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Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors
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Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors

Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more, say Columbia researchers

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What Your Facial Features Say About You
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What Your Facial Features Say About You

Columbia psychologists unmask the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another

How ISIS Really Recruits its Members
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How ISIS Really Recruits its Members

A study looks at what makes the group’s online propaganda successful

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets
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Christopher Silas Neal

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

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3D Imaging Just Got Easier
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3D Imaging Just Got Easier

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

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain
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Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain

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

How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia
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How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia

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

What Your Digital Footprint Says About You
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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

33 Myths About Renewable Energy
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33 Myths About Renewable Energy

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

Did Women Rule in Ancient Peru?
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Did Women Rule in Ancient Peru?

Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society

Why a NYC-Area Earthquake Punched Above Its Weight
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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

How Polarization Punishes Open Minds
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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

A Big Step Forward for Particle Physics
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A Big Step Forward for Particle Physics

A new particle detector was recently activated at Fermilab

Robots Are Getting Touchy-Feely
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Robots Are Getting Touchy-Feely

Columbia researchers improve robot dexterity

What Madagascar Fishing Communities Can Teach Us about Climate Survival
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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? 

How Herman Hollerith Helped Launch the Information Age
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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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