Articles

October 01, 2018

Rediscovering Emotion in the Brain

Octopus adjusts its fear behavior depending on the intensity of a threat

Center for Computational Astrophysics

September 26, 2018

Elusive Origin of Stellar Geysers Revealed by 3-D Simulations By Thomas Sumner

A snapshot from a simulation of the churning gas that blankets a star 80 times the sun’s mass

Science, Society & Culture

September 24, 2018

The Changing Face of Science Museums

The Exploratorium installed this public interactive exhibit in San Francisco, called ‘Whispering Dishes.’ A pair of curved concrete dishes (just one is shown) focuses sound so that two people around 15 meters apart can hear one another whispering, even over the din of a busy street

Center for Computational Biology

September 17, 2018

Particles Surf Their Own Waves, Reveal How Microbes and Cells Move Through Human Body By Thomas Sumner

A ball falling through goopy liquid will generate a wave in a nearby flexible rubber sheet

Science, Society & Culture

August 24, 2018

“The Most Unknown” Available on Netflix, Youtube [Updated]

Fields Medal & IMU Awards

August 09, 2018

A Fighter for Math’s Next Generation By Philip Yam

Ali Nesin talking at the Mathematical Village

Science, Society & Culture

August 08, 2018

Radiolab Tackles the Epic Journey of Reproduction By Sonia Weiser

Four people sitting on individual couches on a stage

August 06, 2018

Chern Medal Video: Masaki Kashiwara and 50 Years of Foundational Math

Masaki Kashiwara looking at a folder in front of shelves full of folders