Climate change and other challenges to the stability and functioning of natural and managed environmental systems are driven by increasing anthropogenic domination of the Earth. Models to forecast the ...

Human spaceflight is a challenging domain that requires a broad set of expertise to operate successfully and safely. Although we have over 60 years of spaceflight experience, the number of people who ...

One of the most frequent platitudes given by senior commanders to their subordinates is that “people are our most valuable asset.” While this very well may be true in the abstract, the U.S. Defense ...

The Human and Sociotechnical Systems Research (HSSR) Program at NSI advances the scientific study and engineering of people interacting with technology. We design and evaluate systems that are ...

If the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it is how little we really know about how the human immune system works. Despite the remarkable success in development of vaccines to prevent severe ...

The Board on Human-Systems Integration (BOHSI) brings together experts to improve understanding of how people and organizational systems interact with technology. It identifies critical issues in ...

Autonomous weapons systems present numerous risks to humanity, most of which infringe on fundamental obligations and principles of international human rights law. Such systems select and engage ...

The Apollo 13 crew after returning to Earth. Credit: NASA Throughout history, humans have utilized their incredible intelligence to adapt and flourish in various environments. From traversing oceans ...

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...