- A study has found that people's beliefs about the source of information affects how they take in that information, even at the level of their automatic responses. They also found that new information can modify or even undo existing impressions caused by fake news. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/stories/2019/05/source-credibility-key-derailing-fake-news 5 comments science
- New research shows that physics labs are terrible at educating students. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2018/01/02/research-reveals-shocking-weakness-of-lab-courses/ 15 comments science
- People with disabilities—including emotional, physical, cognitive, or sensory disabilities—were nearly 44% more likely to be arrested by age 28, while those without disabilities had a lower probability of arrest, at 30%. This “disability penalty” was strongest for African-American men. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/11/30/people-with-disabilities-more-likely-to-be-arrested/ 26 comments science
- Cornell University researchers are developing a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around, and if necessary, interpret what they see. This would allow the robots to conduct surveillance as a single entity with many eyes. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/04/10/did-you-catch-that-robots-speed-of-light-communication-could-protect-you-from-danger/ 3 comments technology
- More than 60% of people surveyed in a new study supported marijuana legalization because they agreed with arguments saying it would increase tax revenues, create a profitable new industry, reduce prison crowding and lower the cost of law enforcement, finds Cornell University researchers. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/03/08/pro-pot-arguments-fly-higher-with-likely-voters/ 1691 comments science
- Cornell engineers 3D-print agile soft robotic octopus tentacle http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2015/10/14/video-3d-printed-soft-robotic-tentacle-displays-new-level-of-agility/ 4 comments robotics
- A new Cornell study of New York state apple orchards finds that pesticides harm wild bees, and fungicides labeled “safe for bees” also indirectly may threaten native pollinators. “We found there is a negative response of the whole bee community to increasing pesticide use,” the lead author said. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2015/06/04/bee-warned-study-finds-pesticides-threaten-native-pollinators/ 333 comments science
- Carbon-trapping ‘sponges’ can cut greenhouse gases http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2014/12/16/carbon-trapping-sponges-can-cut-greenhouse-gases/ 3 comments science
- Nasty parasitic worm, common in wildlife, now infecting U.S. cats http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2014/02/27/nasty-parasitic-worm-common-in-wildlife-now-infecting-u-s-cats/ 6 comments science
- Child abuse rises with income inequality, study shows http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2014/02/11/child-abuse-rises-with-income-inequality-study-shows/ 24 comments science
- Child abuse rises with income inequality, study shows http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2014/02/11/child-abuse-rises-with-income-inequality-study-shows/ 9 comments politics
- Prolonged sitting linked to early mortality in women: a new study of 93,000 postmenopausal American women found those with the highest amounts of sedentary time – defined as sitting and resting, excluding sleeping – died earlier than their most active peers. http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2014/01/15/dont-just-sit-there-prolonged-sitting-linked-to-early-mortality-in-women/ 6 comments science