Tag: research
Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s...
Bryan McVerry, University of Pittsburgh
New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the...
Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s...
Phyllis Sharps, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and Lucine Francis, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person...
Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
In recent years, the notion of an insect apocalypse has become a hot topic in the conservation science community and...
Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
Tom Lyon, University of Michigan; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University, and Kim Wolske, University of Chicago
CC BY-NDMillennials – typically defined as those born between...
Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
Roberto Chang, Rutgers University and Andrés Velasco, London School of Economics and Political Science
Recent economic proposals to deal with COVID-19, like those summarized by...
Dating over Zoom? Don’t be surprised if those online sparks fizzle...
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University
For those dipping their toes into the dating pool during stay-at-home orders, it’s been like swimming in a version of...
Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
Sam Goree, Indiana University
Over the past few years, articles and blog posts have started to ask some version of the same question: “Why are...
Should you listen to music when you work?
Manuel F. Gonzalez, Baruch College, CUNY and John R. Aiello, Rutgers University
Do you like to listen to music when you work?
Pose this question at...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
