Dr. Nergis Mavalvala Detected the First Gravitational Wave. Her Work Doesn’t Stop There
The dean of MIT’s School of Science embraces skepticism and failure, and she wants the next generation of scientists to jump right in.
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How Dr. Clara Nellist Collides Art and Science
Read more: How Dr. Clara Nellist Collides Art and ScienceThis particle physicist, science communicator, and member of the team who uncovered the Higgs Boson wants everyone to know that art and science aren’t mutually exclusive.
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Dr. Dara Norman Wants to Bring More People Into Science
Read more: Dr. Dara Norman Wants to Bring More People Into ScienceFrom data access to scientific merit, Dr. Norman is working to make astronomy—and all STEM fields—more inclusive.
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Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski Will Change How You Think About Space
Read more: Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski Will Change How You Think About SpacePioneering a new field in cosmology, Dr. Pasterski explores diverse perspectives in physics and astronomy—and whether the universe might actually be a hologram.
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How to Measure the Impact From a Collision
Read more: How to Measure the Impact From a CollisionThings smash into one other. Here’s what to do next.
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet
Read more: Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next ExoplanetAs project scientist on NASA’s Exoplanet Archive, Dr. Christiansen is a huge advocate for citizen science—and making sure anyone can be a planet hunter.
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Could a Cockroach Survive a Fall From Space?
Read more: Could a Cockroach Survive a Fall From Space?If you’re resorting to more, uh, unconventional pest control methods, you’ll want to read this first.
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How to Measure the Calories in a Candy Bar—With Physics!
Read more: How to Measure the Calories in a Candy Bar—With Physics!Step one: Trick or treat. Step two: Get out your bomb calorimeter. (Yes, that is a real thing.)
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Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking
Read more: Alan Turing and the Power of Negative ThinkingMathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms.
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The Physics of Faraday Cages
Read more: The Physics of Faraday CagesYou can’t block electromagnetic waves, but there’s still a way to keep electronic devices like cell phones in stealth mode.
