UConn researchers coded 194 Instagram posts by three women astronauts and found them deliberately pairing science with personal, feminine content. Because the analysis covered the posts themselves, it documents a strategy without testing whether that strategy makes audiences trust the science more.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence60
Researchers from eight countries reviewed hundreds of studies and found vertebrates use insects as medicine, shelter and bait as well as food. Their Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper says studies of insect decline rarely count anything beyond lost food.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives35
- Confidence50
UConn researchers surveyed 233 plant enthusiasts and found they want expert training to identify emerging plant diseases and invasive species. Because respondents came through garden clubs and extension newsletters, the survey shows willing helpers exist but cannot size demand across the country.
Reality
- Evidence35
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives55
- Confidence40
Two labs put $1 million each of computing power behind a student event that asked what mathematicians are for. One has since withdrawn, and the 19-year-old who pitched it is still dealing with the objections.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption38
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives78
- Confidence55
The class of 2023 started at $59,778 for women against $72,190 for men, so the payroll crossover that arrived without a recession behind it comes with a $12,412 gap measured before anyone's first promotion.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives32
- Confidence56
North Carolina, Wisconsin, Louisiana and Connecticut are routing tax dollars and betting revenue into athletic budgets. The federal bill meant to impose guardrails does not restrain them.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption66
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives55
- Confidence61