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October 26, 2023
Standard time aligns better with the body’s internal biological clock or circadian rhythm, said Cathy Goldstein, professor of neurology: “What keeps us in line to the 24-hour day that wakes us up in the morning is getting morning sunlight, and that would be more available if we were on permanent standard time.”
WILX/Lansing -
October 26, 2023
“So many of the products we buy have prices set by algorithms. These issues are going to be increasingly relevant, and for a long time,” said Zach Brown, assistant professor of economics, on the legal scrutiny faced by companies that use automation software to set prices, which may keep them artificially high and even constitute collusion.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 25, 2023
“We can’t monitor our way out of this. Lead is intermittent and persistent. We know this from our own service-based research in Michigan’s aged school buildings. The Filter First legislation is a game changer for Michigan children,” said Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering, about a new law that requires Michigan schools and day care centers to filter water for lead.
MLive -
October 25, 2023
“Amphibians, unlike people, breathe at least partly through their skin, which is constantly exposed to everything in their environment,” said Greg Schneider, collections manager at the U-M Museum of Zoology. “The worldwide occurrences of amphibian declines and deformities could be an early warning that some of our ecosystems, even seemingly pristine ones, are seriously out of balance.”
The Associated Press -
October 25, 2023
If quantum computing were to compromise U.S. government and corporate security, big tech companies would be key in transitioning to a new generation of encryption systems. “You really get a very large fraction of all the traffic being updated right to the new cryptography pretty easily, so you can kind of get these very large chunks all at once,” said Chris Peikert, professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
The New York Times -
October 24, 2023
Endurance exercise tops the list of ways to slow down the aging process, said Andrew Ludlow, assistant professor of kinesiology: “Brisk walks of 30 minutes — or several shorter walks accumulating to 30 minutes — per day on all or most days of the week are likely to be sufficient to reduce the risks of (disease).”
EatingWell -
October 24, 2023
“As apex predators, lions play a unique and important role in their ecosystems. But because humans have such a dominant impact on ecosystems, they can negatively impact lions more than most other species on the landscape,” said Kirby Mills, research fellow at the Institute for Global Change Biology, whose research shows that lions avoid human areas unless they’re under resource stress.
Cosmos Magazine (Australia) -
October 24, 2023
The airline industry aims to develop sustainable aviation fuel to help decarbonize air travel, but burning SAF produces carbon dioxide, as well many of the same pollutants as conventional fuels. “It is not ‘zero emissions’ but ‘net-zero emissions’ when you look at the life cycle. It’s still the same combustion process,” said Gökçin Çınar, assistant professor of aerospace engineering.
Vox -
October 23, 2023
While a warming climate is changing the Great Lakes, we can influence what happens depending on how much we cut greenhouse gas emissions, says Richard Rood, professor emeritus of climate and space sciences and engineering: “In terms of intervention, to manage the upside of warming, to limit it, the actions today matter 30 to 50 years and they matter more in 100 years.”
The Detroit News -
October 23, 2023
Dementia can take a big bite out of an American’s bank account, robbing 60% of a patient’s net worth and doubling their out-of-pocket health care expenses in the eight years after a diagnosis, according to research by HwaJung Choi, research associate professor of internal medicine and of health management and policy.
U.S. News & World Report
