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How billions of cicadas coordinate their emergence

May 16, 2024
As cicadas begin to emergence throughout the South and Midwest in the United States, Northwestern University’s Jorin Graham is available to discuss how these periodical broods synchronize their behaviors.

AI expert available: Google’s AI-integrated search

May 15, 2024
Yesterday, Google unveiled plans to integrate its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI). Kristian Hammond, an AI expert at Northwestern University, says it’s a great idea but needs further validation.
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Hear Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren and others for the first time in Brown v. Board of Education Revisited

May 15, 2024
There is no audio recording of Brown v. Board of Education because the case predates the Supreme Court’s recording system. Now, for the first time, “Brown Revisited,” brings to life the oral arguments and opinion in the voices of the original figures who changed American history using voice-cloning technology combined with actor performances and innovative visual design.
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‘Empathy and gradual exposure are key for those with a cicada phobia,’ panic and anxiety expert says

May 13, 2024
Individuals with anxiety or phobia of insects still have time to prepare for the upcoming emergence of cicada Brood XIII and Brood XIX this summer. Richard Zinbarg is professor and director of clinical psychology at Northwestern University and founder and principal investigator of the Anxiety and Panic Treatment Research Program at The Family Institute at Northwestern.
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AI tool instantly assesses self-harm risk

May 13, 2024
A new assessment tool that leverages powerful artificial intelligence was able to predict whether participants exhibited suicidal thoughts and behaviors using a quick and simple combination of variables.
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Northwestern to lead Midwestern carbon-capture hub

May 8, 2024
Called the Midwest Nuclear DAC Hub (MINDAC), the Northwestern-led program will unite a diverse group of research and commercial partner institutions to test the feasibility of using a zero-emission nuclear fleet to power air handling units that remove CO2 from the atmosphere.