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Diana Reiss: Who is training who?
Early in her career researching dolphin intelligence Diana Reiss began wondering, "Who is training who?" Diana Reiss, a cognitive psychologist and a …
10 years, 8 months ago
Uzma Rizvi: Being an Archaeologist
At a checkpoint in Iraq, not knowing if she'll get through, Uzma Rizvi reflects on what it means to be an archaeologist. This story was produced as p…
10 years, 8 months ago
Brian Wecht: The Littlest Experiment
For physicist Brian Wecht, his new baby is the perfect opportunity--to do experiments. Brian Wecht studies theoretical particle physics and string th…
10 years, 8 months ago
Jessica Henkel: Stuck
Ecologist Jessica Henkel finds the keys to her research truck missing, as it's parked on a remote beach with one of the biggest tides of the season a…
10 years, 9 months ago
Carter Edwards: Brontosaurus Claus
Not even the truth about Santa Claus and George Washington could prepare Carter Edwards for what happened to Brontosaurus. Carter Edwards' work has a…
10 years, 9 months ago
Rose Eveleth: Looking For Help
Rose Eveleth always wanted to be fiercely independent. But sometimes being too independent has its downsides. Rose Eveleth is a writer, producer, and…
10 years, 9 months ago
Virendra Singh: Farm To School
Virendra Singh is responsible for carrying on his family's farm, but he begs his parents to be allowed to go to school. Virendra was born in a farmer…
10 years, 9 months ago
Sean Carroll: What Would Stephen Hawking Do?
Sean Carroll gets a fabulous job offer—to work with Stephen Hawking—twice. Sean Carroll is a Research Professor of theoretical physics at the Califor…
10 years, 10 months ago
Carl Hart: My Cousin's Meds
When neuroscientist Carl Hart meets with his cousin he wonders about what he now knows about psychiatric medication and society, and whether his own …
10 years, 10 months ago
David Kipping: Falling To Other Worlds
A near-fatal accident on a mountain leads exoplanet hunter David Kipping to a new goal. David Kipping is an astronomer based at the Harvard-Smithsoni…
10 years, 10 months ago