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Study finds that, for many, drugs work no better than placebos, but resulting firestorm may have obscured nuancesNewsweek heralded the “depressing news about antidepressants” and suggested that drugs like Prozac are “basically expensive Tic Tacs.”

Gravity always wins, one might think. Avalanches roar and skiers plunge inexorably downhill. But moguls—or bumps, as they’re known by skiers—move uphill.Just ask lead researcher David Bahr, a Regis University professor and former CU geological

Participatory governance is the darling of policymakers and world-organizations seeking to improve the well-being of the impoverished. The claim is that by increasing the citizens’ direct involvement with the decision-making process, the quality of

An extremely small RNA molecule created by a University of Colorado team can catalyze a key reaction needed to synthesize proteins, the building blocks of life. The findings could be a substantial step toward understanding “the very origin of

Illustration of the NASA Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or GRACE. Image courtesy of NASA.Northern India’s groundwater is being pumped onto farm fields faster than it can be replenished by monsoons, and the rate of loss is accelerating, a

Cartoon courtesy of Natural Hazards Observer - http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/ During major events and crises, social media’s importance is risingThe alleged plot to “hide the homeless” during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Politicians may talk tough about rival nations, but business people’s actions may be a better barometer of international relations.That’s one conclusion of Steve Chan, a political science professor at the University of Colorado who says conventional

Harold Bloom, the noted literary critic, Yale professor and author of “The Western Canon,” has said that teaching Emily Dickinson’s poems leaves him with fierce headaches, “since the difficulties force me past my limits.”How, then, are undergraduate

Did humor evolve as a sign of mental fitness?Potential friends and mates flock to funny people. Many a grim, solitary soul can vouch for that. But the possibility that humor evolved in humans as a sign of mental fitness—and a way to increase

Just after midnight on Dec. 22, 2008, 5.4 million cubic yards of coal-fly ash overflowed a retention pond near the Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee. The event, which is still being sorted out, made for a perfect case study for Jill Litt's critical-thinking class.