Rod McCullom

Chicago

Science and Technology Journalist at Freelance

Senior Contributor at UNDARK

Science + tech writer | Sr Contributor @UndarkMag | @SciAm @techreview @TheAtlantic @NatureNews etc | #BlackAndSTEM #AI #neuro | Alum @KSJatMIT @MIT @UChicago

Articles

Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?

1 week ago | grist.org | Rod McCullom

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In January, the Norwegian Road Federation released a statistic that turned heads inside transportation and climate circles: Almost 90 percent of new cars sold in Norway the previous year were fully electric. By the end of this year, the government expects sales of new gasoline and diesel cars to fall to zero and meet its goal to end the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2025.
Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?

1 week ago | ecotopical.com | Rod McCullom

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Norway Is All In on Electric Cars. What Can the U.S. Learn?

2 weeks ago | undark.org | Rod McCullom

In January, the Norwegian Road Federation released a statistic that turned heads inside transportation and climate circles: Almost 90 percent of new cars sold in Norway the previous year were fully electric. By the end of this year, the government expects sales of new gasoline and diesel cars to fall to zero and meet its goal to end the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2025.
To Curb Online Sexual Abuse of Children, Experts Look to AI

2 months ago | undark.org | Rod McCullom

Amanda Todd was 15 years old when, in September 2012, she uploaded a nearly nine-minute video to YouTube that detailed years of cyberbullying, harassment, and extortion. The abuse left her traumatized and depressed, Todd said. As a result, she turned to self-medication with drugs and alcohol, and, eventually, self-harm and cutting. The British Columbia high school student took her own life about one month later.
To Curb Online Sexual Abuse of Children, Experts Look to AI

2 months ago | rb.gy | Rod McCullom

Amanda Todd was 15 years old when, in September 2012, she uploaded a nearly nine-minute video to YouTube that detailed years of cyberbullying, harassment, and extortion. The abuse left her traumatized and depressed, Todd said. As a result, she turned to self-medication with drugs and alcohol, and, eventually, self-harm and cutting. The British Columbia high school student took her own life about one month later.
As escolas ficam seguras com policiais armados?

Jan 13, 2025 | nexojornal.com.br | Rod McCullom
Are Schools With Armed Police Actually Safer?

Nov 6, 2024 | undark.org | Rod McCullom

On the morning of Sept. 4, 2024 about a month into the new school year at Apalachee High School near Atlanta, Georgia, a 14-year-old student named Colt Gray left his algebra class at around 9:45 a.m.About five minutes later, the student’s mother reportedly called the high school after receiving a disturbing text message from her son. School administrators dispatched two school resource officers — armed law enforcement officers assigned to public schools — to locate the student, according to CNN.
The Upside-Down World of Crime Statistics

Oct 27, 2024 | undark.org | Rod McCullom

Speaking at an Erie, Pennsylvania rally just two days before of the vice presidential debate, former President Donald Trump made a bold statement: Police should be allowed “one really violent day” to eradicate property crime and theft. Trump made the claim while presenting the narrative — which has become routine at his rallies — that crime is soaring across the nation, particularly offenses committed by migrants.
Cultural Competency in Health Care Can Save Lives

Oct 23, 2024 | nature.com | Rod McCullom

California’s Inland Empire is a broad swath of land east of Los Angeles, about five times the size of Connecticut, stretching through desert and surrounded by mountains. It’s one of the state’s fastest-growing regions, but it’s underresourced, with incomes and education levels lower than the state average. It is also medically underserved, with too few primary care physicians and specialists to adequately tend to the area’s increasing population.
Community engaged research can improve health equity, outcomes

Sep 11, 2024 | harvardpublichealth.org | Rod McCullom |Jo Zixuan Zhou

<h1>No research about us without us?</h1><p>When researchers include the people they study in the research process, outcomes improve.</p><p>Written by Rod McCullom</p><p>This <a rel="canonical" href="https://harvardpublichealth.org/equity/community-engaged-research-can-improve-health-equity-outcomes/">article</a> originally appeared in<a href="https://harvardpublichealth.org/">Harvard Public Health magazine</a>.