Folk Art Can Be a Powerful Tool for Explaining Biodiversity
To demonstrate our university’s biodiversity, we created maps using Indian folk art, and they have been a resounding successExamples of mammals found on the grounds of Shiv Nadar University in India. Some such as the nilgai are common. But others such as the fox and the Indian civet are spotted less frequently. Credit: Sudarshan ShawOn the edge of
Why We’re Worried About Generative AI
Tulika Bose: Last week, Google announced the new products and features coming from the company. And it was AI all the way down. Sophie Bushwick: AI features are coming to Google’s software for email, word processing, data analysis—and of course searching the web. Bose: This follows Microsoft’s previous announcements that it also plans to incorporate
Anti-Trans Moral Panics Endanger All Young People
Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S.Pro- and anti-drag queen protestors gather outside of Sidetrack Bookshop in Royal Oak, Michigan in 2023. - A number of community members rally to support a bookstore that is the target of
Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Were Even More Explosive Than We Knew
The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone “was much more complex than previously thought,” according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcanoThe Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park sits in the Yellowstone Caldera, which formed 631,000 years ago. Credit: Peter Adams/Getty ImagesThe last super-eruption at Yellowstone volcano, which occurred 631,000 years ago, was not one
An Inclusive Research Environment Starts at the Top
For academic research to be truly equitable, leadership, not just the scientists from underrepresented groups, must advocate for it Credit: Rudzhan Nagiev/Getty ImagesAcademic science was not built for marginalized people. People of color (especially Black and Indigenous scientists), people of marginalized genders (including women, nonbinary and transgender folks), queer scientists, disabled people, and those coming
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