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Can a Spacesuit Designed for Mars Protect Us from the Next Pandemic?

NASA veteran Lawrence Kuznetz ’64SEAS, ’65SEAS builds apparel to shield humans from earthly and extraterrestrial ills

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How the Challenger Disaster Became a Case Study of the ‘Normalization of Deviance’

Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on organizational decision-making

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Chatbots Have Entered the Classroom. What Happens Next?

Columbia faculty are finding innovative ways to incorporate AI into coursework without compromising academic rigor

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What Really Happened on Easter Island?

A Columbia study helps debunk an old theory about the island’s mysterious past

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What Your Digital Footprint Says About You

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

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33 Myths About Renewable Energy

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

The remains of a Moche royal chamber discovered in northwest Peru
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Did Women Rule in Ancient Peru?

Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society

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Why a NYC-Area Earthquake Punched Above Its Weight

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

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How Polarization Punishes Open Minds

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

Short-Baseline Near Detector
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A Big Step Forward for Particle Physics

A new particle detector was recently activated at Fermilab

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Robots Are Getting Touchy-Feely

Columbia researchers improve robot dexterity

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What Madagascar Fishing Communities Can Teach Us about Climate Survival

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

Herman Hollerith’s tabulating system, 1908
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How Herman Hollerith Helped Launch the Information Age

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

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The Life-and-Death Struggle of Coral Reefs

As warming seas threaten these essential marine ecosystems, Braddock Linsley drills down on their history

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America’s Great Climate Migration Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Columbia researchers are developing innovative ways to protect communities most vulnerable to floods and other disasters

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Blastoff, Mojave Style

Members of the Columbia Space Initiative win second place in the FAR-OUT 2024 rocketry competition

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