A World Without Soil
Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, explores the importance of soil at the Crossroads of Ideas lecture series.
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How Does Virtual Reality Work?
Kevin Ponto, PI in the Living Environments Lab, explains virtual reality for Blue Sky Science.
David Gagnon Speaks to News 3 About Pokemon Go
David Gagnon, head of the Field Day Lab is interviewed by Channel 3000 about the Pokemon Go phenomenon
Optimization of Energy Systems
Victor Zavala, WID Optimization Affiliate and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in February, 2016, about optimization of energy systems.
LEL and CAVE Featured on Big Ten Network Video Profile
Patti Brennan and Kevin Ponto illuminate the CAVE for a B1G television audience.
John Yin: “Arrow In, Arrow Out: Rumination on the Origins of Life and Nurturing Research Collaborations”
John Yin spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in January, 2016, offering his perspective on the origins of life, dynamic stability, and developing collaborations.
WID 2015: A Look Back – and Looking Forward
A new video from WID looks back on WID 2015, a Great Wisconsin Experiment.
Science Exchange CEO Elizabeth Iorns on New Ways of Doing Research
How is open data changing the way we do science?
Jordan Ellenberg: “Data is Powerful, but it’s not Magic”
How do you parse insight from big data? What does it mean for business and research? Jordan Ellenberg weighs in.
What is Hybrid Zone X? David Krakauer Explains.
WID Director David Krakauer introduces the ideas behind Hybrid Zone X — a creative exchange to yield unconventional collaborations at the interface of research and business.
Picture This: Lynda Barry Brings Passion for Nurturing Creativity to UW-Madison and Community
Cartoonist and WID faculty Lynda Barry teaches ways to find and express insight across all ages. Watch the video for a peek inside her classes and workshops.
Become a Frontier Fellow
WID’s Frontier Fellows program taps into student creativity and selects UW–Madison undergraduate students to join the Institute’s intellectual community.
“The Realism of Our Time:” Kim Stanley Robinson and the Science Fiction of Now
What does science fiction tell us about the present moment? We sat down with renowned science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson to explore this question and more.
WID and New York Hall of Science Team Collects Museum Data to Drive Learning and Collaboration Research
WID and the New York Hall of Science team up to collect data on learning and games.
Imagining Possible Worlds
Watch “Imagining Possible Futures,” a conversation with sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson about literature, science and the future.
WID Collaboration Visualizes Neutrino Data in 3D
To better understand the cosmos, WID and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center researchers are examining activity at the world’s largest neutrino detector in the Institute’s immersive virtual reality environment.
WID Discovery Fellow Leads “Rise Over Run: Off the Wall Dances”
Discovery Fellow Li Chiao-Ping will lead a dance performance in the Discovery Building to explore community, sense of identity and more.
“Greener” Aerogel Technology Holds Potential for Oil and Chemical Clean-Up
A WID team examines greener materials to offer a cheaper and more sustainable way to absorb oil from water.
What’s Possible at WID?
WID focuses on information in all of its varieties. Creating common ground among disciplines, the Institute’s Director David Krakauer shares the projects and culture that make it all possible.
What’s Possible as a WID Frontier Fellow?
Frontier Fellow Alexandra Cohn explains how being in the WID community exposed her to new ideas and possibilities outside of the classroom.
Agricultural Innovation Prize Seeks Ideas to Enhance Food Systems
Food systems are complex, and it will take the work of multiple disciplines to make them more efficient. Learn more about the Agricultural Innovation Prize, a partnership among WID, UW-Madison and 40 Chances.
Distinguished Scholar and Travel Editor Peter Greenberg Finds ‘Common Ground’ Among Disciplines
Distinguished Scholar and award-winning travel journalist Peter Greenberg provides perspective on what it means to be a member of the WID community.
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
It’s undeniable: technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better or worse? We explore that question with author of “Smarter Than You Think” Clive Thompson.
Victorian Eyes Exhibit Draws from Statistics and Art to Experience Literature
A group of researchers at WID has looked beyond approaches traditionally associated with literary studies, instead gaining a deeper understanding through statistics, art and computation in a traveling exhibit called Victorian Eyes.