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Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

  • Written by Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
imageDowned powerlines can mean weeks without power.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for...

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We tend to underestimate our future expenses – here's one way to prevent that

  • Written by Ray Charles "Chuck" Howard, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M University
imageAround 12 million Americans take out payday loans to help them pay for monthly expenses.andriano_cz/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

When asked to estimate how much money they would spend in the future, people underpredicted the total amount by more than C$400...

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What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine

  • Written by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Professor of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThis Russian short-range cruise missile, the Iskander-K, can carry nuclear warheads for several hundred miles.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, has threatened that Russia will “ma...

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Nobel Prizes, election outcomes and sports championships – prediction markets try to foresee the future

  • Written by Daniel O'Leary, Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Southern California
imageWho will be next to cross this stage and accept a Nobel Prize?Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Who will win Nobel Prizes in 2022? Wikipedia posits a handful of contenders for Physiology or Medicine, about 20 different possible winners for the Peace Prize and several dozen potential winners of the Literature Prize. But since...

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Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a genetic mutation in one key protein may increase athletic performance

  • Written by Hiroshi Asahara, Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute
imageA variant of Piezo1 may boost tendon strength and, subsequently, athletic ability.Yellow Dog Productions/The Image Bank via Getty Images

The ability to move is an essential part of daily life. The locomotor, or musculoskeletal, system of the body consists of muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage and other connective tissue. Loss of...

Read more: Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a genetic mutation in one key protein may...

Louis Pasteur's scientific discoveries in the 19th century revolutionized medicine and continue to save the lives of millions today

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageLouis Pasteur was a pioneer in chemistry, microbiology, immunology and vaccinology.pictore/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Some of the greatest scientific discoveries haven’t resulted in Nobel Prizes.

Louis Pasteur, who lived from 1822 to 1895, is arguably the world’s best-known microbiologist. He is widely credited for the germ...

Read more: Louis Pasteur's scientific discoveries in the 19th century revolutionized medicine and continue to...

Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short

  • Written by Rachel A. Davis, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageDeep brain stimulation relies on thin electrodes implanted deep in the brain that deliver electrical currents. Olemedia/E+ via Getty Images

Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that make no sense to you or those around you. Then imagine the shame of being told by mental health providers that, because you understand that...

Read more: Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall...

Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

  • Written by Patrick W. Keys, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageSome areas wouldn't see immediate effects, and there could be serious consequences.Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot. Some governments might decide to “geoengineer” the planet by spraying substances into the upper...

Read more: Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here's why it's important to check on aging neighbors

  • Written by Sue Anne Bell, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
imageHurricane Ian pounded western Cuba on Sept. 26, 2022, on its way to the Florida coast.AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

As mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Ian began in Florida and the warnings about damaging wind and flooding intensified, I called my aging parents to check in.

Being a disaster researcher, my concern for them was already in high gear, even...

Read more: Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here's why it's important to...

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

  • Written by David Barnhart, Professor of Astronautics, University of Southern California
imageDidymos (bottom right) and its smaller moonlet Dimorphos (center) were the targets of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test.NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to test...

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  2. Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm
  3. The same app can pose a bigger security and privacy threat depending on the country where you download it, study finds
  4. Two wrongs trying to make a right – makeup calls are common for MLB umpires, financial analysts and probably you
  5. People of color are as interested in buying electric cars as white consumers – the biggest obstacle is access to charging
  6. Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature
  7. How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandal
  8. Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot
  9. Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid
  10. 3 reasons Hurricane Ian poses a major flooding hazard for Florida – a meteorologist explains
  11. A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party
  12. Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky
  13. 'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do their homework
  14. Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines
  15. Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's
  16. Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer
  17. How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to millions of fans online
  18. Why does money exist?
  19. Why Patagonia's purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread
  20. 'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana
  21. When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both
  22. The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today
  23. Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people's water needs
  24. Cooling conundrum: HFCs were the 'safer' replacement for another damaging chemical in refrigerators and air conditioners – with a treaty now phasing them out, what's next?
  25. The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election
  26. Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
  27. New York's $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump is the beginning, not end, of this case – a tax lawyer explains what's at stake
  28. Looking back on America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal
  29. Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources
  30. Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views
  31. Puerto Rico's vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks
  32. Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward a recession that it may be contributing to
  33. Ron DeSantis dropping migrants off on Martha's Vineyard may be illegal – an immigration lawyer explains why
  34. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists' playbook with their anti-immigration stunts
  35. Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old
  36. 1,000-year-old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings reveal a history of long, deadly droughts
  37. Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?
  38. Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
  39. Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there
  40. Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop
  41. Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act – a law so unpopular it triggered the centurylong backlash that led to Roe
  42. Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska's vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time
  43. Ukraine's rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare
  44. Hayao Miyazaki’s 'Spirited Away' continues to delight fans and inspire animators 20 years after its US premiere
  45. School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers
  46. ARPA-H: High-risk, high-reward health research is the mandate of new, billion-dollar US agency
  47. These high school 'classics' have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?
  48. Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance
  49. We asked Ukrainians living on the front lines what was an acceptable peace – here's what they told us
  50. Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible