Despite the disruption and challenges of COVID-19, standardized tests for America's students are expected to proceed this spring or fall. But what will the tests really show?
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A transcript of episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly podcast. Including a story on how scientists are speeding up the hunt for dark matter.
Plus new research finds a way to speed up the search for dark matter. Listen to episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly.
Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. By squeezing quantum noise, detectors can now look for axions twice as fast.
The media often call unusually cold, snowy storms a 'polar vortex.' The real polar vortex isn't coming down to visit the lower 48, but changes to the polar vortex can influence winter weather.
Joe Biden used the National Prayer Breakfast to call for unity amid 'dark, dark times.' The event has been attended by every president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1953.
From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony to the 'awe' and 'restraint' of the early Christian world, the meaning of 'religion' has gone through a long journey.
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Five experts comment on the impact she had on education.
As Mike Pence prepares for life after the vice presidency, a scholar of religion looks back at the political and religious conversions that informed the politician's worldview.
Global leaders pledged to protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. We're nowhere close and the goal has proven particularly challenging to achieve in international waters.
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk.
Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
A fire scientist offers a six-point strategy for preventing wildfires and living safely in flammable landscapes.
The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted. The director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center explains what's happening.
During the pandemic, the practice of faith has moved to being a more personal one for many. A scholar of the Judeo-Christian tradition explains how tragedy often resulted in private piety.
More than 280 women in STEMM call for a marine protected area to be established in the waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
Stringent restrictions could stifle innovation among mobile money operators and hinder access to financial services.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But what do the people who live there want?
Researchers are developing tattoo inks that do more than make pretty colors. Some can sense chemicals, temperature and UV radiation, setting the stage for tattoos that diagnose health problems.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Quantum Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean of Faculty, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Education Policy & Law; Director, National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor Emerita of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
