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Published 200 years ago, the Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley is considered one of the classic novels of all time. What Shelley did was to write the first true science fiction-horror novel, says Stephen Graham Jones, a creative writing professor at CU Boulder and author of horror novels.

Katie Gach talks about what grief policing is and how to make social media platforms a more compassionate place for grieving individuals.

CU Boulder Associate Professor Monique LeBourgeios talks about how light from electronic screens disrupts children's circadian rhythms and sleep patterns.

With their brains, sleep patterns, and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time, says Monique LeBourgeois, an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder and lead author to a sweeping review of literature published today in the journal Pediatrics. She explains that the studies point to the reasons why digital media adversely affects the sleep of children and adolescents.

Daylight saving time fall back tips Ken Wright It’s time to fall back from daylight saving time to standard time this Sunday morning at 2 a.m. when clocks are turned back one hour. But don’t get stressed over it. According to Professor Ken Wright, director of CU Boulder’s Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, falling back one-hour to standard time is actually good for us.

Casey Fiesler talks about the ethics of scientists using people's Tweets in research without their permission.

University of Colorado researcher Cinnamon Bidwell studies the harm reduction and therapeutic effects that marijuana has on a person in CU's Change Lab.

University of Colorado assistant Journalism Professor Pat Ferrucci talks about the application of racial stereotypes of NFL quarterbacks.

University of Colorado Boulder Economics Professor and Researcher Terra McKinnish talks about how an age gap in married coupes affects overall marital satisfaction.

Professor and scientist Shelly Miller talks about the potential of having a low pressure isolation ward in hospitals to prevent airborne diseases from spreading.

University of Colorado Boulder researcher Detlev Helmig talks about high levels of methane in air around the front range area and new public studies to measure that amount hourly.

Scientist and researcher Brian Toon talks about the dangerous consequences of nuclear weapons being exchanged between countries and the severe damage it could cause on Earth.

University of Colorado professor and researcher Jennifer Balch talks about the human impact on wildfires.