Anne Knapp liked science when she was a kid, but she always wanted to be a dancer or an actor. She trained in dancing and theater until college, where she started as a theater major at Central …
Barbara Offenhartz
“Take a deep breath.” Maybe a doctor, a yoga teacher, or someone wanting to help you in some way has suggested this to you. It’s good advice: breathing keeps us alive and gives us energy. …
Bernard Chazelle
Applied Mathematician Bernard Chazelle uses math and computers to explain the movements of flocks of birds and other large groups of living things. What's the largest group of animals or insects …
Brian Coe
When you get sick, your doctor will often give you tests to diagnose exactly what’s wrong with you and make sure you have the best treatment. But who is responsible for making these tests? As Brian …
Brian DePasquale
Theoretical Neuroscientist Brian DePasquale uses computer models to study how the human brain works. How have computers helped you learn? Machines -- even computers -- seem simple when …
Chad Topaz
During the early days of the covid-19 pandemic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio worried about the spread of the virus in city jails. To reduce that spread, the mayor announced that people who were …
Charles Brown
Behavioral Ecologist Charles Brown studies cliff swallows, which (like humans) live in many different types of colonies. How many people live in the building where you live? What's it like to live …
Charles Zender
Earth System Scientist Charles Zender, a computer scientist, studies the ways pollution and climate change have affected ice, oceans, and other parts of this planet. What forms of pollution have …
Christopher Arumainayagam
Astrochemist Christopher Arumainayagam and his students create super cold conditions in his laboratory at Wellesley College to imitate temperatures in the ISM (Inter Stellar Medium), where stars …
Cynthia Bridge Clark
Water Resource Engineer Cynthia Bridge Clark helps the state of Idaho decide who gets water and how much they get. When have you had to share something important? What was it? How did you figure …
