Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR, discusses the economic impacts of federal worker layoffs. 

Christopher Mason, professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, explains how space travel impacts astronaut health.

Julie Rathbun, senior research associate, says “How do you go from something being so important that it’s a pillar [of the agency], to being so reviled that it’s off of everything?”

Michael Dorf, professor of law, says “Even apart from the many conflicts of interest, lack of transparency, and Musk’s increasingly far-right authoritarian views, this development is truly extraordinary and alarming.”

New research out of Weill Cornell Medicine finds that over two-thirds of the 3,149 counties in the United States had no gastroenterologist. 

Qi Wang, professor of psychology and director of the Culture & Cognition Lab, explains why adults cannot remember their lives as babies or toddlers.

Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR, discusses retail sales data for January.

Michael Dorf, professor of law, explains what could happen if the Trump administration ignores federal judges. 

Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, explains that US trading partners may diversify and sell their products elsewhere.

Samantha Sheppard, professor of cinema and media studies, says “There’s a real need for people feeling like they have to tune in. Kendrick has just enough gravitas for this moment, and in that sense, we see the shrewdness of Jay-Z making this pick topical.”

“This has damaged the relationship quite significantly, and there will be a period of sorting out. It has triggered really significant and striking emotional responses. It’s very raw for people,” says Jon Parmenter, associate professor of history.

“Undercutting long-established relationships with partner countries around the world weakens America’s diplomacy and ability to compete with other global powers, such as Russia and China, for critical resources, markets, and geostrategic alliances,” says Rachel Beatty Riedl, director of the Center on Global Democracy.