For decades, the study of the brain focused on neurons, the electrically excitable cells that transmit information. But the work of one scientist shifted focus to the cells that make up half of our brain: glia or brain glue. What do glia cells do? Are they important?

242 EE Pride in Science: Ben Barres, Astrocytes, and Activism

How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She'll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime. Rights of Albert Einstein are used with permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight.

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