SCIENCE Interviews
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Interview'Every time it gets excited — boom — it collapses': How dogs with narcolepsy helped scientists understand the disorderLive Science spoke with Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, director of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy and co-winner of a coveted Lasker Award.
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InterviewAuthor Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individualJournalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution.
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InterviewConcussion expert explains why viral CTE study may not be as scary as it soundsA new study suggests that at least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died in recent years had CTE. Concussion expert Thayne Munce puts the finding into context.
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InterviewNeuroscientist Steve Ramirez studies the physical basis of memory in a quest to manipulate itSteve Ramirez, a neuroscientist and author of "How to Change a Memory," tells editor Hannah Osborne about the science and ethics of memory manipulation, and the incredible power of our brains to recall our past.
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InterviewMeet the scientists 3D printing corneas to restore people's visionNew 3D-printed corneal implants could help make up for the shortage of donor corneas available for transplant procedures, say Precise Bio co-founders Aryeh Batt and Dr. Anthony Atala.
By Neelanjana Rai Published
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Interview'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are the ultimate survivorsIn a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs.
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INTERVIEW'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it worksLive Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them.
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Climate change'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of EarthOnce global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now.
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Interview'A measurable, enormous global impact': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why the true power of Artemis II could take decades to hitAstronaut Chris Hadfield shares his emotional response to the Artemis II mission, and why it could change the course of people's futures.
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Interview'The chances of you living 50 years are very small': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won't survive to see all the forces unifiedLive Science spoke with Nobel prize-winning physicist David Gross, who recently received the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, about the quest to unite all the forces and why humanity might not live to see a unified theory.
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Interview'I've seen the movies. What a horrible way to die': What it's like to be sucked into a tornado and survivePerry Samson was helping students conduct field experiments on supercell storms in Kansas in 2008 when one suddenly turned into a tornado and dragged him in.
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Planet Earth'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resourceLive Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, about "water bankruptcy" and what countries should do to avoid catastrophe.
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INTERVIEW'They are literally everywhere': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the worldLive Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history.
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INTERVIEW'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity's relationship with the moonLive Science spoke with Rebecca Boyle, author of "Our Moon" about how the moon has been viewed both culturally and scientifically through history.
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