Sports and science don’t mix, right? Not if you ask biomedical engineer Cynthia Bir whose career focuses on using science and technology to keep athletes safe and to help them …
Some music makes you dance and other music makes you cry. Concert-trained pianist Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis became a cognitive scientist to learn why. Episode filmed live at the 2019 World …
Reader’s Digest has called “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin “America’s Best Math Whiz.” Returning in an encore presentation, Arthur Benjamin displays feats of mental mathematical gymnastics and shares the secrets behind his skills.
Join us for a spirited conversation between Brian Greene and Max Tegmark exploring the controversial possibility that mathematics and reality are one and the same. This program is part of …
Microbiologist Hazel Barton goes spelunking in sticky mud, camping underground, and rope climbing in a atrium—all to research cures for antibiotic-resistant diseases. Episode filmed live at the 2009 World Science …
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 …