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Economists at J-PAL North America are turning data into decisions
Economists at J-PAL North America are turning data into decisions
“What really drives us is making sure the results from our studies are useful and used to inform policy.”
Faye Saulsbury
Oct 21, 2024
If these walls could talk: lessons from a boom decade in indoor chemistry
If these walls could talk: lessons from a boom decade in indoor chemistry
A growing community of scientists is learning to hear the chemical stories our indoor spaces have to tell.
Faye Saulsbury
Sep 19, 2024
Can this trio of researchers create a lifelike system from microscopic magnets?
Can this trio of researchers create a lifelike system from microscopic magnets?
They want to know how a universe that started with only physics can end up with biology. Why not try to create the process themselves?
Faye Saulsbury
Sep 5, 2024
This biologist is analyzing evolution in the age of the Anthropocene
This biologist is analyzing evolution in the age of the Anthropocene
Shane Campbell-Staton is exploring the ways animals are responding to human behavior
Chris Richardson
May 25, 2023
Meet the brains behind the world’s first fully remote global censorship observatory
Meet the brains behind the world’s first fully remote global censorship observatory
Roya Ensafi is a computer scientist working to protect billions of users from internet censorship and surveillance.
Chris Richardson
Apr 25, 2023
How to find life on other planets
How to find life on other planets
Anat Shahar is looking across the galaxy in search of potentially habitable worlds.
Chris Richardson
Jan 25, 2023
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has entered Chile’s Atacama Desert
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has entered Chile’s Atacama Desert
A new collection of telescopes will observe the Milky Way and nearby galaxies from the clear night skies above Las Campanas Observatory.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jan 18, 2023
How to prepare for the next financial crash
How to prepare for the next financial crash
Yale economist Andrew Metrick has built a rigorous training ground for the world’s central banks.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Oct 5, 2022
This civil engineer is transforming wildfire recovery efforts
This civil engineer is transforming wildfire recovery efforts
Erica Fischer is part of a team developing new sensor technologies for water distribution pipes and energy systems infrastructure.
Chris Richardson
Sep 21, 2022
Meet the pioneer behind the U.S. census’s new approach to privacy
Meet the pioneer behind the U.S. census’s new approach to privacy
Differential privacy allows federal statistics to conquer the threats of the digital age.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jun 7, 2022
After 21 years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey is going robotic
After 21 years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey is going robotic
A world-class team recently installed hundreds of robotic arms on the telescope, radically increasing its astronomical capabilities.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jun 7, 2022
This engineer is using wastewater to track COVID-19 outbreaks
This engineer is using wastewater to track COVID-19 outbreaks
Andrea Silverman partnered with the City of New York to develop a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance program.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jun 7, 2022
Why enzymes are better proofreaders than humans
Why enzymes are better proofreaders than humans
Shixin Liu thinks force might explain how molecular machines do such a great job of transcribing DNA.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jun 7, 2022
This team is putting a price on carbon emissions
This team is putting a price on carbon emissions
Their new model vastly improves the scientific underpinnings of the Social Cost of Carbon.
Chris Richardson
Jun 7, 2022
Meet the librarian bringing space exploration to the masses
Meet the librarian bringing space exploration to the masses
The Harvard-Smithsonian’s Daina Bouquin is growing a lively community of small satellite enthusiasts.
Chris Richardson
Jun 7, 2022
The National Bureau of Economic Research just turned 100
The National Bureau of Economic Research just turned 100
To mark its centennial, president James Poterba discusses the Bureau’s role in research, policymaking, and economic thought.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Oct 5, 2021
A new training center is challenging outdated cultural norms in science
A new training center is challenging outdated cultural norms in science
The center teaches scientists how to combine forces for better results — so they can tackle the toughest research questions.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Oct 5, 2021
Two researchers have figured out how to help taxi drivers go electric
Two researchers have figured out how to help taxi drivers go electric
It all started with a radical idea — asking cabbies the reasons why they might not want to switch.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Oct 5, 2021
These physicists are trying to complete the Standard Model — using ‘tabletop’ experiments
These physicists are trying to complete the Standard Model — using ‘tabletop’ experiments
In a small room in Evanston, Illinois, the trio is building an intricate contraption that just might change the course of modern physics.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sep 2, 2021
Astronomers have just created the biggest map of the universe ever
Astronomers have just created the biggest map of the universe ever
Using a tiny telescope in the mountains of New Mexico, the team’s results help to clarify our mysterious cosmic history.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sep 2, 2021
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