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1. Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

   17 mei 2021 · 41 min

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   Eve Marder’s research into the plasticity and resilience of nervous systems finds universal principles guiding life’s responses to stress. Lees meer

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2. Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated

   10 mei 2021 · 49 min

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   The secret to making a qubit for future quantum computers might depend on knowing how to tie knots in unusual materials, argues the physicist Charlie Marcus. Lees meer

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3. Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry

   3 mei 2021 · 42 min

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   To a dynamicist like Amie Wilkinson, understanding the universe is about knowing all the right moves. Lees meer

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4. Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia

   26 april 2021 · 41 min

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   Anesthesia is very different from sleep — which is why it offers unique opportunities for studying the human brain, says the physician-researcher and statistician Emery Brown. Lees meer

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5. Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots

   19 april 2021 · 41 min

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   To build a general artificial intelligence, we may need to know more about our own minds, argues the computer scientist Melanie Mitchell. Lees meer

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6. Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math

   12 april 2021 · 43 min

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   Quantitative models built by the mathematical biologist Trachette Jackson can make cancer therapies safer and more effective. Lees meer

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7. Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice

   5 april 2021 · 44 min

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   The computer scientist Rediet Abebe’s passion for applied mathematics closely aligns with her passion to solve problems with poverty and social inequality. Lees meer

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8. Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities

   29 maart 2021 · 51 min

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   The mathematician Federico Ardila takes a creative approach to the search for useful answers hiding among inconceivably huge numbers of possible ones. Lees meer

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9. Sharon Glotzer’s Deep Curiosity About Order From Chaos

   22 maart 2021 · 49 min

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   The computational physicist Sharon Glotzer finds unifying principles that structure the chaotic dance of the particles that make up matter. Lees meer

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10. Frank Wilczek on the Strong Force, Quarks and Dark Matter

    15 maart 2021 · 48 min

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    The theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek explained what holds atomic nuclei together, and he is still pushing at the limits of what the standard model can tell us. Lees meer

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