Bart Selman, an expert on artificial intelligence technology and professor of computer science at Cornell University, says the GM announcement illustrates the fast pace of artificial intelligence development – and will serve to accelerate the introduction of more self-driving technologies.

Computing & Information Sciences

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Economist Chris Barrett say current cargo and procurement requirement greatly increase the price and slow the delivery of aid and diminish its impact on disaster-affected populations.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Saul Teukolsky, Prayush Kumar and Lawrence Kidder offer an independent analysis on gravitation waves.

Arts and Sciences

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Drew Pascarella, lecturer of finance at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says investors should focus on the impact of binge-spending on cash flow.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Forestry expert and Cornell Cooperative Extension Associate Mark C. Whitmore says fire is a natural part of those ecosystems, but past forestry practices coupled with climate change serve to intensify the severity of such fires. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Dr. Ritch C. Savin-Williams, a developmental psychology professor at Cornell University who has written eight books on adolescent development, discusses why Girl Scouts shouldn't feel threatened by new Boy Scouts ruling.

Human Ecology

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 Leni Kaplan, a companion animal veterinarian at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, explains the dangers of pet obesity and offers three tips to help your pet shed some weight.

Veterinary Medicine

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Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University and a New York State vegetable industry expert, says the pumpkin crop this season is optimal due to the dry, warm weather throughout September. He also shares advice on how to pick the perfect pumpkin for the Halloween season.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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John Cawley, professor in the department of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, is studying the impact of the soda taxes in Berkeley, CA; Cook County, IL; Philadelphia, PA and Boulder, CO.

Human Ecology

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David Lodge, director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University, says the EPA is “trying to throw the U.S. energy economy in reverse.”

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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