Tag: "The Conversation"
What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?
If the latest deluge of Facebook controversies has you ready to kick the app to the digital curb, you are not alone.
Reporting all biosafety errors could improve labs worldwide – and increase public trust in biological research
The idea that a pathogen could escape from a laboratory and infect the entire world is the stuff of horror movies. Working with biological materials does have inherent risks, and laboratory incidents will happen – the goal is to minimize risks to laboratory personnel, the community and the environment.
Winners of 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics built mathematics of climate modeling, making predictions of global warming and modern weather forecasting possible
As a climate scientist myself, I was excited to learn that Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics.
How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld became America’s most popular late-night TV host
As media and comedy scholars, we’ve been tracking the recent ascension of right-wing comedy, which has flourished thanks to shifts in media industry economics and political ideologies.
Hurricane Ida: 2 reasons for its record-shattering rainfall in NYC and the Northeast long after the winds weakened
Record downpours from Hurricane Ida overwhelmed cities across the Northeast on Sept. 1, 2021, hitting some with more than 3 inches of rain an hour.
Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore
“The whole appearance of the ocean was like a plain covered with snow. There was scarce a cloud in the heavens, yet the sky … appeared as black as if a storm was raging."
Video: CSU professor explains his research on COVID conspiracy theories
Assistant Professor of Political Science Dominik Stecula’s research interest has always been centered around how the media shapes what people believe. In 2020, the global pandemic provided a rare opportunity to study an international emergence of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the role media plays in shaping people’s political and personal beliefs.
Earth’s energy budget is out of balance – here’s how it’s warming the climate
Our climate is determined by these energy flows. When the amount of energy coming in is more than the energy going out, the planet warms up.
Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand
Scientists have warned for over 50 years about increases in extreme events arising from subtle changes in average climate, but many people have been shocked by the ferocity of recent weather disasters.