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Could a Giant Helium Balloon in Antarctica Help Find Dark Matter?
A particle detector deployed by Columbia scientists is looking for traces of antideuterons in the atmosphere
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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
What Really Happened on Easter Island?
A Columbia study helps debunk an old theory about the island’s mysterious past
What Your Facial Features Say About You
Columbia psychologists unmask the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another
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The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
Columbia cybersecurity expert Asaf Cidon explains the eerie rise of AI-powered email, phone, and video scams — and how anyone can fall for them
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The Psychology Behind Police Shootings
New Columbia research reveals brain mechanisms that may be at work when cops shoot unarmed Black men
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Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Memory
Erin Kendall Braun ’09GS, ’18GSAS, a cognitive neuroscientist and memory expert, brings her insight to the courtroom and beyond
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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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Spanish-Language Radio Has a Disinformation Problem
Verdad, an app founded by Martina Guzmán ’08JRN, uses AI to find conspiracy theories broadcasted on the air
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The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor
A plan to build an atom-splitter in Mudd Hall divided the campus. Was the uproar an overreaction?
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Can AI Fill a Gap in Childhood Speech Therapy?
Sara, a startup co-founded by Jiaxin Zhang ’25BUS, seeks to make articulation therapy more accessible — and fun
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25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
From antibiotics to blood banks, radio waves to video calls, we spotlight the biggest scientific breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and more
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Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries
The latest research from Columbia scientists
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An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates
Columbia astronomers recently detected a faraway event that challenges existing theories about black-hole formation
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Why US Cities Are Sinking
New research reveals the toll of massive groundwater extraction in cities from Houston to New York
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A Brief History of Science Funding
Universities have come to rely on federal funding to support scientific and medical research. How did we get here?