Great Expectations: The Large Hadron Collider 2015

11/05/14 When the LHC starts up again in 2015, what will scientists be looking for? .... Tulika Bose

New Directions in Particle Physics

06/18/24 WGBH Forum Network webinar. CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has made very significant discoveries (including the Higgs boson), but physicists now need to expand the probe. Tulika Bose

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

Atmospheric Tipping Points

09/04/20 An explanation of atmospheric warming cycles over the eons, and the difference between those natural cycles and the present CO2 buildup. Daniel Cziczo

Our Record-Breaking Global Heat

01/07/25 Why climate scientists are very concerned about the global heat trend, how they analyze it, and what must be done. Mathew Barlow & Jeffrey Basara

Innovative Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance

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

Psychiatric Drugs: Why They Often Fail Us Over Long Term

04/23/19 More than one in five Americans now takes a psychiatric medication. But long-term results are poor. Robert Whitaker, author of several books on this subject, discusses the problems of these meds and describes more effective initiatives.

Cooler Smarter

06/28/12 A co-author of the new book from the Union of Concerned Scientists describes how individuals can substantially reduce their carbon footprints while creating a healthy lifestyle...Jeff Deyette

The Bionic Leaf: Clean Energy for All

08/02/22 A unique innovation based on photosynthesis, the bionic leaf can potentially produce energy and fuel inexpensively --and in a localized manner. Daniel Nocera

Today's Featured Contributors

Featured Author

Philip Lieberman, Ph.D.

A distinguished scientist who has contributed significantly to our understanding of the evolution of cognition, communication and language

Featured Guest

Frank Guenther, PhD

A scientist who combines engineering and neural science skills to develop a brain-computer interface