Scientist You Should Know: Taylor Perron is a Planetary Detective

Scientist J. Taylor Perron studies rivers and landscapes to discover how our planet and our species developed.

By Jason P. Dinh
Jul 20, 2022 12:00 PM
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Taylor Perron analyzes planetary landscapes to ask how life and planets evolve.

“Life’s too short to ask one question,” the geomorphologist and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor says.

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