Subjects

The laws that govern matter, energy, space and time — from relativity and quantum theory to the particles and forces of the Standard Model.

The universe at large scale — stars, galaxies, the cosmic microwave background and the expansion and origin of the cosmos.

Life and heredity at the molecular level — DNA, the genome, gene editing and the tools that let us read and rewrite it.

Clinical and public-health research — the trials, discoveries and epidemiology that reshape how disease is prevented and treated.

The brain and nervous system — how neurons signal, how the mind maps the world, and the models that quantify it.

Molecules and materials — their structure, properties and the substances that define new technologies.

The Earth system — its atmosphere, oceans and climate, and the physics of a warming planet.

Machine learning and AI — the architectures, models and methods behind modern deep learning, from vision and language to protein folding and game-play.

Computation and information — algorithms, machine learning and the theory that underpins the digital world.

The structures of pure and applied mathematics — logic, computation and the proofs that bound what is possible.

How people and markets decide — the theory and evidence of behaviour, risk and value.