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Dan Margalit gives a tutorial on the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem

Dan Margalit describes the beauty and creativity in his research area, topology, while we reveal its connection to the oldest of math jokes. Margalit also offers ways to help students overcome fear of mathematics.

Chinar Patil

Chinar Patil, winner of the ScienceMatters Episode 7 quiz. Patil will defend his thesis in December. He works on the on the evolutionary genomics of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi.

Celebrating College of Sciences Alumni, 2018 Homecoming Week

Nine accomplished alumni describe how they used their College of Sciences degrees to make a difference in their professions. 

Jennifer Leavey

When it comes to science and technology fields, historically many have been male-dominated. But the numbers have been changing gradually, including at Georgia Tech. Jennifer Leavey is the first of 12 women from the faculty and staff who are making advances in their areas of expertise. She talks about her work, her life, and what it means to be a woman at Georgia Tech. 

Audrey Duarte and Brittany Corbett adjust memory test sensors on ScienceMatters host Renay San Miguel

What is “memory clutter”? Can we make it go away? Audrey Duarteuses magnetic resonance imaging and special tests to discover what causes obstacles in the brain’s pathways as people age.

Inventors of chirped pulse amplification (Courtesy of Nobel Media)

Georgia Tech physicists Chandra Raman and Rick Trebino explain the other half of the the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics: chirped pulse amplification