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The New York Times

 

“When we need to perceive things from the outside world, the beats of the heart are noise to the cortex,” says Saeedeh Sadeghi, doctoral candidate. “You can sample the world more — it’s easier to get things in — when the heart is silent.”

The New York Times

 

“When we need to perceive things from the outside world, the beats of the heart are noise to the cortex,” says Saeedeh Sadeghi, doctoral candidate. “You can sample the world more — it’s easier to get things in — when the heart is silent.”

The Washington Post

 

“There’s a balance to strike here. The FDIC wants to maintain confidence in markets, but how much they go beyond their statutory duties is certainly the question of the hour,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and international trade policy.

Wired

 

Professor of Law Robert Hockett provides an alternative view of the Silicon Valley Bank model, saying that a specialized bank could be considered “as a kind of credit union for the tech industry.”

The Wall Street Journal

Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at the ILR School, says, “the kind of follow-up that BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics] used to do to sustain participation is much harder when people are working from home.”

Vice

“I think it's overreaction to problems that a lot of younger people are seeing in our culture,” says Jordan Cooper, adjunct professor of systematic theology.

Reuters

 

Without climate action, a study by the ILR school shows that 35% of apparel-producing areas in Bangladesh could be flooded.

The New York Times

 

Roger Gilbert, professor of English says, “I plan to use her on almost all my correspondence from now on. I do have stamps with other people I admire and I don’t want to neglect them, but for now at least, she will be my go-to stamp.”

The Washington Post

“Efforts to reduce Beijing’s sense of urgency over Taiwan could help limit the degree of China-Russia alignment, strengthening the overall U.S. strategic position,” says A&S and Brooks School Professor Jessica Chen Weiss. “And Taiwan needs more time to muster the resources and political will to develop an asymmetric, whole-of-society defense.”

Time

 This article discusses how the pandemic lockdown led to the growth of birdwatching. It notes that the Merlin app by the Lab of Ornithology saw a significant increase in downloads, and the lab's bird cams doubled in April and May 2020.

The Guardian

“There may be some small role in truly green hydrogen in a decarbonised future, but this is largely a marketing creation by the oil and gas industry that has been hugely overhyped,” says Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology.

CBS News

Vitaly Shmatikov, professor of computer science, advises on password security.