The Smoldering State
Park Williams, a climate scientist at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, explains the complex drivers of California’s big autumn wildfires.
Curious Minds: Why Do Some Memories Last a Lifetime?
Mentored by Columbia Nobel laureate Eric Kandel, two young scientists team up and discover they have a lot in common. Both want to know how the brain creates memories.
How To Understand Natural Disasters In A Climate Change Age
“When I look at any of these events and see the headlines, it’s almost always a situation where [the disaster] is caused by natural variability … and the climate change part of it is making it worse,” said Lisa Goddard, director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University.