How Virtual Reality Can Help Us Feel the Pain of Climate Change

Feature on educational virtual reality software developed in lab of Woods Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (Communication) and released to the public for free.
October 26, 2016 - By Randy Rieland, Smithsonian Magazine

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Think China's Pollution is Bad? Try Northern California

Woods Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson (Civil and Environmental Engineering) explains why Northern California is a "hotbed" for air pollution.
October 25, 2016 - By James Watkins, Ozy

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Can Stanford’s Deep Dive Into Virtual Reality Help Save the Oceans?

Review of Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a virtual reality science education tool developed in the lab of Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (Communication).
October 19, 2016 - By Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum

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'We Cannot Breathe:' A Poor Alabama Town has Lived with the Rotten Egg Stench of Gas for 8 Years

Robert Jackson is quoted based on expertise regarding methane leaks.
October 15, 2016 - By Ivan Penn, Los Angeles Times

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California’s New Water Data Law Will Have Far-Reaching Benefits

Op-Ed references a report from Water in the West which surveyed groundwater managers in California regarding their need for groundwater data.
October 11, 2016 - By Kirsten James, Water Deeply

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Ask a MacArthur ‘genius': Who owns science?

Profile of Manu Prakash, whose work includes an initiative to develop a device that can test mosquito saliva for pathogens and vector species, and could lead to early warning systems for health epidemics.
October 4, 2016 - By Erin Blakemore, Washington Post

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To Save the Planet, First Put On a VR Headset

Discusses study co-authored by Jeremy Bailenson showing that virtual reality simulations caused a greater sense of empathy than a similar video-only experience.
October 3, 2016 - By Jamie Condliffe, MIT Technology Review

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Happy Droughtiversary, California!

Leon Szeptycki discusses precipitation, groundwater and related legislation in California.
September 30, 2016 - By Nick Stockton, Wired

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Protecting the Big Sur redwoods: How is climate change a threat

Discusses work by Nicole Ardoin to survey park visitors in an effort to promote climate change awareness and spur action on the issue.
September 29, 2016 - By , Monterey Herald

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Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

Profile of work in lab of Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (Communication) to use virtual reality as an environmental behavior change tool.
September 23, 2016 - By Marlene Cimons, Popular Science

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Future Climate Change Field Test Doesn't Make Earth Greener

A new study from Chris Field puts to rest idea that increased carbon dioxide from climate change makes plants greener.
September 5, 2016 - By Seth Borenstein and Alicia Chang, Associated Press

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A Transcript of Jill Stein’s Meeting with The Washington Post Editorial Board

Cites research by Mark Jacobson showing that metrics of health would improve with phase out of fossil fuels.
August 25, 2016 - By Post Opinions Staff, Washington Post

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Global Warming Means Smoggier Autumns in US Southeast: Study

Quotes Chris Field on "indirect mechanisms" of climate change risks.
August 23, 2016 - By , The Times of India (via AP)

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This is the ‘Fuse’ That Ignites California’s Explosive Fires

Quotes Noah Diffenbaugh on California's historic drought.
August 19, 2016 - By Darryl Fears, Washington Post

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July Was Hottest Month on Record

Quotes Chris Field on new era of extreme weather.
August 16, 2016 - By Seth Borenstein, Boston Globe (via Associate Press)

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Bracing Ourselves for the Climate Tipping Point

Chris Field and Katharine Mach discuss upcoming meeting of IPCC in Geneva.
August 16, 2016 - By Eric Holthaus, Pacific Standard

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Divided America: Temperatures rise, US splits

Cites Woods-funded survey findings about commonalities and differences in climate change beliefs among Republicans and Democrats.
August 15, 2016 - By Seth Borenstein, San Francisco Chronicle (via Associated Press)

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World War Mentality Needed to Beat Climate Change

Cites research by Mark Jacobson.
August 15, 2016 - By Erika Bolstad, Scientific American (via Climate Wire)

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Why Snails Are One of the World's Deadliest Creatures

Interview with Susanne Sokolow regarding freshwater snails that carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis.
August 13, 2016 - By Elizabeth Shockman, PRI - Science Friday

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