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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.

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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What Really Happened on Easter Island?

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

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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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3D Imaging Just Got Easier

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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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? 

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