The SciCom InterviewsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting
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Cynthia Beall, anthropologist
A scientist-humanitarian offers wealth — in the form of woolly grazers — to remote Tibetan nomads who have adapted to life at extreme heights
Jean-Angelo Beraldin, optical engineer
The imaging wizard explains how lasers reveal secrets about famous art and what it's like to spend two nights with Mona Lisa
Peter Brewer, ocean chemist
Might blobby carbon dioxide and squirreling gases on the seafloor delay the big, bitter problem coming our way?
Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., astronomer
A Vatican researcher talks about doing science because he believes in God, and why religion needs science to protect it from literal creationism
Dean Falk, anthropologist
A contender in anthropology's fiercest brawl muses about life with hobbits, the evolution of language, and being mistaken for a man
Chris Funk, geographer
Will better climate models help African farmers avoid the dire consequences of climate change?
Patrick Kinney, epidemiologist
Our respiratory health gets a double whammy from traffic pollution: If the diesel particles don't get you, climate change just might
Olufunmilayo Olopade, oncologist
The "genius grant" winner discusses her work in Nigeria and Chicago and the future of breast cancer research
Tom Sever, archaeologist
NASA's only archaeologist explains why the Maya matter, how satellite images can find underground paths, and why he doesn't have time for Indiana Jones
David Sloan Wilson, biologist
Evolution's biggest fan talks about his plan to make evolution popular, how religion benefits society, and his feud with Richard Dawkins
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