By James Higgins, Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota
Data analytics, putting safety out of bounds for competition, and collaboration among industry, labor and government are key to reducing a technology’s risks.
(Full Story)
|
By David W. Lawson, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t hold up.
(Full Story)
|
By Taylor Lonner, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Torin Clark, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Astronauts generally can’t look out the window like you might in a car – a ‘virtual window’ could instead serve that purpose.
(Full Story)
|
By Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A review of countries’ new climate pledges shows who is leading efforts to protect the climate their economies were built on and who is sliding.
(Full Story)
|
By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
Folklore suggests that a full moon has a strong effect on sleep. But the reality is more complex, and lifestyle habits like screen use before bedtime are likely to have a larger effect.
(Full Story)
|
By Tony Cookson, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
Emily Gallagher, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
Most Colorado homeowners do not have enough insurance coverage to rebuild their house after a total loss. That’s according to our new research examining whether homes destroyed in Colorado’s Marshall Fire — which burned more than 1,000 houses in suburban Boulder County — have been rebuilt.
We are economists who study the financial resources available to households…
(Full Story)
|
By Shannon Pruden, Professor of psychology, Florida International University
Karinna Rodriguez, PhD candidate in psychology, Florida International University
Recent research shows that young children typically manipulate and rotate entire objects in their minds to understand challenges such as puzzles.
(Full Story)
|
By Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Sociology; Science and Technology Studies, Wesleyan University
Elizabeth Anne Wood, Professor of Sociology, Nassau Community College
From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
(Full Story)
|
By Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
Donald Trump is reportedly ‘sick’ of being presented with maps of Ukraine’s battlefronts. The problem may be he and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy are looking at different things.
(Full Story)
|
By Ghassan Paul Yacoub, Associate Professor of Innovation and Strategy, EDHEC Business School
Loïc Plé, DIrecteur de la Pédagogie - Full Professor, IÉSEG School of Management
The success of e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein is based on highly effective marketing tools. Artificial intelligence has become a major lever for building customer loyalty.
(Full Story)
|