Article cites work by Geoffrey Cohen, professor of psychology, showing that when people take time to express the purposes they hold dear, their mood lifts, concentration and learning improve, relationships are more fulfilling, and physical health gets a boost.
California summer: Why drought makes us scared, edgy, angry
Aritcle quotes David Spiegel, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on the stressors of living with the threat of wildfires. It also quotes Marshall Burke, associate professor of Earth system science and center fellow at FSI, on how hot weather has been correlated with aggression, despair, and suicide.
The mysterious disappearance of a revolutionary mathematician
Article quotes Ravi Vakil, professor of mathematics, on the work of Alexander Grothendieck, who was revered for revealing connections between seemingly unrelated realms.
V.R. ‘reminiscence therapy’ lets seniors relive the past
Quotes Jeremy Bailenson, professor of communication and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on how more study is needed in virtual reality therapy for seniors.
Quotes Chris Field, professor of biology and earth system science, director of the Woods Institute for the Environment and a senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on the lack of cost-competitive recycling options.
Two weeks, no smartphone: how I tried – and failed – to kick my screen addiction
Quotes Anna Lembke, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how addiction to anything makes people less able to enjoy things they used to.
Everyone wants to build green energy projects. What’s the holdup?
Quotes Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, advocating rooftop solar panels and offshore wind turbines.
Megadrought threatens California power blackouts this summer
Quotes Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and a senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on problems that may arise from lower levels of hydro power.
Twitter employees search for answers as Musk takeover becomes reality
Quotes David Larcker, professor of accounting, emeritus, on how employees may become uncomfortable if Twitter changes from the company they now believe it to be.
Quotes Justin Sonnenburg, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, advising skepticism with products that claim they can rapidly turn gut health around.
Coronavirus persisting in feces offers clues to long Covid cause
Quotes Ami Bhatt, associate professor of medicine, on a study that looked at viral shedding in feces months after patients cleared the virus from their airways.
An SFPD cop pulled over a self-driving car. What the viral incident means for the future of S.F.
Quotes David Sirkin, executive director, interactive design, Center for Design Research, on how robot car designers will need to factor in how the car communicates with people outside the car.
American use four times the energy needed for a good life
Rob Jackson, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, arguing the U.S. can cut its per-person energy use and "not just make a more equitable world, but perhaps make ourselves healthier and happier."
How shuttering schools can speed up gentrification
Quotes Francis Pearman, assistant professor of education, on a study that found school closures increased gentrification, but only in Black neighborhoods.
The BA.2 variant is spreading. Do you need to worry?
Quotes Joshua Salomon, professor of health policy and senior fellow at FSI, on how the thresholds that trigger changes on the CDC color-coded transmission maps are high.