Science at Sundance 2023
Illustration by Islenia Mil for Science This year I had a chance two science-related films screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah — two vastly different films, but both struck a chord. Poacher A gunshot…
Darkness Manifesto
In the twilight, bats, which nest in the old church of Suntak in Sweden, fly around, hunting for insects. The twelfth century church’s façade is not lit up at night. So, as in the past,…
Probably A (Possibly C, G or T)
Two decades ago, I worked on the Human Genome Project. All day, I scrutinized eye-glazing stretches of A’s, G’s, C’s and T’s, cloned bits from a composite human genome. Our team analyzed the sequence, closed…
Scent!
Early in the pandemic, which began in March 2020, London-based reporter Paolo Totaro, abruptly lost her sense of smell. With that, food too turned unappetizing – her favorite dark chocolate tasted like “unscented soap.”…
Most Innovative Square Mile on The Planet
If your travels take you to Boston, do take the T – the first subway system in the United States, built in 1897 – to get around town. Get down at the Kendall/MIT station on…
Queen of Carbon
Dr. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, of Lincoln Laboratory, who has achieved prominence as a solid-statephysicist has been appointed Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Visiting Professor at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, read a small news item in the Boston…