Quantum Computing, Quantum Biology

12/01/15 An exploration of the quantum realm in computation, the cosmos --and biology. Seth Lloyd

Probing Exoplanet Atmospheres

05/08/17 A description of exoplanet atmospheres and how scientists attempt to analyze these alien atmospheres. Alexandria Johnson Alexandria Johnson

How the Brain Produces Language --and What Can Go Wrong

11/17/15 The science of neural networks reveals the awesome complexity of normal speech production and also brings help for language disorders. Frank Guenther

Ancient Environmental Shifts and Evolution

05/03/21 A warming climate led to the emergence of grasslands, which led to major evolutionary changes. Aly Baumgartner

Troubled Waters: Fewer Fish, Increasing Malnutrition

10/25/16 A combination of climate change, industrial fishing, and seafood trade now threaten basic health in many developing nations. Christopher Golden

Why the Earth Needs Its Oceans

03/18/19 An explanation of the complex relationship between the oceans and atmosphere, and how that balance makes the planet function. Amala Mahadevan

What Should We Talk about When We Talk about Health?

01/30/18 A comprehensive approach to public health: the body, the environment, the culture, the conditions. Sandro Galea

Innovative Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance

03/26/19 New approaches and technologies offer fresh insights to antibiotic resistance, and real solutions. Gautam Dantas

The Urban Future: On Earth...and Elsewhere

12/05/23 GBH Forum Network webinar (noon). By 2050, some 75 percent of the world population will live in cities. Future urban design will emphasize not only innovative architecture and engineering, but optimal environmental and social aspects of city dwelling also. The urban future might also include settlements beyond Earth. Justin Hollander

Power Plants and the Freshwater Crisis

06/25/13 The cooling systems of power plants use an enormous percentage of our diminishing freshwater supply. What's the solution? John Rogers

Today's Featured Contributors

Featured Author

Clive Hamilton, Ph.D.

An international spokesman for the environment, for alternative energy to replace fossil fuels, and a rational public policy

Featured Guest

Lynn Adler, Ph.D

A biologist who investigates the relationship between bumblebees, their preferred food-flowers, and the transmission of bee diseases.