Empty hospital beds

Coronavirus control measures aren鈥檛 pointless鈥攋ust slowing down the pandemic could save millions of听lives

March 12, 2020

Why not just let the pandemic run its course? Public health officials are working to spread infections out over a longer period of time to help make sure hospitals have space for those who get sick. Public Health Program Director and Professor Matthew McQueen shares on The Conversation.

Pollution spewing from a factory

Can the brown cloud make you gain weight?

March 11, 2020

Air pollution鈥攑articularly ozone鈥攁lters our collection of gut microorganisms in ways that may boost our risk of obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease and other disorders, according to new research.

Blood pressure exam.

Forever young: Pill might slow aging

March 9, 2020

Eating less may help the body age more slowly. Rather than promote starvation, CU researchers are testing a nutritional supplement that mimics the same effects of caloric restriction.

Copies of 鈥楢merican Dirt鈥 sit on a rack at a bookstore in New York

鈥楢merican Dirt鈥 fiasco exposes publishing industry that鈥檚 too consolidated, too white and too selective

March 9, 2020

Publishers funnel resources into potential bestsellers, but they鈥檝e become spellbound by 鈥渟tories of struggle鈥 that can succumb to stereotypes. Assistant Professor of Journalism Christine Larson shares on The Conversation.

White piggy bank in a desert

Growing up in a banking desert can hurt your credit for the rest of your life

March 9, 2020

New research highlights the importance of learning from interactions with local banks and developing a credit history at a young age. Associate Professor of Finance Tony Cookson shares on The Conversation.

Tubeho Neza community distributions of household water filters and cookstoves in western Rwanda in 2014

Lessons from Rwanda on tackling unsafe drinking water and household air pollution

March 9, 2020

Unsafe drinking water and household air pollution are major causes of illness and death in Rawanda. Associate Professor Evan Thomas and co-authors discuss a research program to address these environmental health challenges on The Conversation.

Archaeologists investigate an ancient habitation site in western Mongolia

Humans domesticated horses鈥攏ew tech could help archaeologists figure out where and when

March 9, 2020

Where, when and how did humans first domesticate horses? How can you distinguish a domestic animal from its wild cousin? Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology William Taylor shares new research on The Conversation.

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Even after blocking an ex on Facebook, the platform promotes painful reminders

March 9, 2020

Algorithmic cruelty: Unable to fully grasp the nuances of human relationships and behavior, social media algorithms can end up backfiring. Anthony Pinter, doctoral student in information science, shares on The Conversation.

Nick Conklin (kneeling) of 3D Printing Colorado captures a scan of a Triceratops skull.

3D scan sheds new light on Boulder鈥檚 own Triceratops

March 5, 2020

For more than 40 years, the Triceratops skull in the CU Museum of Natural History has wowed visitors of all ages. Now, that fossil is ready for its close-up.

Solar cells

Layered solar cell technology boosts efficiency, affordability

March 5, 2020

Researchers from 精品SM在线影片 have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements.

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