Some of these ideas interactive displays, opinion polls have been tried elsewhere, and recent exhibits in many science museums have acknowledged controversy or uncertainty in science, and the role of the public in directing research and deciding what is and is not acceptable.

ECONOMIST: The future on display

Alex Alexiev is the Vice President for Research at the Center for Security Policy and has worked for over 20 years as a national security analyst directing numerous research projects for the US Government as authoring several books, monographs, and articles.

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If we are serious about fusion development, the president should appoint a fusion power commissioner with the authority to organize and streamline the research, development, and deployment of fusion power, especially by directing new areas of research and development within our national laboratories.

FORBES: A Challenge to America: Develop Fusion Power Within a Decade

Read David Whelan's story about the fanaticism with which Alfred Mann is directing his fortune to medical research.

FORBES: Rationalizing Wealth

Perhaps most notable among the president's actions was a memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.

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