Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, professor of government and public policy, talks about how the attempted coup reflects widespread discontentment in the country.

Nicholas Klein, assistant professor of city and regional planning, says that those who can’t afford to drive take the subway out of economic necessity but some New Yorkers identify with the transit system.

Kevin McGowan, extension associate at the Lab of Ornithology, explains why some woodpeckers hammer on metal.

Courtney Murdock, associate professor of entomology, explains why pregnancy triples the chances of being infected with severe malaria.

Nathaniel Hupert, associate professor of population health sciences and of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, says “It turns out that, unlike earthquakes, which typically are not associated directly with increases in malaria, landslides that occur in countries that have high malaria rates seem to be associated with big outbreaks of malaria.”

“We can look for inspiration from traditional dress from very warm climates. In a lot of them, they are wearing things that actually cover most of the body but are not tight-fitting,” says Margaret Frey, professor of fiber science and apparel design.

Chris Barrett, professor of agricultural and development economics, explains why the cost of coffee beans is rising.

David Just, professor of applied economics, says “It makes some sense that nudges would be much more effective in the short term than in the long term.”

Sarah Kreps, professor of government, says Rupert Murdoch “has a particular ideological valence and most people know what that is, and that permeates through his different media outlets. People can opt into those or opt out.”

Jochen Buck, professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses research that found male birth control injections can cause reversible infertility in mice.

Alex Susskind, professor of food and beverage management, talks about how changing trends impacted Red Lobster.

“There's not really great evidence to suggest that local honey can help seasonal allergies. What evidence exists now really doesn't back up the claims,” says Priya Katari, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine.