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An international team of 25 scientists led by a Cornell expert has proposed a roadmap for how to prevent the next pandemic by conserving natural areas and promoting biodiversity, thereby providing animals with enough food, safe havens and distance to limit contact and transfer of pathogens to humans.

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Cornell researchers have developed a semiconductor chip that adds a necessary time delay so signals sent across multiple arrays can align at a single point in space, and without disintegrating.

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Vox

“There is an element of climate change that’s contributing to these conditions that we find ourselves in, but there’s also a very strong human-built environment element — a governance element, a politics element, and a mismanagement element of both the natural and the human environment,” says Victoria Beard, professor of city and regional planning.

National Geographic

“When people say something tastes good, they usually mean its flavor is good or its sensory properties are good,” says Robin Dando, associate professor of food science.

Wired

James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law, discuses music streaming service Musi.

Forbes

Cathy Creighton, director of the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, and Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law, discuss why activism at work could lead to consequences.

The Guardian

Creators – especially those who get most of their income from social media – are hyper-aware of fluctuations in the app of the moment, says Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication.

The Wall Street Journal

“For the time being, Beijing and Washington may be united in wanting the yuan not to fall too much in value against the dollar,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and trade policy.