Science (Audio)
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Upgrading the Physiological Relevance of Human Brain Organoids
Giorgia Quadrato, Ph.D., explores cerebral organoids as models for neural development and disease research. Using live calcium imaging, Quadrato observes increased neuronal coordination attributed to…
00:53:09 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
CARTA: How Did Lucy Become a Fossil? Investigating the Life Death and Preservation of a Famous Hominin with Anna Behrensmeyer
Lucy's 1974 discovery reshaped our understanding of early hominins. Geological studies dated her to 3.21 million years ago. Questions arose about her life and death, leading to investigations into he…
00:21:01 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
A Deep Look into Innovation and Equity in the AI Revolution
The AI revolution and other innovations are bolstering equitable, community-centered solutions to major societal issues from disease to wildfire, and technologies piloted at UC San Diego are laying t…
00:48:34 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
CARTA: How the Paleo Diet Worked for Lucy-and Led to Us with Jessica Thompson
Lucy's discovery in eastern Africa reshaped human origins research, highlighting our ancestors' diverse habitats. Initially thought vegetarians like chimpanzees, Lucy's group were adaptable omnivores…
00:19:49 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
CARTA: Lucy and Evolution of Hand Dexterity and Tool Use with Tracy Kivell
The discovery of Lucy in 1974 gave insight into early hominin body form but lacked hand bones. Subsequent findings revealed Australopithecus afarensis hand morphology. New discoveries and research si…
00:19:36 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
CARTA: Lucy - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lucy is one of the most famous fossils of all time. The discovery of this species had a major impact on the science of human origins and evolution. Why? What was that impact? The symposium speakers—e…
00:03:30 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Modeling Kidney Disease and Regeneration with Organoids Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D., delves into the creation and functionality of kidney organoids. He discusses their focus on filtration over hormone functions, and answers intriguing questions about urine c…
00:56:20 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
CARTA: What Was Lucy’s Impact on our Understanding of Bipedality Diet and Encephalization? with Carol Ward
Paleoanthropology is booming with discoveries, reshaping our understanding of human evolution. Lucy's 1974 find stands as a milestone, providing crucial insights into early hominins. Her species, Aus…
00:19:53 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Our Common Climate: Variability and Climate Change in the U.S. - Mexico Western Border Region
Please join us for the annual Keeling lecture in honor of Scripps Professor Charles David Keeling’s life and invaluable contributions to climate science and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. T…
00:53:12 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
CARTA: The Savanna Hypothesis: Tracing an Enigmatic Idea Through Time with Kaye Reed
The savanna hypothesis suggests that early human ancestors evolved in open grasslands. Raymond Dart's 1925 discovery of Australopithecus africanus at Taung supported this idea. Lucy's 1974 discovery …
00:15:39 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
CARTA: What Was Lucy’s Impact on Our Understanding of Other Australopith Relatives? with Bernard Wood
In 1974, understanding early human evolution was limited. Lucy's discovery provided insights into one early hominin, while her species, Australopithecus afarensis, revealed broader patterns. The abun…
00:20:11 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
CARTA: Lucy's Children and Human Origins with Zeray Alemseged
Owing to its morphological and temporal placement, the Lucy species, Australopithecus afarensis, plays a pivotal role in our understanding of the human evolutionary career. Though many more fossil re…
00:21:50 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
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