Many people, stuck in a cubicle job in a nondescript office park somewhere, dream of a job that will allow them to travel the world and eat chocolate. Well, Aditya Josyula (known as “A.J.” to his …
Alex Paul (Sandy) Pentland
Can the information our computers gather about us improve our lives? In the future, will machines track our social interactions at work and at play? Will they improve our ability to make friends, find …
Alex Fowler
Computer chips process and store much of the information the machines we rely on need to work well. These chips are inside of our cell phones, tablets, and other computers. Each one of them can …
Alexander Walts
Aerospace Engineer Alexander Walts helps build equipment that goes into outer space to measure X-ray radiation emitted by black holes and other objects. If you could go anywhere in outer space, …
Alison Gustafson
Where do you usually buy food? Have you thought about the ways that the choices available to you at that gas station, superstore, farmers' market, or grocery store affect how you eat and how healthy …
Alissa Wilkinson
Computer Scientist Alissa Wilkinson writes about movies and television these days. She told Math4Science that writing code and writing articles about culture aren't as different as you might …
Amanda Kyle Gibson
Once upon a time, there was a banana named Big Mike (Gros Michel was its French name). Popular with people who eat fruit and with farmers who made a living off of providing that fruit to them, Big …
Amir Alexander
Historian of Mathematics Amir Alexander investigates math's history and the different people, places, and even religions which shape it. What's your favorite subject in school? Does math …
An Energy Economist & Atmospheric Chemist
Math4Science's energy economist ("S") explains how different types of energy help provide communities with the power they need to heat and cool homes and to charge cars, phones, and computers. What …
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Andrew Vickers
Biostatistician Andrew Vickers, a cancer researcher, uses math and the latest research to help the doctors at the hospital where he works do their best for their patients. When has a doctor helped …
