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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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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

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

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The Sharks Are Back in New York
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The Sharks Are Back in New York

A sailing anthropologist sinks his teeth into human-shark relations

Lazy Bears and Confused Birds: What a Warming Planet Means for Wildlife
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Lazy Bears and Confused Birds: What a Warming Planet Means for Wildlife

How climate change is taking its toll on animal behavior

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms
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The Magic of Building with Mushrooms

Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters

My Cuttlefish Teacher
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My Cuttlefish Teacher

Columbia research shows how the intelligent cephalopods become masters of disguise

A Simple Way to Reframe Bad Memories
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A Simple Way to Reframe Bad Memories

Columbia researchers on how to rewire our most embarrassing, depressing, and guilt-inducing recollections

 

An Investment in Babies’ Brains, and Other Columbia Research
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An Investment in Babies’ Brains, and Other Columbia Research

6 new scientific discoveries 

Study of Sheep Poop Leads to Huge Scoop on the Vikings
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Study of Sheep Poop Leads to Huge Scoop on the Vikings

Clues buried in mud bust a centuries-old myth about the ancient warriors

6 Things You Need to Know About Climate Change Now
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6 Things You Need to Know About Climate Change Now

With global warming now a full-blown crisis, Columbia experts are documenting the dangers and developing solutions

What Old NYC Lumber Can Tell Us About Climate History
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What Old NYC Lumber Can Tell Us About Climate History

Columbia tree-ring scientists are discovering key clues in aging industrial wood

A Better Way to Fight Workplace Racial Bias
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A Better Way to Fight Workplace Racial Bias

Diversity training programs may be inadequate, say Columbia sociologists

The Amazing Gender-Bending Behavior of Hummingbirds
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The Amazing Gender-Bending Behavior of Hummingbirds

Columbia scientists discover why female white-necked jacobins often masquerade as males

Cryptocurrency and the Future of Your Money
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Cryptocurrency and the Future of Your Money

Columbia expert R.A. Farrokhnia breaks down the impact of blockchain and other financial technologies

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