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Research at New York University

Issue #3  |  2022

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A photo of a polar bear walking on melting ice surrounded by water as the sun sets over the horizon.

On Thin Ice

Rising Seas at the Ends of the Earth

Features

Cleared History

“Black Software” explores the tangled web that erased African Americans from the internet’s origin story
Something in the Way We Move

A new dance-inspired app to aid balance and mobility explores the pas de deux between brain and body

Also in This Issue

Distillations

Beer o’clock in ancient Egypt, your brain on Insta, maximum security microchip, and more
Hypothesis

How a colony of monkeys that survived Hurricane Maria became a study in forging connections
Think Tank

Ingenious collaborations bolster breast cancer detection and sharpen needle-tip technology
Question

A neuroscientist explains how to manage anxiety—and even make it work for you
Experiment

Chemists uncover a new crystal form of DDT—along with a startling WWII-era backstory
The Science Behind...

A Robotics Lab upgrade gives delivery drones more control over cumbersome cargo
The cover of "Scope" magazine, which shows an iceberg that's much larger under the water than it is above the surface line. The cover text reads: Breaking Bad. NYU climate scientists are braving the elements to study the catastrophic link between disintegrating ice and rising seas.

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Scope is the annual research magazine of New York University.
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