Space stations with everything you need. Colonies on Mars. A space elevator. The creative people of this world have envisioned tons of … [Read more...]
The Future of Space Travel
Humans have been fascinated with space for centuries—millennia, even. Early astronomers like Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus, and Galileo … [Read more...]
What Is It Like to be a Hedgehog?
Can you imagine what it's like to be something other than a human being—say, a bat, or a hedgehog? Like, really imagine it? Philosophers … [Read more...]
Accidental Innovation
We’re fortunate to live in a time of fast-paced innovation. Just a hundred years ago, we were still manually winding our wrist-watches, … [Read more...]
To Be a Scientist, You Must Know More than Just Science
Trey Ideker is a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Diego. He is also a 2009 recipient of TIP's Distinguished … [Read more...]
What Is Climate Change?
You’ve probably already heard of climate change and global warming—but what are they, exactly? New reports, scientific studies, and … [Read more...]
Talking Ecology
Why is it important to protect the water around you? How did the parks by your house come to be? How do you identify trees? That's what … [Read more...]
Exploring Genetics with a TIP Alum
Kiran Musunuru won TIP’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017 for his outstanding achievements in genetic research. After studying … [Read more...]
Exploring Your Genetic Past
The National Human Genome Research Institute says that "human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic makeup." That means that … [Read more...]
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