Next Week in Science, August 29, 2025
Some blogs that you might have missed on this last weekend of August; some say the last weekend of “cultural” summer.
Considering getting your feet wet this weekend? Read about the decline and recovery of the Chesapeake Bay
Comet 3I/Atlas continues to be weird!
And more from science research!
But of course, there’s also a news cycle, so we keep track of that as well.
Incorporating Climate Change Across the Curriculum
A Pew Research Center survey reveals that 61% of Americans feel climate change impacts their communities, a figure likely to rise with increasing weather extremes. At the University of Northern Colorado, faculty across diverse disciplines are integrating climate and sustainability topics into their curriculums to prepare students for careers inevitably influenced by environmental issues. This interdisciplinary approach aims to foster a deeper understanding of sustainability’s global relevance and the necessity for all career fields to engage with practices that consider ecological impact.
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Production Companies, Here’s How
Generative AI technology has made significant progress in video production, prompting the emergence and adaptation of production companies that leverage AI as a key creative tool. This rapid advancement, as evidenced by platforms like Google’s Veo 3, has sparked increased demand for AI-generated video content, particularly among smaller brands and startups eager to explore new creative possibilities while managing cost. While AI offers democratizing potential by enabling a wider range of creative applications, it also highlights the importance of storytelling and production expertise in differentiating high-quality content from the expected increase in lower-quality outputs.
It’s been 33 years since F1 saw a female driver compete. When will the next one come along?
While women are not barred from participating in Formula One due to gender, their presence in the sport remains minimal due to a range of systemic challenges including high costs, lack of role models, and a male-oriented developmental pipeline. Despite historical participation by female drivers and some progress in diversity within F1 teams, significant obstacles remain in creating equal opportunities, as evidenced by the development of supportive initiatives like F1 Academy and research into optimizing female driver performance. Addressing these challenges requires systemic change within the motorsport ecosystem to enhance female representation and support in reaching F1’s upper echelons.
Politicization of the Weather.
For the past two decades, Fox News has used coverage of major storms to advance right-wing narratives, often downplaying or denying the role of climate change in the intensification of such disasters. This pattern, evident in the network’s reporting on hurricanes like Katrina, Sandy, Harvey, and more, illustrates a significant influence on public discourse by spreading misinformation, undermining climate science, and politicizing disaster responses. This matters because it contributes to misinformation on climate change during critical times, affecting public understanding and political discourse on crucial environmental and
