Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

January 24, 2019

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore the state of the science on perception and cognition as it applies to how individuals trust and make sense of information.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

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Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

January 24, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions to explore featured state-of-the-art narrative studies and examined cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis.

Organizing Project

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security

October 12, 2018

2:00 PM - 5:50 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a virtual committee meeting that is closed to the public.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Sackett
Kathleen Carley
Nancy Cooke
Barbara Dosehr
Jeffrey Johnson
Sallie Keller
David Matsumoto
Carmen Medina
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Gregory Treverton
Jeremy Wolfe

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Final deliberations for consensus report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report draft

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 12, 2018

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security

July 25 - 26, 2018

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Sackett
Kathleen Carley
Noshir Contractor
Nancy Cooke
Barbara Dosher
Jeffrey Johnson
Carmen Medina
Jonathan Moreno
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Gregory Treverton
Jeremy Wolfe

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Chapter by chapter review of report draft
Writing group breakout sessions to refine draft
Review of conclusions and recommendations
Meeting review and plans for finalizing report draft

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Briefing book containing:
Agenda
Statement of Task
Report draft
Revised chapter outlines

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 01, 2018

Contact

Thelma Cox

(202) 334-1734
rwilson@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security #4

March 26 - 27, 2018

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Sackett
Kathleen Carley
Noshir Contractor
Nancy Cooke
Barbara Dosher
Jeffrey Johnson
Sallie Keller
Carmen Medina
Fran Moore
Jonathan Moreno
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Gregory Treverton
Jeremy Wolfe

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of draft outline and text
Developed findings, conclusions, and recommendations
Plans to complete report draft
Annual Bias/Conflict of Interest
Report review process

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Memo to the committee
Meeting agenda
Statement of task
Study timeline
Draft report outline
Draft report text
Outlines for commissioned papers

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 06, 2018

Contact

Renee L. Wilson

202-334-2145
rwilson@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security

January 24 - 26, 2018

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Sackett
Kathleen Carley
Noshir Contractor
Nancy Cooke
Barbara Dosher
Jeffrey Johnson
Sallie Keller
David Matsumoto
Carmen Medina
Fran Moore
Jonathan Moreno
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Gregory Treverton
Jeremy Wolfe

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Primary messages for the report
Review of Committee’s Approach/Structuring the Messages
Discussion of information collected
Discussion of Report Structure
Assessment of Progress
Discussion of Next Steps and Writing Assignments

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Memo to the Committee
Agenda (Workshops and Committee Meeting)
Biographies of Presenters
Approved Statement of Task
Study Timeline
Notes from 3rd meeting
The IC Challenges
Criteria for topic selection
Updated draft report outline
Sample report models
Status of topic development
Recap of workshop topics and presenters
Statement of task for commissioned papers
Committee Roster
Committee Biographies
Committee Generated Text

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 01, 2018

Contact

Renee Wilson

202-334-2145
rwilson@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security

October 11 - 13, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Sackett
Gary Berntson
Kathleen Carley
Noshir Contractor
Barbara Dosher
Jeffrey Johnson
David Matsumoto
Carmen Medina
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Jeremy Wolfe

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of the workshops
Discussion of report framework
Refinement of review criteria for report topics and cited research
Discussion of January 2018 workshop topics
Development of committee writing assignments
Planned for future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Agenda, roster, member bios, and travel information
Statement of Task
Highlights from the Academies’ report “Value of SBE to National Priorities”
Summary of projects supported by IARPA, DARPA, MINERVA, NSF (SBE/BCS)
Notes from meeting #2
Information on Town Halls (IdeaBuzz and SRA)
Possible options for report framework
Rough text for report

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 25, 2017

Contact

Thelma Cox

202-334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Applications to National Security

June 27 - 28, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

In Person:
Paul Sackett
Gary Berntson
Kathleen Carley
Nancy Cooke
Noshir Contractor
Jeffrey Johnson
David Matsumoto
Carmen Medina
Jonathan Moreno
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Gregory Treverton
Jeremy Wolfe

By Phone/WebEx:
Joy Rohde

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of the statement of task
Discussion of the white papers submitted in response to the calls for white papers
Committee conflicts of interest and bias discussion
Identification of workshop topics (1: Culture, Language, and Behavior; 2: Political/strategic reasoning; 3: Networks; 4: Sensory, Cognitive, and Decision Sciences; 5: Workforce Development; 6: Narratives)
Planned for future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Agenda, roster, member bios, and travel information
Statement of Task
Summary of White Papers for both Calls 1 and

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 12, 2017

Contact

Thelma Cox

202-334-1734
tcox@nas.edu

Location

J. Erik Jonsson Woods Hole Center

314 Quissett Avenue

Woods Hole MA 02543, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Meeting 1: Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Applications to National Security

March 23 - 24, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

In Person:
Paul Sackett
Joseph Arvai
Gary Berntson
Nancy Cooke
Barbara Dosher
Jeffrey Johnson
Sallie Keller
Carmen Medina
Fran Moore
Joy Rohde
Jeffrey Taliaferro
Jeremy Wolfe

By Phone/WebEx:
Noshir Contractor
Mauro Guillen

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Orientation on the NAS consensus study process
• Committee conflict of interest and bias discussion
• Discussed statement of task and project timeline
• Reviewed information gained from summit and March 23 presentations and first round of white papers
• Planned for second call for white papers
• Planned for future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Agenda, roster, member bios, and travel information
• Journal articles related to social and behavioral sciences and national security

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 04, 2017

Contact

Hannah During

202-334-1511
hhduring@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

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Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

Workshop on Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making

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Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

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Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes

Workshop on Understanding Narratives for National Security Purposes