Science (Audio)
Science affects us all. Explore a wide variety of topics from technology in our everyday lives to complex global issues. Visit uctv.tv/science
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
CARTA: Love Loss and Luminance with Karen Bales
Close relationships help us shape both our other social interactions as well as our internal physiology. Do these close relationships, also known as pair bonds, look and function similarly in species…
00:21:40 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Parents of Neurodiversity - Autism Tree Annual Neurodiversity Conference 2024
Ths discussion captures the experiences of parents raising neurodivergent children, emphasizing the importance of finding joy, fostering inclusion, and supporting sibling relationships. Parents share…
00:57:25 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
CARTA: Oxytocin's Pathway to the Origins of Speech and Dance with Constantina Theofanopoulou
Dr. Theofanopoulou studies neural circuits behind sensory-motor behaviors like speech and dance, aiming to develop drug- and arts-based therapies for brain disorders. Her brain imaging research revea…
00:27:13 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
CARTA: Is Vasopressin the Key to Unlocking Our Understanding of Autism? with Karen J. Parker
Humans are an intensely social species. We experience social interactions as rewarding from infancy, and the social cognitive skills that we develop in the context of our earliest interpersonal attac…
00:25:24 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
CARTA: The Healing Power of Love: The Oxytocin Hypothesis with Sue Carter
Oxytocin is a peptide molecule with a multitude of physiological and behavioral functions. Based on its association with reproduction, including social bonding, sexual behavior, birth and maternal be…
00:23:13 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
CARTA: Origins of Love - Welcome and Opening 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…
00:06:40 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Stem Cells Scientific Publishing - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2024
Karen Christman, Sheila Chari, Stella Hurtley, and Robert Stephenson
explore academic publishing in stem cell research, focusing on reproducibility, collaboration, and public communication. Editors …
00:58:38 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
The Arc of Energy Justice: A Pursuit to Ensure Affordable Reliable and Clean Energy for All
We are at a critical moment in our society. While we advance efforts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, across the globe, millions are experiencing issues of energy affordability, reliabili…
00:52:13 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
CARTA: The Biology of Hatred: Why Love Turns to Hatred and What We Can Do About It with Ruth Feldman
Ancient texts warn of love turning into hatred, as seen in stories like Cain and Abel or “Et tu, Brute?” This talk explores the neurobiology of hatred based on the biology of love: the oxytocin syste…
00:20:11 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Using Math to Test the Limits of Computers with Yinzhan Xu and Chris Ye
Computer technology is evolving at a rapid pace, but have you ever wondered how computer scientists are able to make the devices we use on a every day basis so fast? How do machine learning computers…
00:28:35 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
No More Sidekicks: Putting Authentic Characters Front and Center in Fiction and Popular Culture - Autism Tree Annual Neurodiversity Conference 2024
This engaging panel discussion delves into the evolving representation of autistic characters in literature, comics, and pop culture, featuring authors and creators who bring authentic perspectives t…
00:59:47 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Bridging the Gap: Intercontinental Collaboration on Histone Deacetylation
The human body is made up of billions of cells. These cells are the basic building blocks of life, and they work together to form tissues, organs, and systems that enable our body to function and car…
00:11:48 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Genetics Narrative Identity and the Ethics of Choosing Disability
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated 1.3 billion people or 16% of the global population have a significant disability. A disability is a condition that can be mental or physi…
01:05:42 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Reaching for the Sky: Materials in Extreme Environments
Aircraft, spacecraft and rockets connect people and goods across vast distances, enable global satellite communication, facilitate fundamental scientific discoveries and empower exploration of the so…
00:30:55 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Uncovering Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases by CRISPR-Based Screens with Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann, Ph.D., explores how CRISPR screening and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology can uncover new insights into neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. His lab uses CRISPR …
00:58:22 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Moving Cargo Keeping Whales: Identifying Solutions for Ocean Noise Pollution
Birch Aquarium presents the September 2024 Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture with a conversation about ocean noise pollution and its impact on whales. Join Scripps Institution o…
00:55:46 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
A Day in the Life of Marine Science Student Researchers
In the Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis’ esteemed faculty and passionate undergraduate students are uncovering the secrets of the marine world.
Through our summer research programs, students get t…
00:05:08 |
Wed 25 Dec 2024
Controlling Mental Chaos
Everyone experiences mental chaos - when the mind is distracted, racing and anxious. But too much mental chaos can have negative impacts on our health and can limit our creativity. Jaime Pineda, prof…
00:58:01 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Scalable Sleep Biomarkers in Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Carrie Bearden - Autism Tree Annual Neurodiversity Conference 2024
Carrie Bearden, Ph.D., delves into how sleep patterns and brain activity influence memory and cognitive abilities in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Her research reve…
00:34:02 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
CARTA: How Humans Came to Construct Their Worlds - Questions Answers and Closing Remarks
At a global level, Homo sapiens have reshaped the planet Earth to such an extent that we now talk of a new geological age, the Anthropocene. But each of us shapes our own worlds, physically, symbolic…
00:23:41 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of UCTV. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.