Science Spotlights

Spotlight Live: The Phoenix Galaxy Cluster

Aug 28, 2012

Michael McDonald, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT, and Bradford Benson, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, answer questions about the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster -- a newly discovered, record-breaking cluster that now has astronomers re-thinking how they are formed and evolve.

2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: A Discussion with Michael Brown and David Jewitt

Aug 17, 2012

Two winners of the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics reflect on the discovery of the Kuiper Belt at the outer edges of the solar system, the excitement of exploring a frontier long thought empty, and what the episode over reclassifying Pluto says about the public’s perception of science.

2012 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: A Discussion with Mildred Dresselhaus

Aug 17, 2012

Mildred Dresselhaus, this year's winner of the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, has had a long and illustrious career in physics. Dubbed "The Queen of Carbon" by her peers, she was instrumental in unlocking the secrets of carbon's electronic structure and the mysterious forms it takes on in nature.

2012 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience: A Discussion with Cori Bargmann, Winfried Denk and Ann Graybiel

Aug 17, 2012

How does the brain gather information from the outside world and use it to guide behavior? Three neuroscientists who have spent much of their research careers trying to answer that question were awarded the 2012 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.