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  • little red dot in space
    University of Colorado researchers work with an international team to uncover more about the mysterious objects detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.
  • juvenile antelope ground squirrel
    Desert dwellers offer evidence that genes carried by an individual store information that literally reaches back millions of years.
  • flags of Venezuela and Cuba
    The two countries have developed deep ties over the past two decades, but it’s unclear what impact recent U.S. actions against Venezuela will have on Havana’s government, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Latin America researcher Jen Triplett says.
  • Modesty sculpture by Giosuè Argenti
    If it doesn’t include social interaction, norms and a desire not to offend, it’s not modesty, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder philosopher Derick Hughes argues.
  • Illustration of China, Taiwan and U.S. flags
    In new book, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder political scientist Steve Chan highlights the dangers of a Sino-U.S. war over Taiwan and why the Chinese believe time is on their side in their goal for reunification.
  • statue of Hindu god Vishnu seated
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder philosophy PhD student Nathan Huffine offers ‘limited foreknowledge’ to solve the paradox of human free will and an all-knowing deity.
  • portrait of Zach Herz and book cover of The God and the Bureaucrat
    In new book, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder classics Professor Zach Herz focuses on the law, the bureaucrat and the Roman Empire.
  • Explosed white mounds in Great Salt Lake.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder geobiologist Lizzy Trower received a Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship, allowing her to acquire new tools and redirect her deep-time expertise toward urgent environmental challengesFor most of her career, Lizzy Trower has been a time
  • illustration of brain with gears and lightbulb
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder scientist Roselinde Kaiser and research colleagues seek to understand the connection between executive functioning and mood problems.
  • bowls of ultraprocessed foods
    A paper co-authored by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researcher Christopher Lowry draws upon the infamous ‘Twinkie defense’ to explore the relationship between ultraprocessed foods and human behavior.
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