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A sci-fi looking illustration in deep blue, purple and green colors. It features what looks like an eye at center, with butterflies bottom left and top right, and a hand holding a bright orb. A moon, circuit board, and clouds are also seen.

Special Issue: BU Research

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  • Composite image. At left, a portrait of Kim Stanley Robinson, an older white man with short gray hair and glasses. He half smiles and wears a thick suit jacket with a pale green dress shirt. At right, a sci-fi looking illustration in deep blue, purple and green colors. It features what looks like an eye at center, with butterflies bottom left and top right, and a hand holding a bright orb. A moon, circuit board, and clouds are also seen.

    Kim Stanley Robinson on the Importance of Imagination

    May 16, 2022
  • Abstract and dream-like illustration in various shades of dark blues, purples, and pinks shows a bright moon to the right as a sailboat floats atop a soupy sea. Random giant feet are shown next to the sailboat and a melting clock is shown above it.

    Understanding Sleep and Future Sleep Disorder Treatments

    May 16, 2022
  • Sci-fi looking illustration of a pair of lungs in a human body with a computer chip where the person's heart should be. The illustration is done in muted blue and purplish colors.

    The Line Between Biology and Technology Has Blurred—There’s No Going Back

    May 16, 2022
  • Sci-fi looking computer illustration of a bright blue light coming from somewhere in a dark sky and shining down a technicolor plant that is in bloom. A few swirling clouds are in the sky and there are a few snowflakes around the plant sprout.

    Can This Interdisciplinary Team Measure Human Flourishing?

    May 16, 2022
  • Abstract-like illustration in various shades of blue, green, pink of the sun shining down on a plant. The new, green plant is shown budding from the dark blue ground as the sun's pinkish rays shine down on it.

    Could Photosynthesis Blossom into Quantum Computing Technology?

    May 16, 2022
  • An illustrated image of a head with a path coming out of the ear, and many vibrant colors and shapes exploding in a large aesthetic design

    “When People Don’t Have Resources, They Still Have Imagination”

    May 16, 2022
  • an illustration that shows a blue hand holding a glowing orb in the sky, with a brain comprised of stars in the background

    Observation, Calculation, Imagination

    May 16, 2022
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