Empowering people with climate data, the demand for semiconductors, and closing regional economic divides.
Listen: What should we do about computer chip shortages? The demand for semiconductors is growing substantially, with cars, smartphones, and numerous other products all requiring these chips. On the latest episode of the TechTank podcast, Darrell West, Jeremy Mark, and Emily Kilcrease discuss how the pandemic and geopolitical tensions have slowed down computer chip production and imperiled economic activity. Listen to the podcast | Empowering people with climate data Climate change is such an overwhelming problem that it is easy to get discouraged given the magnitude of the challenge. Wolfgang Fengler and Lukas Vashold write that generating better, more actionable data can help individuals enact real change in their daily lives. Read more | Help support Brookings with a donation Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |