Science (Audio)
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Superradiance: Embodying Earth
Superradiance: Embodying Earth is a multiscreen video and sound installation by artists Memo Akten and Katie Peyton Hofstader that serves as a centerpiece of Embodied Pacific: Oceans Unseen. Learn ho…
00:56:50 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
CARTA: Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease - Welcome and Opening Remarks
The human body has traits that evolved at different times, from 1.5 billion to 2 million years ago, each bringing health benefits and risks. Multicellularity enabled organs and cancer. The immune sys…
00:07:52 |
Wed 28 May 2025
CARTA: Cancer is Normal Development Spun Out of Control with Steve Frank
Cancer is normal development spun out of control. It is the great plasticity and power of development, without the overarching controls that guide normal development toward an integrated adult form. …
00:16:47 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Security: A Conversation with Yaron Singer
Yaron Singer, Vice President of AI and Security at Cisco, co-founded a company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions, which was acquired by Cisco in 2024. They developed a firewall for ar…
00:43:10 |
Wed 21 May 2025
The History of Metamaterials
Metamaterials are special structures made of tiny components that give them unique electromagnetic properties not found in nature. One key feature is a negative refractive index, which enables techno…
00:59:06 |
Mon 12 May 2025
3rd Annual Global Astrobiotechnology Hub
The 3rd Annual Global Astrobiotechnology Hub focuses on advancing the intersection of space exploration, biotechnology, and innovation. The program brings together scientists, researchers, and space …
01:26:58 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Stem Cells and Science in Space - Medicine Informing Novel Discoveries (MIND)
Scientists, leaders, and patients discuss the intersection of cutting-edge science and real-world impact. They explore the importance of patient perspectives in shaping medical advancements and how c…
01:12:39 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Dancing Continents and Frozen Oceans: Reading Earth's Diary in Natural Stone Tablets with Paul Hoffman 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences
Paul Hoffman is the 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, has conducted groundbreaking research in the “Snowball Earth” (global freezi…
01:06:27 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Metamaterials Open New Horizons in Electromagnetism with Sir John Pendry 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology
Sir John Pendry is the 2024 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology. He serves as a professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London. After earning his Ph.D. at University …
01:13:13 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Figuring Out Atmospheric Rivers
The meteorology that causes atmospheric rivers is complex, but scientists at the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) are working to help better predict them and understand what they …
00:17:58 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Cervical Cancer Prevention Innovation and Community Based Research
Cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern, but innovative approaches and community-based research are transforming prevention efforts, particularly immigrant communities. With over …
00:44:11 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
From the Laboratory to the Ocean: The Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS)
At 120-feet long, and holding 36,000 gallons of water, the Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS) is a unique facility at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. SOARS is much more than a w…
00:54:58 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Machine Learning Fairness and AI: A Conversation with Adam Kalai
OpenAI researcher Adam Kalai sits down with UC San Diego professor Mikhail Belkin to discuss his work in machine learning, algorithmic fairness, and artificial intelligence. Kalai has contributed res…
00:37:38 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
CARTA: Origins of Love - Questions Answers and Closing Remarks
Human beings show a range of emotional attachment, affection, and infatuation often referred to as “love”. Love promotes long-lasting and secure relationships that involve nurturing and support. Biol…
01:08:58 |
Sat 29 Mar 2025
CARTA: The Biology of Fatherhood in Humans: Evolutionary Origins and Cross-Cultural Perspectives with Lee Gettler
Human fathers exhibit hormonal shifts in testosterone, prolactin, and oxytocin, enabling flexible responses to parenting. In species with costly paternal care, these shifts balance mating and parenti…
00:23:13 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
CARTA: Love Monogamy and Fatherhood in Latin American Monkeys with Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
The titi and owl monkeys of South America live in socially-monogamous groups where the male and female establish a pair bond and share parental duties. Why do males of these species mate in a monogam…
00:18:25 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art Science and the Archive
This film explores the dynamic fusion of science, art and historic collections, set against the stunning backdrop of La Jolla’s hidden underwater world of giant kelp forests. Five artists talks about…
00:08:17 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Stem Cells Space and Liver Metabolism - Medicine Informing Novel Discoveries (MIND)
Explore the cutting-edge intersection of space travel, biology, and health. Experts dive into the effects of microgravity and space radiation on mitochondrial function, DNA repair, and liver regenera…
00:57:40 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
CARTA: The Biology of Grandmaternal Love with James Rilling
Grandmothers play a key role as alloparents in human families. A leading hypothesis suggests that the inclusive fitness benefits of grandmaternal care selected for an extended female lifespan after r…
00:17:17 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Falling in Love with Nature: The Values of Latinx Catholic Environmentalism
Through a focus on Spanish-speaking Catholics, Amanda Baugh sheds light on environmental actors hiding in plain sight. Drawing from ethnographic research conducted across Los Angeles, Baugh, Professo…
00:49:14 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
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