Jordan Ellenberg in the Washington Post: Don't be fooled by Simpson's Paradox on COVID-19 vaccines
The paradox, which states that the whole of the data can look different than the sum of its parts, helps us understand that vaccinated people becoming hospitalized with COVID-19 doesn't mean the vaccines are ineffective.
A curtain call for an impresario and tireless advocate for science literacy
Professor of Chemistry Bassam Shakhashiri, whose legendary public demonstrations of chemical phenomena thrilled audiences for five decades, retires from teaching.
New carnivorous plant must balance trapping prey and being pollinated
Researchers in the Department of Botany are part of a team that has discovered Triantha occidentalis, a new carnivorous plant in Western Northern America.
Sebastian Heinz in Forbes: Studying an unusual black hole
Professor of astronomy leads a team that studied V404 Cygni, a black hole that shoots X-ray rings and warps space-time.
Integrative biology researchers in the New York Times: Mapping the harvestman genome
A team led by Guilherme Gainett and Prashant Sharma wanted to understand how Daddy Longlegs evolved their thin and spindly limbs.
Hot reads - 2021
Letters & Science faculty present some scorching recommendations for your best summer reading list.
Jack Williams in Mother Jones: Flora migration is only beginning
Changing climate is also changing the flora landscape, says Professor of Geography.
Jordan Ellenberg in the Washington Post: Tell students math is hard
Levelling with students about the difficulty of the subject is the best way for them to learn it, says professor of math.
Jordan Ellenberg in the New York Times: No Nobel Prize for Bob Dylan
Professor of mathematics answers book-related questions for the Times' 'By the Book' feature.
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