How Political Identity Trumps Racial Identity in Cross-Race Conversations About Sensitive Topics
Research from communication scholars at The Ohio State University reveals fascinating new insights about the dynamics of conversations about race-related issues in the USA. Two complementary studies s...
26 Sep 202511min
Improving compliant mechanism designs with fuzzy logic
When they design mechanical systems, engineers first need to understand how they will behave using mathematical modelling tools that can simulate their movements. In recent years, they have increasing...
25 Sep 20258min
Restoring Connection: Understanding Suicide Through Human Stories
Loneliness is often described as the invisible epidemic of our time. It creeps quietly into lives, eroding confidence, weakening social bonds, and, at its most dangerous, pushing individuals toward th...
24 Sep 202510min
Rethinking the costs of highway rest areas
Operating and maintaining highway rest areas across the United States has long posed a costly challenge for state transportation departments, especially amid tightening budgets and rising demand. In a...
24 Sep 20258min
Revisiting Mount Wilson: How corrected solar data revealed a groundbreaking discovery
Between 1982 and 2012, the 150-foot solar tower at Mount Wilson Observatory collected a vast archive of observations of the Sun’s surface. In a series of recent studies, Professor Roger Ulrich, togeth...
22 Sep 202510min
The allure and pitfalls of flavored tobacco and nicotine products. Interview with Professor Mary Rezk-Hanna
In this episode, Professor Mary Rezk-Hanna of UCLA explores how flavored tobacco and nicotine products hook young people, challenge regulation, and blur the line between risk and appeal. Tune in to un...
19 Sep 202525min
When Science Meets Real-world Barriers: Lessons from the Frontlines of Mental Health
By all measures, America’s mental health system is stretched too thin. Families are in crisis, community mental health providers are overworked, and groundbreaking research often struggles to find its...
17 Sep 202510min
How a Thin Film Could Transform the Future of Particle Accelerators
Building the next generation of particle accelerators depends on solving surprisingly small but stubborn material-related problems. Dr Jerzy Lorkiewicz and his collaborators of the National Centre for...
16 Sep 20258min
