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‘Severance,’ ‘The Substance’ and our increasingly splintered selves

The New York Times | January 17, 2025
UCR philosophy professor Eric Schwitzgebel weighs in on the question posed by two pop culture phenomena of the moment: the TV series "Severance," and the movie "The Substance." What makes you "you"?
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ChatGPT isn't responsible for the Los Angeles fires, but it does use a crazy amount of water

MSN / Mashable | January 10, 2025
Article quotes a recent study by The Washington Post and UCR that found a 100-word email generated by ChatGPT requires roughly the equivalent of a bottle of water, or 519 milliliters. Additionally, the article cites a 2023 UCR study estimating AI could consume between 4.2 and 6.6 billion cubic meters of water in 2027, which is more than the annual water withdrawal of half of the UK.
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California wildfires: Water supply becomes flashpoint in Trump-Newsom fight

The Hill | January 9, 2025
School of Public Policy's Kurt Schwabe counters President-Elect Donald Trump's false claim that LA fire hydrants went dry because of California's protection of the delta smelt.
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Blob-headed fish, meat-eating squirrels, and other fascinating science stories from 2024

Mother Jones | December 31, 2024
Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UCR PhD student Phillip Sternes photographed for the first time what appears to be a baby great white shark off the coast of California last year. 
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Air pollution caused by AI tech could lead to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually by 2030, researchers say

Yahoo News via The Independent UK | December 26, 2024
Shaolei Ren, is a UCR associate professor and co-author of a report showing that pollution from AI data centers could cost lives each year. He says this is an urgent public health issue that needs to be addressed. 
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How the Poinsettia Became a Symbol of Christmas

Time | December 23, 2024
UCR Emeritus Professor Norm Ellstrand and his son, San Diego State research fellow Nathan Ellstrand, discuss how the poinsettia became a symbol of Christmas.
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Studies address what constitutes patience, and impatience, and the factors that determine them

MSN / Medical Xpress | December 20, 2024
UC Riverside psychology researcher Kate Sweeny concludes from three studies of 1,200 people, that impaticnece is the emotion people feel when they face a delay that seems unfair, unreasonable, or inappropriate and patience, then, is how we cope with those feelings of impatience.
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8.5 Hours Of Daily Sitting Linked To Higher BMI And Cholesterol

Science Friday | December 18, 2024
Ryan Bruellman, PhD candidate in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics at UCR, joins Science Friday to discuss his research showing how excessive sitting harms even young, active people.
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