Combining science with art can be shocking. Read to the end of this description of Molecular Geneticist-Turned-Artist David Goldes’s work to find out just how shocking it can be. Explore the beauty …
David Scheiner
The apps you use on your phone were first thought up by people who started with just a cool idea. Do you “tweet” on Twitter? Read on to find out how your tweets might (or might not) indicate that …
Derek West
Bioengineer Derek West particles of gold so small that you can't see them without special tools to help find ways to kill cancer cells. What illnesses scare you most? Why? Bioengineer …
Edward Frenkel
“If we wake up tomorrow and all of the parents -- all the grownups -- suddenly realize that mathematics is not what’s being studied at school then I guarantee you that the curriculum will be changed,” …
Elizabeth Alter
Evolutionary Geneticist Elizabeth Alter finds the animals living in polluted bodies of water fascinating. Where do you go to swim or to see water? Evolutionary Geneticist Elizabeth Alter …
Emille Lawrence
At some point, you learned to tell the difference between a triangle (a polygon with three sides), a rectangle (four sides…), and a circle (the set of points that are a certain distance from a …
Emmanuel Boss
Windsurfing inspired Emmanuel Boss to become a physical oceanographer. What beaches have you been to and what do you enjoy doing there? Windsurfing is not the usual way to find a science …
Eric Pallant
For Eric Pallant, Professor of Environmental Science at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, a career as an environmental scientist started out as a practical pursuit, but has turned into a …
Erik Antelman
Software Engineer Erik Antelman makes sure computer systems — some of which fly in spacecraft or on planes — work well. What are your favorite things to do on a computer? Computers do …
Erika Tatiana Camacho
Applied Mathematician Erika Camacho and many other students learned so much from their high school math teacher that some of them were accused of cheating on the AP calculus test. How did your best …