Simply Stated: The landscape ecology of UCSB’s beaches

October 9, 2025 by

Examining the science behind our campus landscape, from the "ooh" to "ew."
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PSL PSA: science and sentiment of the fall flavor phenomenon

September 15, 2025 by

The chemistry, neuroscience, and psychology of how pumpkin spice seasonal products captivate customers across America.
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Simply Stated: 4 psychologist-approved methods to savor your summer

July 31, 2025 by

Summer is a season of competing priorities: a narrow window to rest, recharge, and hustle, resulting in feelings of perpetual business and "time pressure" that make the months feel even faster. But by...
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OPINION: RFK’s “cure” for autism is an attack on privacy and pluralism

May 15, 2025 by

By analyzing private health records, Kennedy aims to find a “cure” for what he calls the “autism epidemic” by September — an objective that has sparked controversy among autistic individuals...
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Simply Stated: Is the ‘frat flu’ part of the college experience?

February 27, 2025 by

For students outside of Greek life, fraternity lingo can feel like a foreign language, yet one term has transcended the Greek glossary: “frat flu” colloquially describes the wave of viral upper re...
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The cost of a virus: the politics of the U.S. bird flu outbreak and its public health implications

February 20, 2025 by

Amidst growing fears of human-to-human transmission, “bird flu” is no longer just a grocery store problem — it’s exposing instability in our new administration’s approach to public health. S...
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This May Help: Maintaining agency and preserving mental well-being amidst political uncertainty

January 16, 2025 by

For professor Erin Khuê Ninh, this collective emotional response to political inequities was heightened by the recent election and became the decisive catalyst for launching This May Help.
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Simply Stated: Can AI predict politics? Investigating the mathematics of election forecasting

November 5, 2024 by

Despite the overwhelming surplus of election predictions, many voters remain skeptical about whether it’s even possible to interpret the current political landscape through a scientific perspective....
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