Sievert 2026 Lecture 7 - Getting Life Under Control

Awarded by the Sievert Lecture Series, this 8-lecture series (aimed to the general public of Evanston, IL) explores how life itself raises interdisciplinary questions that inspire fruitful investigations by cross-pollinating ideas between mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, ecology, and beyond. Lecture 7: Life has evolved sophisticated regulatory and control mechanisms, from cells regulating protein production to neuronal circuits generating movement patterns. We will examine these regulatory mechanisms and discuss how we can intervene to elicit desired behaviors in biological systems.