68 result(s) found.

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  CTV News

  Researchers develop video game that helps study how autistic people process information

  September 13, 2026

  Researchers at Boston University have created a video game that helps them measure how people with autism process information. The game was developed to be easily accessible, so people on the spectrum can play it, even those who are nonverbal.

  • Benjamin Scott
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  American Talk

  Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez studies the physical basis of memory in a quest to manipulate it

  August 29, 2026

  In 2013, MIT neuroscientists Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu published a paper detailing how they had created false memories in mice. They’d used optogenetics — where cells’ activity is manipulated using light — to plant a fearful memory in the brain and then reactivate this memory with these pulses of light. The breakthrough helped to propel research in the field by showing that memories can be artificially constructed.

  • Steve Ramirez
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  NewScientist

  ‘Remarkable’ discovery upends our understanding of how brains store memories

  August 13, 2026

  Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our knowledge of memory in the mammalian brain

  • Steve Ramirez
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  NPR

  The chaos and majesty of geomagnetic storms

  August 6, 2026

  You check the local weather, but do you ever check space weather? Storms are always occurring in space and sometimes, we’re impacted by them here on Earth. Today, we’re talking about geomagnetic storms — how they affect Earth, how we’re able to predict them, and how someday, we might even be able to prevent their effects.

  • Brian Walsh
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  New Books Network

  The Science of Memory with Steve Ramirez

  July 30, 2026

  Steve Ramirez is an associate professor at Boston University, where he runs a lab dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of memory. How memory works, and importantly, how it doesn’t, are crucial questions for understanding everything from the validity of eyewitness testimony to understanding how people overcome traumatic experiences.

  • Steve Ramirez
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  New York Post

  Scientists float bizarre solution to protect us from solar storms — shooting a giant ‘airbag’ into space

  July 2, 2026

  Researchers have proposed an unorthodox way to shield our planet from the constant barrage of solar storms — launching a giant satellite “airbag” into space to mitigate their worst effects. This interstellar sunscreen proposal, dubbed the StormWall, was detailed in a study in the journal Space Weather.

  • Brian Walsh
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  Nautilus

  How to Protect Earth Against Violent Space Weather

  June 22, 2026

  A conversation with a scientist who invented a new storm wall for space

  • Brian Walsh
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  Spectroscopy

  Exploring Emerging Photophysical Phenomena

  June 18, 2026

    Minjung Son, an assistant professor of chemistry at Boston University, and her group is developing nanomaterials and polaritons, which is important for energy conversion technologies.

  • Minjung Son
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  C&EN

  Cellular sunscreen helps boost rice yields

  June 17, 2026

    Plant protein that detects singlet oxygen can also protect against it

  • Minjung Son
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  Space.com

  Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth’s magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms

  June 8, 2026

  A team led by Brian Walsh of Boston University has proposed a bold method to actively strengthen Earth's natural defense using a fleet of spacecraft designed to blunt the impact of space weather before it hits.

  • Brian Walsh