Initially a service to let gamers voice and text chat while playing, most of Discord鈥檚 current users build and maintain online communities鈥攖hough not always very big ones. CU听expert Brianna Dym shares on The Conversation.
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In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, experts found people often overestimated the cost of building back better. Read from CU Boulder's Abbie Liel and University of Notre Dame's Susan Ostermann on The Conversation. Read more
Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying, despite the storm. Read from CU expert Carson MacPherson-Krutsky on The Conversation. Read more
The U.S. has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity. Read from CU expert Virginia Iglesias on The Conversation. Read more
