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Property tax breaks to businesses draining school budgets

Feb. 15, 2024

An estimated 95% of U.S. cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools, especially hurting the poorest students. Hear from 抖阴旅行射 expert Kevin Welner and colleagues on The Conversation.

Lunar science is entering a new phase

Feb. 8, 2024

For the first time since 1972, NASA is putting science experiments on the moon in 2024鈥攍anders that will study solar wind and peer into the universe鈥檚 dark ages. Read from 抖阴旅行射 expert Jack Burns on The Conversation.

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Supreme Court word-count limits for lawyers鈥攅xplained in 1,026 words

Feb. 1, 2024

Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Donald Trump Colorado ballot case must file a 鈥渃ertificate of word count.鈥� Why? 抖阴旅行射 expert Derek Kiernan-Johnson explains on The Conversation.

Is scientific discovery driven by great individuals or great teams?

Jan. 31, 2024

New research could help optimize the composition of teams to improve their performance. Read from 抖阴旅行射 expert Janet Bercovitz and colleagues on The Conversation.

How to protect your data privacy

Jan. 25, 2024

You probably know, you鈥檙e being tracked online, but what can you do about it? 抖阴旅行射 Boulder digital media expert Nathan Schneider provides steps you can take and explains why you can鈥檛 go it alone. Read more on The Conversation.

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Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse?

Jan. 11, 2024

A deadly avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls. Read from Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend, a physicist and avid skier, on The Conversation.

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Gray wolves in Colorado: How the reintroduction will affect prey, plants

Jan. 11, 2024

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado. Read from Professor Joanna Lambert on The Conversation, as she discusses the apex predator鈥檚 decline and the value of reintroducing them to ecosystems in the West.

AI is here鈥攁nd everywhere

Jan. 8, 2024

Three artificial intelligence researchers鈥攊ncluding Associate Professor Casey Fiesler of the College of Media, Communication and Information鈥攍ook to the challenges ahead in 2024 on The Conversation.

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Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust?

Jan. 4, 2024

A pundit is someone who offers commentary in the media on a particular subject area. Read more from Professor Mike McDevitt, discussing roles and trends related to pundits, on The Conversation.

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Arctic Report Card 2023: Warmest summer on record had cascading impacts

Dec. 14, 2023

The year 2023 shattered the record for the warmest summer in the Arctic, and people and ecosystems across the region felt the impact. Hear from scientists around the world, including CIRES experts Matthew Druckenmiller and Twila Moon, on The Conversation.

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