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The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Johanna Mathieu, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) As summer arrives, people ...