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Global Cooperation for the Environment: Policy, Technology, and Action
On Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, the Wilson Center convened experts to examine how interdisciplinarity and multi-sector partnerships can leverage science and technology to shape environmental policy.
EVENT | VIDEO & QUOTES
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Immigration and the US-Mexico Border during the Pandemic: A Conversation with Members of Congress
"The border frequently is portrayed in a very one-dimensional way,” says Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX). “And it’s a very complex, wonderful, magical place.”
PODCAST | NEED TO KNOW
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Chained to Our Neighbors - How North American Supply Chains Are Holding Up
Will pandemic wreak havoc on regional trade? Host Aaron Jones asks Canada Institute Director Chris Sands and Mexico Institute Director Duncan Wood and Deputy Director Chris Wilson for answers.
GROUND TRUTH BRIEFING | AUDIO & QUOTES
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Unpacking COVID-19 and the Connections Between Ecosystem, Animal, and Human Health and Security
“Any wild species may carry bad actor pathogens,” says Global Fellow Sharon Guynup, “whether they are illegally traded or sold on the black market.”
WATCH & LISTEN
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Wildlife Trade: From Tiger King to COVID-19
Wilson in the News
Protecting National Security During a Pandemic (Bloomberg Balance of Power)
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Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO Jane Harman says “we have to adjust to a world where pandemics make all of us vulnerables in ways we hadn’t planned.” (Starts 34:30)
Explaining how oil prices work, after the cost of a barrel dropped below zero (Marketplace)
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“Markets really haven’t believed that there is the political will behind the recent agreement from OPEC and OPEC+ to cut production,” says Duncan Wood.
How virtual Congress would fully transform the work of lawmakers (The Hill)
[[link removed]]Aaron Jones observes that remote voting in the U.S.
Congress could shift the balance of power from the nation’s capital back to districts, and lead to “sweeping changes in how the policy apparatus runs.”
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Confronting COVID-19 in Brazil: Public Health, Social Welfare, and Economic Policy Responses
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COVID-19: Magnifying the World’s Inequities [[link removed]]
April 30, 2020 | 9:00-10:30 am
The Middle East Workforce and COVID-19: Resetting the Regional Economic Formula
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May 1, 2020 | 1:00-2:00 pm
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