Imagining…
Where Science Meets Creative Writing
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How can we look at fossils and understand what creatures roamed the Earth millions of years ago?
How can we predict the behavior of materials deep within planetary interiors?
How can we reverse humanity’s impact on the global climate?
How can we predict habitats for life on other planets?
Doing impactful, innovative research requires training our brain to imagine the elusive unknown, even when bounded by scientific evidence. Now, more than ever in the history of human civilization, there is a pressing need to exercise our imagination muscles. Writing scientific fiction while accounting for the real science is a powerful way to do just that—to learn what is possible, what is probable, how we can change the future, and what our responsibility is to the future generation of our species.
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Progress Without Morals
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For Today’s Inspiration
- Embracing the Equinox
Depending on your locale, equinoxes can be seen as harbingers of longer nights and gloomy weather, or promising beacons of nicer temperatures and more sunlight. Observing and predicting equinoxes is one of the earliest skills in humanity’s astronomical toolkit. Many ancient observatories around the world observed equinoxes along with the more pronounced solstices. These days,
- NASA Welcomes Albania as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the responsible and transparent exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Albania as the 73rd signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said
- Landslides in a changing climate – my forthcoming inaugural lecture
On Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 6 pm I will deliver my NTU inaugural lecture entitled “Landslides in a changing climate”. This is a public lecture, so all are welcome. In UK universities, there is a long tradition of inaugural lectures for newly appointed professors. Wikipedia describes an inaugural lecture as follows:- “An inaugural lecture is a
- Aboard the Lake Guardian, Scientists Search for Clues About the Great Lakes’ Health
One of the longest-running lake monitoring programs provides data critical for researchers and resource managers.
- In This Issue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>
- Correction for Yates et al., Neural event segmentation of continuous experience in human infants
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>
- ‘Epigenetic’ editing is here: gene-tagging technique banishes hepatitis B virus
Nature, Published online: 21 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02981-9Technique uses chemical tags to shut down viral DNA lurking in host’s genome.
- Six principles for supporting academic freedom in universities
Nature, Published online: 21 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02932-4Many academics are concerned about threats to independent enquiry in higher education. Here’s how it can be protected while taking legitimate concerns into account.