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Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.

McDonald Observatory

Giant Magellan Telescope Advances to National Science Foundation Final Design Phase

June 13, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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Department of Computer Science

University of Texas Theoretical Computer Scientist Wins Gödel Prize

June 11, 2025 • by Kaitlyn Koba

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Department of Marine Science

Deep Microbial Life Beneath Lavey-les-Bains Reveals Surprising Resilience

June 9, 2025 • by Staff Writer

Steam rises from man-made pools in front of snow-capped mountains at a thermal spa in Switzerland

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H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday

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Dinosaur Day

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Pop-Up Activity: Ice Ages

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Association for Computing Machinery

People of ACM: Peter Stone

June 3, 2025

Scientific American

The Neuroscience of Murderbot’s Cyborg Brain

May 20, 2025

Quanta Magazine

How to 'See' the 4th Dimension with Topology

May 17, 2025

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Podcasts

An illustration of a seagrass meadow, with the sediment cross-sectioned to reveal roots. There are two small black microhpones resting on the top of the sediment, connected by a cable running back to a metal box.

Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.

Podcast

AI for the Rest of Us

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

Two people look at a wall emblazoned with the words "AI for the rest of us"

Podcast

Live Show: AI + Energy

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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Live with Kara Swisher

October 10, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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Featuring:

Futuristic Fuels
Some of the most revolutionary ideas for powering our society sound a bit like science fiction, requiring only cheap, abundant resources like sunlight, plants or water.

 

Learning to Learn with AI
Professors are using artificial intelligence to help students think more deeply about their learning and overcome struggles.

 

Making Science More Accessible for Everyone
Q&A with Eman Alasadi, Ph.D.
The Graduate Student, Chemistry

 

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