A short interaction with a chatbot can meaningfully shift a voter’s opinion about a presidential candidate or proposed policy in either direction, new Cornell research finds.
More than 75 employees were honored in this year’s ceremony, representing Cornell’s Ithaca campus as well as Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar.
John Tomasi, the inaugural president of Heterodox Academy, will speak on “The University at a Crossroads – and How We Can Build Cultures of Open Inquiry” as part of a series of events organized by the Provost’s Committee on the Future of the American University.
Researchers in the Virtual Embodiment Lab found that engagement in social virtual reality, whether with loved ones or total strangers, enhances pain tolerance.
Jennie Joseph, founder and president of Commonsense Childbirth, hosted a public lecture, met with students and faculty, spoke in classes and engaged with the Ithaca community. The visiting scholar initiative honors the legacy of Flemmie Pansy Kittrell, the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a doctorate in nutrition and the first to receive a Ph.D. in any subject at Cornell.
In two recent papers, Cornell researchers identified seven distinct strategies commenters employ when objecting to content online, noting that reputational attacks are most common but that moral appeals are viewed more favorably.
Five professors from across campus will advocate that their discipline is the most important to save for the future in the annual Apocalypse Debate, sponsored by Logos, the undergraduate philosophy journal and club.
Following South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela’s prediction that Jesus will return to Earth on September 23 or 24, #RaptureTok has taken off—with prayers, memes, and end-times speculation flooding social media. Cornell University religion scholars offer historical and theological context.
