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Cool Jobs

A series exploring careers in STEM: science, technology, engineering and math

Space
Jane Rigby helped make the James Webb telescope a superstar

By Lisa GrossmanFebruary 3, 2025
Brain
This neuroscientist looks at how your brain plans for the future

By Bethany BrookshireJanuary 3, 2025
Microbes
Under the microscope, this biologist sees a tiny jungle

By Maria TemmingDecember 4, 2024
Animals
Magic helped this researcher trick birds for research

By Aaron TremperOctober 18, 2024
Animals
This biologist tracks seadragons, with help from the public

By Aaron TremperSeptember 25, 2024
Humans
Rain Bosworth studies how deaf kids experience the world

By Meghan RosenSeptember 13, 2024
Animals
A childhood dog inspired this veterinarian to help others

By Aaron TremperAugust 13, 2024
Fossils
This paleontologist studies ancient mammal movement — virtually

By Aaron TremperJuly 9, 2024

Tech
This computer scientist is making virtual reality safer

By Aaron TremperJune 4, 2024
Animals
Dancing spiders inspired this biologist to teach others

By Aaron TremperApril 26, 2024
Math
Geometry can shape our world in unexpected but useful ways

By Lakshmi ChandrasekaranFebruary 29, 2024
Math
This civil engineer turns to math to make energy more affordable

By Aaron TremperJanuary 29, 2024