Caltech Magazine, Volume 88:1, Spring 2025

Table of Contents

Letters
Cycling Celebrity; Laser Focus; Organ Donation; Previous Paleontologists.

SoCaltech
Caltech’s president preps for transition; Solid, liquid, or both?; Superbugs, big personalities, and more.

Piecing It Together
Tracing the roots of neural networks, the building blocks of modern AI, at Caltech.

Seeing the Whole Board
How Caltech is using AI to advance scientific discovery.

Kaleidoscope Vision
Caltech researchers navigate AI’s shifting and multifaceted future, charting a course for its ethical development and application.

A Phoenix Rises
A Caltech-led team installs new air-quality sensors throughout Altadena to monitor airborne dust after the fires.

Inside Look: Victoria Orphan
The deep blue sea beckons in the office of this geobiologist.

Behind the Scenes of the Big Bang
The Caltech-led NASA SPHEREx mission will provide new clues about the explosive, inflationary phase of our universe.

In Memoriam
Stephen R. Onderdonk; William B. Bridges; Fred Shair; Jenijoy La Belle; Arden L. Ablee

Endnotes
How do you think AI will change your job or research field in the future?