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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

"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

Topic	Name	Date
Law and Policy , Economics and Business	Emin Gün Sirer Associate Professor of Computer Science	05/06/20
	"It's easy to get caught up in the halving as an engine for speculation and profit if you're on the right side of those wagers, but it's unfortunately become a black hole consuming far too much of our ecosystem's attention, discussion, and resources." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Pandemic-driven digital fiat currencies to sound Bitcoin’s ‘death knell’ (05/06/20)
	Max Zhang Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	05/12/20
	Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - Societal impact (05/12/20)
	Stephen Wicker Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering	05/12/20
	Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - Societal impact (05/12/20)
Physical Sciences & Engineering	Stephen Wicker Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering	03/18/20
	"The internet, at least in the United States, is rife with surveillance, perpetuated by corporations and the government. The age of your children, your relationship with your doctor and priest – all of this is now fodder for the those who are in the business of collecting and selling your personal information." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Personal data a target for exploitation as COVID-19 forces more users online (03/18/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Linda Shi Urban environmental planner and assistant professor in architecture, art and planning	02/26/20
	“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal, however it resolves, sets a precedent for how the country responds to long-term sea level rise and storm surge." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Freeze in NYC sea wall study delays funding, solutions for at-risk coastline (02/26/20)
Computing & Information Sciences , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business	Joseph Halpern Professor of Computer Science and Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering	02/19/20
	“Currently, there are few downsides to a company if software they put out suffers from flaws. If software I use gets hacked because poor security procedures are in place, the company that designed the software is typically not punished. When it comes to highly critical applications, it becomes all the more important both to test and certify products, and to hold the companies that design the product to a high standard.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics (02/19/20)
Physical Sciences & Engineering	Stephen Wicker Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering	02/10/20
	"Do we want education to be a realm of free play? A safe zone for personal development? Or do we want education to take place in what amounts to a medium security facility – a prison from which the prisoners can go home at night?" Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: ‘Omnipresent surveillance’: Facial recognition may transform schools into prisons (02/10/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Engineering	Oliver Gao Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering	02/06/20
	"The urban transportation sector contributes to various negative health outcomes including cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and premature mortality. The sector is also the main greenhouse gas emissions sources – 29% in the U.S. – causing climate change." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Britain’s ambitious shift to electric vehicles poised to have dramatic health, environmental impacts (02/06/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering	Esteban Gazel associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences	01/22/20
	"Explosive volcanic eruptions are devastating for human life, damaging air quality, covering entire regions with ash that destroys crops, livestock, and cause significant disruptions in global air traffic." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Taal volcano threatens life, climate, agriculture (01/22/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering	Patrick Reed professor of civil and environmental engineering and a faculty fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability	12/05/19
	“Current and potential future dams in the Mekong pose fundamental changes to the functioning of the river system’s natural processes and its long-term ability to sustain critical fisheries." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Mekong river faces ‘irreversible risks’ due to dam projects (12/05/19)

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