Natural Science
Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of Social Mind
Biologist Dorothy Cheney and psychologist Robert Seyfarth explore the intelligence underlying baboons' social organization.
Life in Motion
Larry Rome and John MacDermott introduce students to cutting-edge motion analysis technology. Three biomechanics students share their eye-opening videos below.
Oil and Water
Douglas Jerolmack and Federico Falcini of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science discuss the catastrophic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
That's What Friends are For?
Psychologists Peter DeScioli and Robert Kurzban propose a new theory of human friendship.
Night Light
Cosmologist Mark Devlin uses balloon-borne telescope to find the source of half the light in the universe.
Therapy v. Medication
Psychologist Robert DeRubeis searches for a better weapon in the battle against depression.
Re-examining a Snail's Pace
Biologist Peter Petraitis and team discover rapid increases in shell size in the Atlantic dogwhelk.
DNA Collector
Scientist Sarah Tishkoff pulls together a database of African populations—one DNA sample at a time.
The Science of Sleep
Biologist Ted Abel discovers a way to reverse cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation.
Jam Session
Physicist Andrea Liu discusses research into how systems of particles transition to jammed states.
Change and Survival
Graduate student Lucia Peixoto investigates the molecular machinery of single cell parasites.
Moving in Circles: Path Cells Show the Way
Psychologist Michael Kahana identifies a type of brain cell that senses direction.
In Search of the Best Medicine for Depression
New research explores why different patients respond better to different treatments.
The Big Thaw
Geologist Doug Jerolmack and students track landscape degradation in Alaska.
Cognition Without Control
Neuroscientist Sharon Thompson-Schill shows that a little bit of frontal lobe goes a long way in learning.