The SciCom InterviewsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting
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Steve Benner, synthetic biologist An iconoclastic scientist muses on the definition of "life" and how it can help us recognize aliens when we find them
Daniel Blumstein, conservation biologist
From the heights of the Rockies to the corridors of Washington, D.C., a marmot provocateur asks: How can we stay safe?
Marie Coppola, linguistic psychologist
The native user of sign language studies the inventive gestures of deaf Nicaraguan children to help decipher how the mind acquires language
Paul Davies, theoretical physicist
The noted author talks about the search for “alien” life on Earth, the origin of the universe, and taking science to the people
Robert Hearn, computer scientist
An artificial intelligence researcher discusses games computers can or can't play, and his goal to write software that thinks
Jeremy Jackson, marine ecologist
A notorious pessimist paints a dire picture of the future ocean, but offers reasons for hope based on citizenship and a new administration
Lisa Parr, comparative biologist
A chimpanzee enthusiast analyzes the facial expressions of our closest living relative and talks about why we’re not so different after all
Amy Street, clinical psychologist
A Veterans Affairs therapist studies posttraumatic stress disorder in the armed forces' growing female population
Ed Wasserman, comparative psychologistAs he explores how animals think, a cognitive crusader wants to bring the most arrogant species down a notch or two
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