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Ed Yong: Questioning A Hero

December 15, 2014

Ed Yong is ecstatic to get an interview with his hero, Sir David Attenborough, but he's not prepared for a lesson in what having a science hero really means.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Career, Heroes
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Scott Aaronson: A Turing phase

December 30, 2012

Scott Aaronson’s love of video games led him to discover a world, and an identity, he didn’t know existed.

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In 05/27/12-12/30/12 Tags Math, Heroes, Technology
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Adam Becker: An astronomical error

February 12, 2012

Adam Becker’s communications with Neil deGrasse Tyson about an error at the Hayden Planetarium lead to an unexpected correction.

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In 01/01/12-05/20-12 Tags Heroes, School
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Nicole Ferraro: A fight with(out) the inventor of the internet

July 31, 2011

Technology writer Nicole Ferraro finds the one person who can’t be contacted on the world wide web: its inventor.

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In 06/05/11-12/26/11 Tags Technology, Heroes
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David Morgan: I faxed Carl Sagan

May 29, 2011

David Morgan reaches out to his childhood hero, and connects with an unexpected medium.

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In 10/10/10-05/29/11 Tags Physics, Heroes
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