UCTV: Science

Extracting More Information Out of Data

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 44:00:00 PDT

Terry Speed, UC Berkeley Professor of Statistics, delivers the 99th annual Martin Meyerson Faculty Research Lecture. His research and teaching interests have concerned the application of statistics to genetics and molecular biology. Within that sub field, eventually to be named bioinformatics, his interests are broad, including biomolecular sequence analysis, the mapping of genes in experimental animals and humans, and functional genomics. He has been particularly involved in the low-level analysis of microarray data, and more recently, next-generation DNA sequence analysis. [Science] [Show ID: 23678]

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A Tale of Two Reserves

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 40:00:00 PDT

Take a journey to two of the UC Natural Reserve Systems’ reserves in southern California, the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve and Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Show ID: 24031]

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Onward California: 50 Years to Save this Species

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PDT

We have 50 years to save the Hawaiian monk seal — to stop them from going extinct. The students that we train today are going to be absolutely key to saving the species. Terrie Williams, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, provides students with the hands-on knowledge that they need to make a difference. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24477]

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Where the Swell Begins

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 52:00:00 PDT

Every summer the California surfing community enjoys the arrival of a long regular swell from the southwest. The origin of the swell is in the winter storms of the southern hemisphere, some in the Indian Ocean, half way around the Earth. Join internationally renowned Scripps professor Walter Munk to learn how World War II and measurements of Guadalupe Island led to this discovery and what it means for surfers today. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 24248]

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CARTA: Human Origins: Lessons from Autism Spectrum Disorders – The Early Identification of Autism Mirroring in the Neurotypical and Autistic Brain and Mirror Neuron Dysfunction in Neurology

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 52:00:00 PDT

This fascinating and important series from CARTA explores the newest understandings of the roots of autism disorders from the foremost researchers in the world. In this episode, Karen Pierce and V.S. Ramachandran of UC San Diego are joined by UCLA’s Mirella Dapretto as they discuss The Early Identification of Autism, Mirroring in the Neurotypical and Autistic Brain, and Mirror Neuron Dysfunction in Neurology. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 24455]

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Intelligence and Machines: Creating Intelligent Machines by Modeling the Brain with Jeff Hawkins

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:00:00 PDT

Are intelligent machines possible? If they are, what will they be like? Jeff Hawkins, an inventor, engineer, neuroscientist, author and entrepreneur, frames these questions by reviewing some of the efforts to build intelligent machines. He posits that machine intelligence is only possible by first understanding how the brain works and then building systems that work on the same principles. He describes Numenta’s work using neocortical models to understand the torrent of machine-generated data being created today. He will conclude with predictions on how machine intelligence will unfold in the near and long term future and why creating intelligent machines is important for humanity. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 24412]

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CARTA: Human Origins: Lessons from Autism Spectrum Disorders - Genetic Etiology Surprising Findings in Autism and The 'Like-Me' Theory for Connecting Self and Others

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 84:00:00 PDT

This fascinating and important series from CARTA explores the newest understandings of the roots of autism disorders from the foremost researchers in the world. In this episode, Jonathan Sebat and Eric Courchesne of UC San Diego are joined by Andrew Meltzoff of the University of Washington as they discuss Genetic Etiology, Surprising Findings in Autism: Insights into Anthropogeny and The 'Like-Me' Theory for Connecting Self and Others. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23435]

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Return From the Deep

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 36:00:00 PDT

Share the adventure with Scripps scientists and students who have explored the ocean depths and come away with amazing results. From discovery of the first known methane seeps off San Diego to video and images from the deepest place on earth, we welcome you to take a sneak peek into the abyss. Series: "Behind the Scenes at Scripps" [Science] [Show ID: 24270]

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The Art in Science The Science in Art - La Jolla Playhouse

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 36:00:00 PDT

A conversation about creativity among San Diego’s leading medical researchers and La Jolla Playhouse artists, including Artistic Director Christopher Ashley and Des McAnuff, director of La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere science fiction musical, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.” Participants on the panel include: Gerald Joyce, professor in the departments of chemistry and molecular biology at The Scripps Research Institute, Thomas Albright, director of the Vision Center laboratory at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Pamela Itkin-Ansari, adjunct assistant professor at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Daniel Einhorn (moderator), medical director of Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute. Series: "La Jolla Playhouse" [Humanities] [Science] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24355]

