Emily Riehl sits in front of a chalkboard covered in mathematic equations
The mind Riehls
Published Winter 2021
Mathematician Emily Riehl finds deep and useful connections among objects that don’t exist yet are everywhere. “The abstract stuff can seem kind of dry, but I find it really compelling," she says. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration from cover of Johns Hopkins Magazine Winter 2021 issue
WINTER 2021
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Behind the scenes of Hollywood’s biggest movies and TV shows, Johns Hopkins alum Thomas Edling helps ensure the safety and humane treatment of all on-set animals. “Animals are incredible, and we, as humans, do not give them nearly enough credit for their intelligence and abilities,” he says. Plus: The Great Resignation explained, Does TV rot your brain?, Using chess to improve AI, and much much more.

A chess board with several pieces toppled over. Overlaid on the image is an illustration of a robot.
Artificial intelligence
The researcher's gambit
Published Winter 2021
A new twist on chess developed at the Applied Physics Laboratory could help improve artificial intelligence / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of person holding a remote control with a television as a head
Exercise science
TV brain drain
Published Winter 2021
A recent study from the Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that excess TV viewing can lead to reduced amounts of cranial gray matter. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A sifaka lemur inside of a cage
Evolution
Lemurs in captivity
Published Winter 2021
PhD candidate Stephanie Canington studies how the care of captive primates has progressed over time / Johns Hopkins Magazine
a thermometer runs up the side of a city building
Environmental health
Urban hot zones
Published Winter 2021
A grant from the Johns Hopkins Alliance For a Healthier World supports work to identify dangerous hot zones across Baltimore's urban neighborhoods / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Jacob Yoffee (left) and Roahn Hylton pose in front of sound mixing equipment
Music
Sounds of the '60s
Published Winter 2021
Peabody alum Jacob Yoffee co-composes the score for the new Wonder Years reboot / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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