Embrace your inner artist…

Happening Off-Campus: Heat waves have gone global, and Reuters is calling the biggest ones “heat storms.” A new investigation found that these sprawling stretches of extreme heat have surged from roughly five active events a year in the 1960s to about 102 annually this decade, turning once-rare episodes into a recurring planetary problem. Reuters

Happening Near Campus: New York is turning into one giant gallery crawl! A new Art Week this November will unite more than 80 galleries, major museums and four arts districts for four days of programming. Consider it an excuse to trade your usual coffee-shop rotation for an art-filled adventure, and finally put that “I should go to more museums” promise into practice. SecretNYC

Happening on Campus: Climate claim sounding a little suspicious? Columbia Business School professor Gita Johar and Stanford professor Yu Ding have developed developed FactSweeper, an AI-powered tool that checks climate claims and explains the evidence, sources and uncertainties behind its assessments. Help the team refine the prototype by testing two or three claims (perhaps something from your feed) and sharing your thoughts through this questionnaire!

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