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New technique uses near-miss particle physics to peer into quantum world

Oct. 17, 2023

CU Boulder鈥檚 Dennis Perepelitsa and colleagues have developed a new method for measuring how fast the tau particle wobbles, unlocking an entirely new way to study quantum physics. Read more on The Conversation.

The future of wildfires in the West

Oct. 17, 2023

What do the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020鈥攁nd 2,500 years of forest history鈥攖ell us about the future of wildfires in the West? Read from CU expert Kyra Clark-Wolf on The Conversation.

Israel鈥檚 Iron Dome air defense system launches interceptor missiles

How Hamas got around Israel鈥檚 Iron Dome air defense system

Oct. 13, 2023

How did so many Hamas missiles penetrate Israel鈥檚 state-of-the-art air defense system? CU Boulder aerospace engineer Iain Boyd explains on The Conversation.

The top of an outdoor structure called a sukkah, made of palm fonds, tree branches and reeds

On Jewish 鈥榝estival of booths,鈥� each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it

Sept. 27, 2023

There are myriad ways to be Jewish, and home-based holidays such as Sukkot help Jewish families honor all the parts of their identities. Read from CU expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.

Trump鈥檚 classified-documents indictment does more than allege crimes

Aug. 23, 2023

Prosecutors could have composed a technocratic document intelligible only to other criminal law insiders when indicting Donald Trump in the documents case; they did much more. Read from CU law expert Derek Kiernan-Johnson on The Conversation.

Ever-larger cars, trucks causing safety crisis鈥攈ere鈥檚 how communities can fight back

Aug. 2, 2023

Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years, but in the U.S., both motor vehicle and pedestrian fatalities are becoming more common. Read more from Professor Kevin Krizek on The Conversation.

Smoke rising from an active fire in the Northwest Territories

鈥榋ombie fires鈥� occurring more frequently;听impacts听remain uncertain

July 17, 2023

Overwintering fires are becoming increasingly common in boreal forests. Smoldering through the winter and reigniting in the early spring, these 鈥渮ombie fires鈥� contribute to an earlier and longer fire season. Read more from INSTAAR expert Merritt Turetsky and others on The Conversation.

Threads surging, but mass migration from Twitter likely to remain an uphill battle

July 10, 2023

Twitter鈥檚 move on July 1 to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series of decisions that has spurred millions of users to sign up with alternative microblogging platforms. Read more from CU Boulder鈥檚 Casey Fiesler on The Conversation.

original Beanie Babies in someone's home

Why are some Beanie Babies worth more than others? It's about supply and demand

July 5, 2023

CU Boulder expert Christophe Spaenjers answers Theo, age 8, In this Curious Kids installment of The Conversation, explaining why certain collectibles can become valuable as well as how they can lose worth. Read more.

The tree of life鈥攁 powerful image in Judaism for thousands of years鈥攕ignifies more than immortality

June 20, 2023

Jurors recently delivered a guilty verdict for the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue鈥攖he deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Tree of Life has almost become shorthand for the tragedy, yet it highlights a symbol from the Bible that has transformed over time. CU scholar Sam Boyd discusses on The Conversation.

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