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Intelligence and the Brain: Recent Advances in Understanding How the Brain Works with Jeff Hawkins

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 36:00:00 PDT

How the brain creates intelligence is viewed by many as the greatest scientific quest of all time. We are living at the time when rapid progress is being made and a comprehensive theory of brain function is emerging. Jeff Hawkins, an inventor, engineer, neuroscientist, author and entrepreneur, presents the big picture of what we know so far and describes recent progress in a core issue: why neurons are arranged as they are in the neocortex, how this arrangement builds models of the world, and how these models make predictions and generate actions. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 24411]

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On Intelligence with Jeff Hawkins - Conversations with History

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 36:00:00 PDT

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Jeff Hawkins, founder of both Palm Computing and Handspring and creator of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, to promote research on memory and cognition. Hawkins traces his intellectual journey focusing on his lifelong passion to develop a theory of the brain. Hawkins explicates the brain’s operating principles and explores the implications of human intelligence for engineering intelligent machines, the goal of his new company Numenta. Series: "Conversations with History" [Science] [Show ID: 24454]

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Onward California: California’s Water Tower

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 60:00:00 PDT

Using satellites and sensors to project California's water supply. Think of the Sierra Nevada as California's water tower. Sixty percent or more of our water comes from this mountain range. Roger Bales, director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, heads into the mountains to measure the water and geochemical balance of the landscape. The impact of climate change on California's water supply is more than an environmental concern -- it's at the forefront of economic sustainability. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24469]

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Alternatives to Insecticides: High Impact Solutions Without Environmental Trade-offs - The Silent Spring Series - Exploring Ethics

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT

To mark the 50th anniversary of “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s landmark book that helped launch the environmental movement, the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology presents “Alternatives to Insecticides: High Impact Solutions Without Environmental Trade-offs.” In this talk, Stephen Welter of San Diego State University focuses on biologically based alternatives to insecticide use in American agriculture that also consider non-target environmental effects, worker safety issues, and consumer needs as well as the more traditional models of economic trade-offs. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 24292]

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Conversation with Shashi Buluswar

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Shashi Buluswar, the executive director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT), chats with Jeff Miller, head of Public Affairs. LIGTT’s mandate is to foster the discovery, development, and deployment of a generation of low-carbon, affordable technologies that will advance sustainable methods to fight global poverty. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Series" [Science] [Show ID: 24391]

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Onward California: Onward Efficiency

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 44:00:00 PDT

1.4 billion people don’t have electricity. John Bowers, Director, Institute for Energy Efficiency at UCSB, talks about some of the research that is going into making solar-powered lighting for those who live off the grid in Africa and elsewhere. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24470]

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The Velocity of Climate Change - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

Modeling climate change and how fast species will have to move to endure changes in climate. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24608]

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Gray Whales in a Changing Environment

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 80:00:00 PDT

The North Pacific gray whale has been called an "ecosystem sentinel" because it appears this species responds to large-scale environmental changes. Global climate change may ultimately make the biggest impact on these ocean giants. Join us as special guests Wayne Perryman and Dave Weller of Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA) discuss how novel information on gray whales is reshaping scientists' understanding of this species. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 24247]

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Conversation with Kathy Yelick

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 32:00:00 PDT

Kathy Yelick, Associate Berkeley Lab Director for Computing Sciences, an organization that advances computational science throughout lab’s research programs, chats with Jeff Miller, head of Public Affairs. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Series" [Science] [Show ID: 24390]

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Conversation with Omar Yaghi

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 64:00:00 PDT

Omar Yaghi, director of the Molecular Foundry, the nanoscience facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, talks with Jeff Miller, head of Public Affairs. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Series" [Science] [Show ID: 24389]

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Cell Phone Science Saving Lives - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

In developing countries, more than 3.4 million people die each year due to water-related diseases, while the U.S. and Europe routinely face E. coli and salmonella contamination in their food supplies. In response, UCLA engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan developed the first-of-its-kind microscopy tool that enables public health workers to test for harmful bacteria in the field using only a cell phone. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24210]

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Building it Better: Earthquake-Resilient Hospitals for the Future

