From talking politics to staying off-site, the author of “Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them”, says there is an incredible amount of media pressure pushing the notion that these events ought to be happy and harmonious. 

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David Silbey is a professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says the White House is likely trying to give Ukraine everything it can before the administration changes.

Foreign Policy

International

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Expanding on the growing popularity of videogame music playlists, Nintendo's new videogame music streaming app has already been downloaded over 1 million times.

Arts & Humanities

Computing & Information Sciences

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Trump has pledged to dissolve the Department of Education, and while many are speculating about how that would impact education in America, it’s not clear if the changes will have much impact on K-12 public schools, given the limited role of the federal government in funding and operating them, says a Cornell University professor Maria Fitzpatrick. 

Law and Policy

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The Guardian announced plans to leave X over what it calls “toxic content” and U.S. election coverage. Meanwhile, social media site BlueSky has gained huge numbers of users in the past week.

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Kimberly Kopko, a Cornell University expert on child development and parenting and the Director of The Parenting Project, cautions that while the harms of social media are known, the effectiveness of bans is not, and that more research is needed.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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International environmental law and policy expert, Allison Chatrchyan, comments on what the election of Donald Trump means for global efforts to address climate change.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The Harris campaign and many voters claimed that electing Donald Trump would threaten democracy, or even end democracy in America, but President Trump’s victory has serious implications for our understanding of the trajectory of democracy globally says Cornell University professor Rachel Riedl.

Law and Policy

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Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy, and Charlotte Townsend, an expert on misogyny and gender inequality, share how sexism may have shaped this election.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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As election results continue be released, political experts are analyzing the implications of last night’s results as well as the political realignment among key demographics in exit polls. The following Cornell University experts are available for interviews.

Law and Policy

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