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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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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Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, says we should expect fluctuating egg prices for some time. 

New York State

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Google is once again delaying its timeline for killing off third-party tracking cookies.

Computing & Information Sciences

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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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Olúfémi Táíwò, professor of Africana studies at Cornell University, says it’s ironic that the same African leaders who decried colonialism, might now find common ground with the People’s Republic of China.   

International

Foreign Policy

Arts and Sciences

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Meta will stop using third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts.

Cornell Tech

Arts and Sciences

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Michael Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and lead author of Our Changing menu: Climate change and the foods we love and need, comments on the climate stresses facing cacao and chocolate production.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

International

Economics and Business

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Elon Musk's social media site X will start charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to use the platform. Musk claims the $1 yearly fee will fight bots.

Computing & Information Sciences

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Chloe Ahmann, a historical and environmental anthropologist whose work focuses on Baltimore, industrialism and environmental justice, comments on Baltimore's role as a major coal exporter and argues that recovery from the Key Bridge collapse represents a time to listen to residents impacted by coal shipping.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Arts and Sciences

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