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 44:00:00 PDT

Go behind the scenes at UC San Diego as a five story mockup of a hospital, including a surgical suite, is subjected to dramatic earthquakes in order to better understand how the many complex systems within hospital buildings perform after earthquakes. Teaming up with the California Seismic Safety Commission, this UCSD-TV documentary explores the history of seismic safety for California's hospital infrastructure, and what is being done to secure its future. Series: "Earthquake and Seismology Programs" [Science] [Show ID: 21399]

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Marine Science Looks to the (Sea) Stars - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

Extremely sensitive to shifts in temperature, the ochre sea star is considered a “keystone species” for monitoring the effect of changing air and ocean temperatures on California’s marine life. Eric Sanford of the UC Davis Bodega Bay Marine Lab puts these beautiful creatures to the test, using their appetite for mussels as the yardstick. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24211]

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Building the 'Knowosphere’: How New Ways to Share and Shape Ideas Can Help Build Durable Progress on a Finite Planet

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 28:00:00 PDT

By about 2050, the human population is expected to reach nine billion. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. Will we overheat or innovate, conserve or despoil, crash or round the curve with a few scrapes? Environmental journalist Andrew Revkin presents an exploration of ways to share and shape ideas that can foster progress on a finite planet. He focuses in particular on the unique role of universities as hubs of innovation, learning and, most important, doing. [Science] [Show ID: 24125]

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Clearing the Air of Thirdhand Smoke - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

Even after the second-hand smoke has cleared, cigarettes leave some of their toxic residue behind. Discover how UC researchers at California’s Thirdhand Smoke Consortium are investigating the problem. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24212]

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Local Legends: The Leopard Sharks of La Jolla Shores - Perspectives on Ocean Science

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 40:00:00 PDT

Summertime in San Diego means the return of leopard sharks to La Jolla Shores. Contrary to popular belief, these sharks – 97% of which are pregnant females – are not giving birth or mating during their stay. Join Andy Nosal, a Scripps Ph.D. student who studies local leopards, to find out what scientists really think is going on. Discover what gadgets Nosal uses to track the sharks and learn what makes La Jolla the animals' preferred hang out. Find out why this shark population is particularly vulnerable and how the local no-take marine reserve protects it. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 24000]

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Building a Sustainable Good Life through Technology and Yoga

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 92:00:00 PDT

University of Michigan professor of applied physics, electrical engineering and computer science Jasprit Singh describes how technology can develop to impact the ability to live the "good life.” He is the founder of the RussaYog style of yoga and runs several studios and training centers in the United States. He examines how to have the “good life" in a sustainable way using concepts from yoga and mindful technologies, which enhance the inner senses. Singh works in the area of optical and electronic properties of semiconductors and their heterostructures. Series: "Technology Management Program" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 23925]

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Exploring the Universe from the South Pole

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 92:00:00 PDT

The study of the origin, evolution and make-up of the universe has made dramatic and surprising advances over the last decades John E. Carlstrom, Professor at the University of Chicago and the deputy director of the UCSB Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, describes new measurements being carried out with the 10-m South Pole Telescope to test the inflation theory of the origin of the Universe and to investigate the nature of dark energy. Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Science] [Show ID: 24126]

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Better Safe Than Sorry: A Focus on Food

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 56:00:00 PDT

From the field to the table, UC Davis researchers are on the front line of research, working to make safe, healthy and flavorful food. Hear from a family caught in the deadly 2006 E. coli outbreak, chemists working on improving the taste of food, chef Martin Yan, and California almond farmers, all benefiting from discoveries that lead to enhance the safety, quality and taste of our food supply. [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 24199]

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Where Does Your Water Come From? - Earth 101

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 56:00:00 PDT

Turn on the faucet, and out pours water — a familiar experience for the majority of us in the United States. But where does this water come from? Daniel Schlenk, a professor of aquatic ecotoxicology at the University of California, Riverside, provides an understanding of the unique aspects of water transport and generation. He also addresses what we will need to do in the future to maintain the quality and quantity of water we currently enjoy in California. Series: "Earth 101: What You Need to Know About Life on our Planet" [Science] [Show ID: 24209]

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What's Your Carbon Footprint? - Earth 101

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 88:00:00 PDT

All of us contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change. But there are ways to reduce our carbon emissions. How we travel, what we eat, what we consume and what we discard are just some of the factors that contribute to our carbon footprint. Louis S. Santiago, an assistant professor of physiological ecology at the University of California, Riverside, explains how we can measure our impact on our climate. He argues that we can all do something to reduce our carbon footprint. Series: "Earth 101: What You Need to Know About Life on our Planet" [Science] [Show ID: 24208]

