New model predicts human ‘flocking’

A new model can predict human flocking behavior based on optics and other sensory data, report researchers.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 22, 2022 ~9 min

Climate change may bungle weather forecasts

"Our results show the state of the climate in general has implications for how many days out you can say something that's accurate about the weather."

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 17, 2021 ~7 min


To better predict famine, look at ‘start of season’

New research links grain prices to the start of the agricultural season in eastern and southern Africa. The findings could help predict famine.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 25, 2021 ~9 min

More water in magma actually prevents volcano blast

New research suggests high water content in magma can significantly reduce the risk that a volcano will explode. That's not what experts thought.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 18, 2021 ~8 min

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500 if we don't reach emissions goals, report a team of scientists.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~4 min

Is the best planetary defense a good offense?

Two physicists propose a new, bolder approach to planetary defense called PI, or "Pulverize It."

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~11 min

What is chaos? A complex systems scientist explains

Part of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work modeling Earth’s climate using its chaotic, complex weather. To scientists, chaos lies in the gray zone between randomness and predictability.

Mitchell Newberry, Assistant Professor of Complex Systems, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~4 min

Tool could predict drug combos that spark antibiotic resistance

A new framework may suggest which drug combinations would speed up, slow down, or even reverse antibiotic resistance.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
July 30, 2021 ~7 min


AI is killing choice and chance – which means changing what it means to be human

By letting machines recommend movies and decide whom to hire, humans are losing their unpredictable nature – and possibly the ability to make everyday judgments, as well.

Dan Feldman, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston • conversation
Feb. 24, 2021 ~7 min

Study finds link between gut microbes and Type 2 diabetes

A large-scale international study uses metagenomics and blood analysis to uncover gut microbes associated with the risks for common illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.

Malorye Branca • harvard
Jan. 11, 2021 ~5 min

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