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If a machine creates a video or a song that brings a person to tears, does it matter that the machine felt nothing?
If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering professor explains how to reduce risk.
Using digital blueprints of the metabolism of microbes, scientists can simulate expensive and time-intensive experiments set in space, power plants and farm fields.
Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut down on the spread of disease.
Applied mathematicians translate real situations into mathematical terms.
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
Policymakers rely on models during uncertain times to figure out how their choices could affect the future. Over the pandemic, an ensemble of many COVID-19 models outperformed any one alone.
Successes in the lab mostly don’t translate to people. Research models that better mimic the human body could close the gap.
Many microscopy techniques have won Nobel Prizes over the years. Advancements like cryo-ET that allow scientists to see the individual atoms of cells can reveal their biological functions.
Pollen brings seasonal misery to millions of Americans, but it serves a critical purpose: fertilizing many kinds of plants, including food crops.
After a nose swab tests positive for a virus or bacteria, scientists can use the sample’s genetic sequence to figure out where and when the pathogen emerged and how fast it’s changing.
Scientists are building a pollen forecasting model using meteorology, botany, pollen count numbers and satellite imagery to help people plan ahead.
Record-keepers have a pretty good sense of how many people have died. But figuring out the cause of those deaths is a lot trickier – and that’s why reasonable modelers can disagree.
The subject of a new Netflix miniseries, Halston once ruled over New York’s fashion world. But the designer with a devil-may-care approach to his business dealings attempted too much, too quickly.
There will be more weather-driven disasters like February’s deep freeze in Texas, and energy planners aren’t prepared.
A vaccine that’s 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research shows.
Why one city suffers significantly more deaths than another isn’t always obvious. A simple experiment shows how failing to consider certain factors can point policy makers in the wrong direction.
Why is there such a wide difference in projections for how much COVID-19 will spread? An expert in disease modeling explains what models can and cannot do.
New research models how the Homo floresiensis species could have evolved its small size remarkably quickly while living on an isolated island.
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Evolutionary Biology, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Professor of Physics, George Washington University
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Professor of Health Policy and Management, City University of New York
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Professor of Computational and Systems Biology, Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Science Strategy and Planning, University of Pittsburgh
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