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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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Max Motz is a macro data scientist at Fundstrat Global Advisors, an investment research firm.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“There’s a lot of unknowns,” said Sasha Travaglio, a spokesperson for the Santa Rosa Island fire Burned Area Emergency Response team, which includes a hydrologist, a soil scientist, an archaeologist, a paleontologist and a botanist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A team led by Los Alamos scientist Roxana Bujack used geometry to build a mathematical definition of color perception based on hue, saturation, and lightness.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jianku said he used Crispr to tweak DNA in human embryos and was imprisoned for the work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I might not have been able to run out and buy Fig different food, but I was still the greatest scientist.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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