Science & Technology

A powerful new microscope could enable more scientists around the world to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research

At Columbia’s inaugural AI Summit, experts touted the technology’s promise and agreed that robots still have a long way to go

The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS

Computer algorithms are becoming more adept at using our data to penetrate the deepest levels of our psyches

A new report debunks false and misleading claims found on social media

Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the biggest to hit the New York City metro area since 1884

In today’s political climate, even the act of engaging with opposing viewpoints can come at a social cost

A new particle detector was recently activated at Fermilab

Columbia researchers improve robot dexterity

Indigenous groups of the island have survived centuries of environmental tumult. What is their secret? 

The Columbia-trained statistician transformed everything from census counts to election tallies, and prefigured modern computing