Biological Anthropologist Erin Vogel watches orangutans and does experiments to learn about what they eat and how they spend their time. What's the most interesting animal you have ever seen? Where …
Eugene DeSombre
Retired Biochemist Eugene DeSombre studied how different kinds of breast cancer responded to estrogen so that doctors would know how their patients would respond to different medicine or …
Fern Hunt
How can a triangle help mathematicians predict how likely a driver is to choose any one of three different paths to her destination? Which kind of triangle best models that situation? And what does …
Fyodor Urnov
“It will soon be possible to change your DNA not just for medical reasons, but at will -- should that be legal?” ask Molecular and Cell Biology Professors Fyodor Urnov and Jasper Rine in the …
Georgina Cullman
Environmental Anthropologist Georgina Cullman researches and advocates for conservation solutions that help both people and the environment. Why do you think we should protect …
Greg Hoke
What can exploded stars teach us about the history of our planet and how its surface changes? Read on to learn about a link between supernovas (exploded stars— click the link to learn more about them) …
Haroon Malak
“Everything I do is with chocolate,” says Haroon Malak, Global Chocolate Senior Scientist and Radiation Safety Officer at Mars, the company that makes M&Ms®, Snickers®, Dove® 3M® and Twix® bars, …
Helena Kauppila
“When I include science in my work, I include it because I want to zoom out,” says Artist Helena Kauppila, a mathematician. She’s fascinated by large, complicated systems, from relationships in …
Janet Hollingsworth
If you could make anything at all, to make your life or someone else’s life easier or more fun, what would you make? Imagine your teacher writing two names on the board after the final …
Jeanne Altmann
Behavioral Ecologist Jeanne Altmann the baboons of Africa. What's the coolest animal you have seen? How can a scientist get close enough to a group of animals to observe and record …
