Marcia Bartusiak joins Kip Thorne, Laura Danly and Rainer Weiss to demonstrate how two observatories on opposite sides of the country, called LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory), may open a new window on observing the cosmos—one based not in light but in gravity.
Ellen Stofan is the NASA chief scientist, serving as principal advisor on the agency’s science programs. Prior to her appointment, Stofan was vice president of Proxemy Research and an honorary …
Google’s Director of Quantum Algorithms, Ryan Babbush, joins Brian Greene to discuss the central role quantum algorithms play in leveraging quantum computing to realize its potential. This program is part …
Without dark matter and dark energy, the equations of physics don’t match what we observe in the cosmos. But what if it’s not the universe that needs extra ingredients—but the …
The Winners Of The 2018 Kavli Prize In Neuroscience are James Hudspeth, Robert Fettiplace and Christine Petit for their groundbreaking research unraveling the mysteries of how we hear. 2018 marks …
Why are we drawn to symmetry? Because it provides order in a seemingly chaotic world? Because our brains are the product of the very same laws that yield the flower, the snowflake and the solar system?