Cornell Expert Quotes
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"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
Drew Margolin
Assistant Professor
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“Well-regulated use of e-scooters and e-bikes can significantly improve urban commutes by providing a healthy, fast option for commuters; relieving congestion on roads and easing the pressure on public transit. Yet a number of rules and regulations are needed to ensure the safe design of vehicles, adequate sharing of roads and sidewalks, and appropriate parking rules, amongst others.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“As more and more dogs are tested, more and more genetic discoveries are made. The hope is that as dog DNA testing grows – like human DNA testing has – we'll learn the genetic basis of many important canine diseases, including cancer and hip dysplasia, and be able to provide actionable genetic testing to reduce the prevalence of these disorders.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
DNA testing delivers important discoveries for all dogs (04/25/19)
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"Japan is in for a series of firsts: the first emperor, Akihito, to abdicate in the modern era, and the first emperor, Naruhito, born after Japan’s defeat in World War II."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Japan's ruling party flexes its muscles as Emperor abdicates (04/25/19)
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“Twitter’s new tool will surely be based on machine learning, and therefore require careful tuning so that the tool balances how it labels content. If the algorithm is too strict, then legitimate content might mistakenly be labeled as misinformation. In the other direction, Twitter could err by not catching all misleading content and letting some of that misinformation go unflagged.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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"Disinformation campaigns exist because, in politics, there are strong incentives for some individuals, groups or parties to persuade the public of things that are not true. In social media, these individuals, groups or parties can freely enter the public sphere and broadcast misinformation without editorial review. Creating a reporting system doesn't change this fact. It only shifts the strategy."
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“Self-driving car technology has made incredible advances over the last five years. Vastly improved vision technology combined with inputs from other sensors are getting us close to full autonomy. However, we don't yet know whether we can reach the level of safety of a human driver within the next three to five years."
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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"Recent research, along with the Census Bureau’s own internal tests, indicates that an undercount would reduce the voting power not only of Latino strongholds in deep-blue California and New York, but parts of Texas, Florida, Georgia, and many rural communities in the heartland with growing Latino populations."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Census citizenship question threatens Latino voting power (04/22/19)
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“This legislation will radically change the energy footprint of the built environment and will pay off in the long run with energy costs expected to rise and new business opportunities that will be generated by this forward thinking and radical policy."
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
Building emission caps to radically change NYC energy footprint (04/18/19)
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The Roman emperors knew that rebuilding – or destroying – a holy site was a political symbol of tremendous power.
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
Related Tip Sheet:
Macron as modern Vespasian, rebuilding the nation’s holy site (04/17/19)
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"The elections are not only a referendum on the first term of President Joko Widodo, they are also an opportunity for hundreds of millions of citizens in the world's fourth most populous democracy to participate in politics."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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