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Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Memory
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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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The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
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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

Beneath Bangladesh, a Tectonic Time Bomb
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Beneath Bangladesh, a Tectonic Time Bomb

The earthquake will come. No one can say when. But scientists warn that it could be huge

What Really Happened on Easter Island?
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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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The Deepfake Scam Era Is Upon Us. Here’s How to Get Ready.
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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

The Psychology Behind Police Shootings
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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

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

Spanish-Language Radio Has a Disinformation Problem
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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

The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor
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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? 

Can AI Fill a Gap in Childhood Speech Therapy?
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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

25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
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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

Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries
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Writing Negative Reviews is Good for Your Health, and Other Surprising Discoveries

The latest research from Columbia scientists

An Ancient Black Hole Collision Reverberates
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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

Why US Cities Are Sinking
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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

A Brief History of Science Funding
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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?

It’s Easier to ‘Just Be Yourself’ When You’re Popular
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It’s Easier to ‘Just Be Yourself’ When You’re Popular

Social psychologists at Columbia Business School find that people with higher social status have the privilege of acting more “authentic” 

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