Stephen Hawking: By the Numbers
The world's most famous living physicist recently published his memoirs, and we've got his number(s).
View ArticleThe Gangsta Physicist
Astrophysicist, educator, humanitarian and media personality Hakeem Oluseyi didn't let doubt or circumstance get in the way of his passion for physics.
View ArticleShohini Ghose
Sexism nearly made Shohini Ghose abandon her dream of becoming a physicist. But now she's conducting cutting-edge research - and preventing other budding women scientists from slipping through the cracks.
View ArticleThe Physicist Behind "The Big Bang Theory's" Nerd Cred
Sheldon Cooper's crazy, jargon-laden lines? That's all thanks to physicist David Saltzberg.
View ArticleDr. Alex Filippenko's Five Fascinating Astrophysical Insights
From cosmic twins to the limitlessness of the unknown, astrophysicist Dr. Alex Filippenko knows how to blow your mind with intriguing insights that make science fun.
View ArticleBend It Like (Jeff) Beck
Bringing physics to the stage, an Oxford postdoc explains why some guitar gods sound so original.
View ArticleHitler's Physicists and the Bomb
German scientists started their first nuclear experiment as early as 1940. Yet their sheer hubris is partly what lost them the race against the United States.
View ArticleThe New Superpower in Physics
As India becomes a physics superpower, critics say it should focus on reducing poverty instead. Should it be a case of either-or?
View ArticleThe Man Who May One-Up Darwin
A young MIT physicist may be close to figuring out the scientific origins of life. And he thinks God had a hand in it all.
View ArticleKeisuke Goda: The Man Who Takes Selfies Of Atoms
Engineer Keisuke Goda has built the world's fastest camera. It can see cancer cells that are about to spread.
View ArticleThe Science Nerd Turned Big-Think VC
Investor Josh Wolfe is looking for his money to build more than the next killer app.
View ArticleSpace as the Next Frontier: PredicTED by OZY
The second installment of an ongoing video series by OZY and TED.
View ArticleThis Millennial Might Be the New Einstein
A 22-year-old Ph.D. candidate wants to understand the way quantum gravity works. And Jeff Bezos wants to hire her.
View ArticleJohn Dabiri: Unleashing the Power of the Jellyfish
Apparently, these sea creatures hold the secrets to life. That's what one "Genius" scientist says, anyway.
View ArticleScott Walter: Like Einstein, Just Crazier and Smarter
Scott Walter, a professor of epistemology at the University of Nantes and an American expat, is here to tell you that you really know nothing about reality.
View ArticlePowering French Homes With Cheese
Albertville is the name. Turning cheesy waste into electricity in the French Alps is the game.
View ArticleThe Nuclear Reactor You Can Dance In
How Stockholm's first nuclear facility became a place for the arts. And an occasional conference.
View ArticleMining for Metals in the Sky
Mansi Kasliwal chases cosmic flashes from explosions, offering a glimpse into the origins of the universe, and ourselves.
View ArticleThe Millennial Astrophysicist Who Found a Planet With Math
This 30-year-old rock-star physicist is now combing the night sky to confirm his predictions of "Planet Nine."
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