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At the heart of every galaxy lies one of the most mysterious objects in the universe: a supermassive black hole. Millions to billions of times the mass of our sun, these giants power astrophysical jets, one of the most energetic processes known to physics.

Marletto explains why traditional approaches to physics fail in important cases such as information theory, and how constructor theory might succeed.

Lucía Pérez-Díaz explores the mysteries of plate tectonics.

Volcanic eruptions are intimately connected with life. Scientists are using the current eruptions in Iceland to understand the possible history of life on Mars.

Abebe switched fields from math to computer science in order to learn tools she could apply to social problems like poverty and educational inequality.

The zoologist Arik Kershenbaum of the University of Cambridge discusses convergent evolution, animal communications and why life throughout the universe may have certain common features.

Po-Shen Loh discusses his approach to coaching the United States International Mathematical Olympiad team and reveals what he believes to be the major problem with math education.

To understand what epidemiological models can tell us, it helps to first understand what they can’t. In this comprehensive explainer, we break down how epidemiological models are built and dispel some of the common misunderstandings about their applications.

Matthew Genge shows explains to read the history of our solar system in the language of cosmic dust.