Features

Postdoctoral Research Jordan Bimm features in an AP new article discussing the behavior of water molecules in the context of recent footage from Chinese astronauts showing a stagnant glass of water

June 26, 2023

“Water molecules like to stick to glass and also to other water molecules more than they like to disperse in the air,” Jordan Bimm said
In the Media

IFK’s James Evans features in Nature’s article, Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?

May 25, 2023

James Evans, a sociologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois, warns that efforts to deliberately find and promote scientific consensus in this way could be counterproductive
Features

IFK Faculty Rebecca Willet features in abc7chicago’s article, Looking at AI, ChatGPT: The possibilities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence

May 25, 2023

"At its heart, what it's doing is it's just modeling probabilities. What's the probability of the next word given all of your past words?" Willet said.
Features

IFK Faculty Genevieve Lakier features in The Washington Post’s article, The largely forgotten book ban case that went up to the Supreme Court

May 25, 2023

“The line that the court draws is a very fine one,” Lakier said — too fine to settle the matter for good.
Features

IFK’s Jordan Bimm features in a Conde Naste Traveler’s article, Space Hotels—The Final Frontier for the Ultra Rich

April 27, 2023

As space tourism continues to grow, so does the potential need for somewhere to stay for those who make it there.
Features

IFK Postdoctoral Researcher Katherine Buse features in BBC’s article on What The Last of Us, Snowpiercer and ‘climate fiction’ get wrong

April 19, 2023

According to Katherine Buse, there is a mismatch between how climate novelists imagine the future and how climate scientists forecast it.
Features

IFK Faculty Rebecca Willett features in WBBM’s episode, Is AI friend or foe? Experts weigh in

April 19, 2023

WBBM Newsradio's Rob Hart on Tuesday hosted a live forum with experts about the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence tech, including the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.
In the Media

IFK’s William Howell Features in MailChimp’s article, Hey Chicago by CITY CAST

April 13, 2023

William Howell in a series of questions helps break down whether we need a 50 person city-council
Announcements

IFK’s William Howell awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships

April 13, 2023

Prof. William Howell is among the 171 Fellows selected in this year’s class from nearly 2,500 applicants to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Features

Adam Cifu on Ending Medical Reversal

March 30, 2023

Why do so many medical practices that begin with such promise and confidence turn out to be either ineffective at best or harmful at worst? IFK's Adam Cifu explores this with EconTalk's Russ Robert
Features

IFK’s James Evans features in The Economic Times in an article on the drop of tech breakthroughs from 1945-2010

February 27, 2023

"We have extremely ordered science," Evans said. "We bet with confidence on where we invest our money. But we're not betting on fundamentally new things that have the potential to be disruptive."
Features

Ada Palmer’s IFK features in a Forbes article on Ben Reinhardt’s mission to make Sci-Fi a reality

February 27, 2023

Since his days as an undergrad, Reinhardt’s been trying to build the world as it could be, one filled with the imaginings of science fiction novels like Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota Series.
In the Media

IFK’s Tom Ginsburg to chair the University of Chicago’s new Center for Freedom of Expression

February 27, 2023

The center will develop leaders who “champion” and “advance” free expression, adopt curricula that “promotes free expression” and serve as a model for other higher education institutions
In the Media

IFK’s Jordan Bimm with CBS News Chicago discuss the unidentified objects recently shot down over North America

February 23, 2023

Unidentified Objects: Here's what we know. Watch the interview here