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UChicago Explainer Series

Learn about some of the intellectual contributions pioneered at the University of Chicago, and how its scholars continue to shape the world and our understanding of it.

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A 2,000 wood artifact from an ancient Egyptian coffin.

Carbon-14 dating, explained

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Plant growing out of a Kilauea lava eruption — Ecological succession, explained

Illustration depecting Behavioral economics — Behavioral economics, explained

Hand moving the Doomsday Clock; Photo by Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press — The Doomsday Clock, explained

Illustration of an object crashing into the proto-Earth — How the Earth and moon formed, explained

Child learning music — Perfect pitch, explained

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Chicago Manual of Style book covers

The Chicago Manual of Style, explained

Plant growing out of a Kilauea lava eruption

Ecological succession, explained

Illustration of an object crashing into the proto-Earth

How the Earth and moon formed, explained

Microbiome

How the microbiome affects human health, explained

Child learning music

Perfect pitch, explained

Illustration depecting Behavioral economics

Behavioral economics, explained

The Hubble Constant, explained

The Hubble constant, explained

The Solar Wind, explained

The solar wind, explained

Hand moving the Doomsday Clock; Photo by Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press

The Doomsday Clock, explained