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Eve Marder’s research into the plasticity and resilience of nervous systems finds universal principles guiding life’s responses to stress. T...

The secret to making a qubit for future quantum computers might depend on knowing how to tie knots in unusual materials, argues the physicis...

To a dynamicist like Amie Wilkinson, understanding the universe is about knowing all the right moves. The post Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynam...

Anesthesia is very different from sleep — which is why it offers unique opportunities for studying the human brain, says the physician-resea...

To build a general artificial intelligence, we may need to know more about our own minds, argues the computer scientist Melanie Mitchell. Th...

Quantitative models built by the mathematical biologist Trachette Jackson can make cancer therapies safer and more effective. The post Trach...

The computer scientist Rediet Abebe’s passion for applied mathematics closely aligns with her passion to solve problems with poverty and soc...

The mathematician Federico Ardila takes a creative approach to the search for useful answers hiding among inconceivably huge numbers of poss...

The computational physicist Sharon Glotzer finds unifying principles that structure the chaotic dance of the particles that make up matter....

The theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek explained what holds atomic nuclei together, and he is still pushing at the limits of what the stand...

The molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler is deciphering the chemical languages that bacteria use to coordinate their assaults on a host. The p...

The paleontologist Neil Shubin talks with host Steven Strogatz about hunting for a 375 million-year-old fossil and finding novel traits that...

Hosted by Steven Strogatz, The Joy of x podcast is back with new episodes that explore the inner worlds of top-tier scientists and mathemati...

Can geometry save democracy from gerrymandering? Mathematician Moon Duchin discusses the possibilities with host Steven Strogatz. The post M...

The astrophysicist Brian Keating talks to host Steven Strogatz about chasing the universe’s greatest mysteries — and what it’s like to have...

The mathematician Rebecca Goldin and the psychology researcher Brian Nosek speak with host Steven Strogatz about what it’s like to be the be...

The neurogenetics pioneer Cori Bargmann speaks with host Steven Strogatz about why a transparent worm became her favorite animal and how a g...

The mathematician Tadashi Tokieda and host Steven Strogatz explore what we can learn about the world from simple “toys” with remarkable phys...

The astrophysicist Janna Levin describes the fierce scientific beauty she finds in black holes and reveals why she took a major risk early i...

John Urschel, who retired from playing professional football with the Baltimore Ravens to become a mathematician, talks to host Steven Strog...
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