Features

Dario Maestriperi features in Quillete’s article, Johann Blumenbach: The First Race Scientist

March 25, 2024

The accepted view is that the scientists of the European Enlightenment got the issue of race badly wrong. In fact, some of them got more right than they are usually given credit for.
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IFK’s Genevieve Lakier features in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article, “Private Colleges Hope New Speech Policies Will Keep the Peace”

February 29, 2024

American University’s requirement that posters be “welcoming and build community” is vague and could shut out speech that may or may not clearly fit that standard, said Genevieve Lakier
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Ada Palmer writes article in the Reactor titled “Tools for Thinking about Censorship”

February 24, 2024

"The majority of censorship is self-censorship, but the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power" Ada palmer states. Explore us she delves into the censorship
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Jen Ludwig features in City Club of Chicago’s event, “The Economic Ripple of Learning Loss and its Impact on Chicago’s Future”

February 24, 2024

This event focuses on the economic impact of learning loss, particularly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, on the future of Chicago
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Prof Dan Holz features in the New York Times article, “A Voracious Black Hole at the Dawn of Time?”

February 24, 2024

In this article, Dan Holz is part of a team of scientists who debate whether this black hole is the brightest in the visible universe, as a new study suggests.
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Prof. Dan Holz features in New York Times article, How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air

January 19, 2024

Prof. Daniel Holz discusses new research that shows black holes may form in different ways than expected
In the Media

Benoit Roux featured in article by Phys.org, Molecular pump study explores how brine shrimp thrive in high salinity

January 19, 2024

The article focuses on a study he conducted with multiple other scholars titled "A Na pump with reduced stoichiometry is upregulated by brine shrimp in extreme salinities""
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Sarah Fredericks features in the Orlando Sentinel’s article, At ‘Climate Cafés,’ mental health experts and environmentalists create a community to tackle climate anxiety

January 11, 2024

Sarah Fredericks said deep shame can cause people to hide or retreat and become paralyzed, unable to act.
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Jordan Bimm features in CBC New’s article, SpaceX’s second launch of massive Starship postponed until Saturday

November 20, 2023

The attempt we saw last time back in April, the Starship failed to separate from the Super Heavy booster," said Jordan Bimm