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Galileo the Science Publicist

Scientists putting their lives on the line can take heart from a great astronomer.

May 6, 2020

How Science Trumps Denial

Scientists putting their career and health on the line can take heart from Galileo.

May 6, 2020

Don’t Fear the Robot

I invented Roomba and assure you, robots won’t take over the world.

May 5, 2020

We Aren’t Selfish After All

In turbulent times, people go from “me” thinking to “we” thinking.

April 29, 2020

Guided by Plant Voices

Plants talk to this ecologist. They tell her how to do better science.

April 29, 2020

Voice of the Ocean

Sylvia Earle addresses the state of our seas.

April 29, 2020

Math After COVID-19

Modern mathematics relies on collaboration and travel. COVID-19 is making it increasingly difficult.

April 28, 2020

What Might Be Speeding Up the Universe’s Expansion?

Physicists have proposed extra cosmic ingredients that could explain the faster-than-expected expansion of space.

April 28, 2020

How COVID-19 Will Pass from Pandemic to Prosaic

The final outcome of COVID-19 will ultimately be decided by our patience and the financial bottom line.

Why Are Black Holes So Bright?

And why is the black hole at the center of our own galaxy so dim?

April 23, 2020

New Earthquake Math Predicts How Destructive They’ll Be

The “pinball” model of a slipping fault line borrows from the mathematics of avalanches.

April 23, 2020