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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.

Christine Darden describes what it was like working at NASA in the 1960s and how she became an authority on minimizing sonic booms.

Frank Wilczek discusses the work that led to his Nobel and the inherent beauty of physical law.

Alex Kontorovich, professor of mathematics at Rutgers University, breaks down the notoriously difficult Riemann hypothesis in this comprehensive explainer.