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Science Sensei

ScienCentral's light-hearted look at Duke's invisibility cloak


Maggie Lin studied lemur brains for her senior thesis.

A Senior Thesis on Brain Development

Maggie Lin studied her own hypothesis

Michael Krzyzewski Human Performance Lab

Human Performance Lab

Ordinary walking becomes data in high tech lab.

Chain of Command

"Value chain analysis" at the Center on Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness finds hidden players with the largest effect on the environmental impact of housing.

John Sampson, M.D., Ph.D.

“What is a cancer vaccine?”

John Sampson responds in this one question interview.

Baby baboon

Video: Baboon Dad’s Attention Helps His Kids

Professor Susan Alberts observed baboon families at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Lemurs in the wild

Lemurs celebrate 10 Years in the Wild

Of 13 captive-bred white-ruffed lemurs reintroduced to Madagascar a decade ago, three are still going strong.

Brain on drugs

Video: Teaching About the Brain on Drugs

Professor Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom created an animated video to explain the neuroscience of drugs.

Sea worms in

Video: “What’s it like in the octopus’s garden?”

Cindy Van Dover describes life at the bottom of the sea.

Medusa volcano in

Video: “What’s it like in a submarine?”

Cindy Van Dover talks about going a mile and a half deep in Alvin.

Tannishtha Reya

Video: Cell Dance

Reya lab research video shows stem cells dividing.

Cloak of Invisibility Demonstration

Cloak of Invisibility Demonstration

A 'metamaterials' copper cylinder can partially hide an object from microwave detection

Duke University Professor Explains

Psychologist Explains “Self-Compassion”

Mark Leary says we'd fare better if we were more kind to ourselves when things go badly.