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Leaping Lizards - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

UC Berkeley biologists and engineers interested in motion look at how lizards use their tails for clues on how to improve the mobility of the robots they are designing for use in search, rescue or disaster situations. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24213]

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135 Years of Global Ocean Warming - Perspectives on Ocean Science

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 68:00:00 PDT

A new study comparing past and present ocean temperatures reveals the global ocean has been warming for more than a century. Join Dean Roemmich, Scripps physical oceanographer and study co-author, as he describes how warm our oceans are getting, where all that heat is going, and how this knowledge will help scientists better understand the earth’s climate. Learn how scientists measured ocean temperature during the historic voyage of the HMS Challenger (1872-76) and how today’s network of ocean-probing robots is changing the way scientists study the seas. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 23999]

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What Hollywood Can Teach Us About Our Planet - Earth 101

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:00:00 PDT

Plants have a lot to teach us about how our planet works and movies like the blockbuster film “Avatar,” in which plants play an important role, can inspire us to pay closer attention to them. Jodie Holt, a professor of plant physiology at the University of California, Riverside and the botanical consultant for Avatar, discusses what she taught Hollywood about plants and what Hollywood can teach us about our planet. Series: "Earth 101: What You Need to Know About Life on our Planet" [Science] [Show ID: 24207]

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Personalized Medicine: A Case Study of Academic-Industry Collaboration

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 52:00:00 PDT

The use of genomics and genetics to predict disease, prognosis, and optimal treatments for individuals is a promising development in medicine, but it will require successful academic-industry collaborations. In this second program of the “Meeting the Challenge of Conflicts of Interest” series, Patrick Groody , divisional vice president for research and development at Abbott Molecular and Dr. Richard Schwab, the director of the Moores UCSD Cancer Center Biorepository, look at where these collaborations are working and how to overcome barriers to productive partnerships. This series is presented by the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology in San Diego. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24057]

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Too Many People - Earth 101

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 52:00:00 PDT

Most of our serious problems in the world today can be traced back to the impact of human populations on the environment. With each person requiring energy, space and resources to survive, the stress on the planet of the world population, currently estimated to be seven billion, is enormous. Richard Cardullo, a professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, discusses how human populations have grown at an alarming rate over the past few centuries and discuss some of its consequences. Series: "Earth 101: What You Need to Know About Life on our Planet" [Science] [Show ID: 24206]

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Solar Concentrators - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

A team of researchers at the University of California, Merced, has redesigned luminescent solar concentrators to be more efficient at sending sunlight to solar cells. Professor Sayantani Ghosh is developing a solar concentrator that could allow solar panels to be used in new places, such as on the windows of cars and buildings. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 23882]

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Academic-Industry Collaborations: Can We All Just Get Along?

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 80:00:00 PDT

It is understood that academia and industry both have essential roles in bringing new and improved clinical products to the public. However, it is also generally agreed that academic-industry collaborations are tarnished by both real and perceived consequences of financial conflicts of interest. The first program in the Meeting the Challenge of Conflicts of Interest series from the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology brings together Dr. Gary Firestein of UC San Diego and Dr. Jeremy Barton of Pfizer for a clarifying conversation about this important challenge to medical research. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 24056]

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Blood Spatter Science - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

What do forensic science students and engineers have in common? At UC Davis, it's an effort to find clues at a crime scene through the blood stain patterns left behind. A joint research project has a team of students and an engineering professor analyzing blood droplets and patterns to determine the velocity of an impact, which could tell investigators if the weapon used was a gun ... a hammer .. or something else entirely. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24146]

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Coring for Clues in Clear Lake - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

UC Berkeley scientists play forensic detectives by drilling into the ancient sediments at the bottom of Northern California’s Clear Lake. They’re searching for clues that will help them predict how today’s plants and animals will adapt to climate change and increasing population. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24054]

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Cooperation Trumps Conflict in Tomales Bay - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

