David Kaplan explains how the search for hidden symmetries leads to discoveries like the Higgs boson.
David Kaplan explores the best ways to search for alien life on distant planets.
Leslie Valiant explains the term “ecorithm.”
Richard Dawid discusses the fine line between science and speculation.
Christoph Adami explains how information theory can explain the persistence of life.
Joan Strassmann explains the benefits of studying social amoebas.
Gabriela González explains how to measure black-hole collisions using gravitational waves.
David Kaplan explains why a simple definition of ‘species’ is hard to come by.
Nima Arkani-Hamed makes his “big-picture” case for building a 100-TeV particle collider.
Nancy Moran explains how colony collapse disorder led her to study the bacteria that live in the guts of bees.