SCIENCE Interviews
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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.
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Interview'They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility'Polar tourism researchers Zdenka Sokolickova and Liz Cooper talk about why a number of Antarctic tour guides have given up what they still consider to be their dream job.
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Interview'There's a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you': How social media warps our understanding of healthcareEditor Hannah Osborne spoke with investigative journalist Dr. Deborah Cohen about her new book, "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health."
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Interview'They would come in with a chord change': Composer Jim Nollman has collaborated with turkeys, kangaroo rats and whales. Now he's dropping 'Orcas' Greatest Hits.'Staff writer Sascha Pare spoke with musical composer and sound artist Jim Nollman about his new album, "Orcas' Greatest Hits," created with killer-whale bandmates.
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Interview'His urine goes on tour around Europe, showing the kings and queens this glowing pee'Science writer Kit Chapman on the weird world of alchemy before chemistry.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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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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INTERVIEW'That's why there's 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate': Why our ability to adapt is humanity's 'superpower'Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity.
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INTERVIEW'It's nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply': Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other speciesLive Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," about "mutualism" — how different species team up for their mutual benefit — and how humans can feel more connected to nature.
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INTERVIEWMaking a 'digital twin' of yourself could revolutionize future surgeries, making medical procedures much more personalLive Science spoke with Dr. John Pandolfino, a researcher who designed a "digital twin" to help guide surgery.
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INTERVIEW'It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression': Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptomsLive Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published 2 Comments
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