Scenic Marin County in California is home to two thriving industries that were once in conflict – oyster farming and dairy farming. In order to grow healthy and marketable oysters, the farmers depended on clean water in Tomales Bay. But regulations meant to protect the bay from cattle runoff were so strict that dairy farmers feared they could no longer stay in business. Now, with help from scientists at UC Cooperative Extension, these two communities have found creative solutions that allow both kinds of farmers to share this beautiful and fertile region. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23978]

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Customizing Plants for Biofuels with Henrik Scheller

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 76:00:00 PDT

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory biological engineer Henrik Scheller chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. Scheller hopes to generate modified plants that are potentially more suitable for biofuel production. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Series" [Science] [Show ID: 22555]

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Author Bill McKibben: Third-Annual Keeling Lecture - Perspectives on Ocean Science

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 56:00:00 PDT

The annual Keeling Lecture honors the memory of distinguished Scripps Oceanography professor Charles David Keeling's life and invaluable contributions to climate science and Scripps. This year join renowned environmental author Bill McKibben. Lauded by Time Magazine as the planet’s best green journalist, McKibben is the author of dozens of books about the environment and will bring deep insight into the human dimensions of climate change. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 23550]

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Jellyfish Burgers or How We Changed the Oceans and They Changed Us with Daniel Pauly - Nierenberg Prize 2012

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 56:00:00 PDT

Marine biologist Daniel Pauly, University of British Columbia, warns that modern fishing practices, left unmanaged, will leave little but jellyfish and plankton in the sea for future generations to eat — a frightening vision of our oceans and our lives. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Show ID: 23818]

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Efficiency For Sale - Who’s Buying? with Merrian Fuller

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:00:00 PDT

Merrian Fuller from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division joins former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer Sabin Russell to discuss financing and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Series" [Science] [Show ID: 22554]

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The Future: Teaching and Life-Saving Tools - Our Digital Life (Ep. 3)

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

The final episode of “Our Digital Life” shows how UC Merced scientists are developing digital technology to help visualize, research and learn about things we could previously only imagine. Using 3-D imaging usually reserved for Hollywood films, students and researchers are breaking new ground in the study of nanomaterials and how we use technology in the classroom and the lab to teach and train the researchers of the future. Series: "Our Digital Life - UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 23734]

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The Dalai Lama on Science and Climate Change - UCTV Prime Cuts

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama praises the work and methods of skeptical scientists and encourages all to be open-minded and collaborative in the pursuit of knowledge. This excerpt is from “The Global Impact of Climate Change,” a discussion he led at the University of California, San Diego as part of the Compassion Without Borders series in April, 2012. Series: "UCTV Prime Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 23878]

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The Present: Cognitive and Computer Science Our Digital Self - Our Digital Life (Ep. 2)

, 01 01:01:01 PDT

Episode two moves from the digital past to the present, where cognitive scientists and computer engineers at UC Merced are collaborating and using real time, 3-D motion capture technology to understand our complex behavior and how we use it to record and analyze the way we live. The researchers aim to build a digital library of human motion that will help construct lifelike human avatars for use in telemedicine, education and ways we’ve yet to imagine. Series: "Our Digital Life - UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 23732]

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CARTA: Culture-Gene Interactions in Human Origins: Genetic Impact of Culturally-Based Mating Systems The Grandmother Hypothesis and Rates of Aging and Do Genetic Differences Affect Language Evolution?

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 52:00:00 PDT

How cultural traditions have shaped, and continue to shape, our genomes with presentations on Genetic Impact of Culturally-Based Mating Systems (Marcus Feldman), The Grandmother Hypothesis and Rates of Aging (Kristen Hawkes), and Do Genetic Differences Affect Language Evolution? (Mark Aronoff and Carol Padden) Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23905]

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Transistors and Integrated Circuits from DC to the (far) Infrared (Doluca Family Endowed Chair Lecture)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 PDT

UC Santa Barbara Professor Mark Rodwell, whose research has extended the limits of high-frequency radio, high-speed optical communications, and powerful imaging applications, has been awarded the Doluca Family Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in recognition of his exceptional achievements. He discusses his work in the area of analog and mixed-signal circuit design Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 22734]

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To Be Human: What Makes The Human Brain Human with Terrence Sejnowski

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 PDT

Terrence Sejnowski, the Francis Crick Professor at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, addresses the uniqueness of the human brain in the “To Be Human” series, sponsored by the Making of the Modern World Program at Eleanor Roosevelt College, UC San Diego. Series: "To Be Human " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23246]

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