From Nowhere to Nobels
Women now hold more than half of all American jobs, but they still make up less than twenty-five percent of the science, technology, enginee
In-Person
11:45AM – 2PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Events
New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
The Technology Deficit: Attracting Tech Talent into Government and Civil Society
Technology is a powerful force in our daily lives and in the functioning of government and global markets. Yet today there are too few talen
In-Person
9AM – 10:30AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
War! What Is It Good For?
In his provocative new book, War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots, historia
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
School Choice
As any local parent knows, it is school lottery time again in DC. Anxious parent speculation is running high and envy is running rampant acr
In-Person
4PM – 5:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
How Are Contemporary Notions of Success Impacting the American Family?
New America NYC hosted an examination of the ways that contemporary definitions of success are affecting our families and communities.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:15PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Locked Up and Locked Out
How do we help the more than 650,000 ex-felons have a second chance to attain the American Dream?
In-Person
9AM – 11:30AM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Wrong Enemy
There is a reason why Afghanistan is called the “graveyard of empires.” After the U.S.’s 13 years there, how do we repair the damage?
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Dragnet Nation
In her new book, Julia Angwin reports from the front lines with an unsettling look at America’s surveillance economy.
In-Person
5PM – 7PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Implementing the PCAST Spectrum Sharing Report
the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in 2012 recommended a parallel path to bandwidth abundance.
In-Person
2PM – 3:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Global War for Internet Governance with Dr. Laura DeNardis
The Internet is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, a reality that has caused active debates in many areas.
In-Person
4PM – 5:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005