Research Matters: Learning from ‘the armpit of the internet’

This week’s episode of Research Matters features misinformation expert Claire Wardle, discussing how today’s information ecosystem has become increasingly polluted by misleading and emotionally charged content that spreads faster than facts.

AI assistants can sway writers’ attitudes, even when they’re watching for bias

Cornell Tech researchers found that writers who used biased AI auto-suggestions saw their views gravitate toward the AI’s positions without their realizing it — even when they were made aware of the biased AI.

World According to Sound offers immersive audio experience March 23

The World According to Sound, a duo who were artists-in-residence on campus in the fall of 2019, will visit Cornell with their new show, “Ways of Knowing.”

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Nutrition policy scholar Marion Nestle to speak March 19

Food policy expert Marion Nestle, a professor emerita at New York University, will give a talk, “Food Politics in the Trump Era: The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” on March 19 in Schurman Hall.

Cornell Atkinson: Financing the future of agriculture

Cornell Atkinson and a host of partners are addressing challenges in finance and insurance to support farmers, now and in the future.

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Testing large language models on scientific literature

Cornell physicists and Google researchers engaged a panel of 12 human experts to test the ability of six LLM systems to understand scientific literature at the level of a specialist.

CCE appoints environmental systems critical issue lead

CCE has named Kathy Bunting-Howarth critical issue leader for extension programming in environmental systems, effective January 1

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Distant past may expose companies to claims of hypocrisy

Companies risk being criticized as hypocritical when their words and deeds don’t match – even if those discrepancies are decades apart.

Renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

In the concert, Hough will play an imaginative program that includes works by Schubert, Brahms, Schoenberg, Beethoven and a suite from "Mary Poppins."

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