Teacher Resources (Audio)
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Energy Efficient Software Development for the Internet of Things (IoT)
Increasingly, Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications require energy efficiency, low-latency, privacy and security of code and data, and programming support that simplifies IoT software development and…
00:26:16 |
Wed 16 Oct 2019
The Many Roles and Consequences of Randomness in Biological Systems
Stochasticity (randomness) is ubiquitous in biological systems. Linda Petzold explores some of the ways in which it arises and is used to advantage by biological systems, at a wide range of scales. …
00:26:16 |
Sat 12 Oct 2019
The Uncharted Mind: Gender Diversity Drives Scientific Discovery
Understanding how the brain works has traditionally been undertaken by men and about men but cognitive neuroscientist Emily Jacobs argues that diversity of researchers and their research is what driv…
00:22:31 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Campus Natural Reserve: Where Learning Comes Alive
The 400-acre UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve offers students the opportunity to walk outside their classrooms and study nature in nature. Better known as the “outdoor classroom and living labora…
00:02:32 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Living Laboratories and Outdoor Classrooms at UC Santa Cruz
The UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserve System supports long-term research and teaching on protected lands on more than 10,000 acres of natural lands at five natural reserves: Año Nuevo, Campus, Fort Ord, …
00:01:24 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Younger Lagoon Reserve: An Outdoor Classroom for Coastal Research
Younger Lagoon Reserve is one of the few relatively undisturbed wetlands remaining along the California Central Coast. Located on the UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus, the natural reserve’s 25-ac…
00:03:06 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
Using Stem Cells to Research the Brain - Health Matters
Stem Cell research could unlock the mystery of what makes the human brain special. Researcher Alysson Muotri is using stem cells to grow tiny versions of developing human brains in his lab to study e…
00:26:29 |
Sat 05 Oct 2019
Technology: Friend or Foe for the Future of our Oceans
Ours is a water planet. Technology is shaping our uses, both as foe and ally. It has made humans the dominant predator and provides us food, gives us half the oxygen we breathe and created many marit…
00:28:16 |
Fri 04 Oct 2019
Transitioning to a Hydrogen Energy Economy with the Help of Natural Gas
Global prosperity over the last century has been powered by low-cost fossil fuels. Unfortunately, they are a finite resource and pose significant risks to our environment; therefore, they must be rep…
00:27:16 |
Wed 02 Oct 2019
AlertWildfire: Bracing for Fire when the Wind Blows
The ALERTWildfire camera network across California provides rapid confirmation of emergency wildfire 911 calls, situational awareness, and in the worst-case scenarios real-time data to help sequence …
00:50:50 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
A New Perspective on Autism Could Change Interventions
The authors of a provocative new paper maintain that many of the behaviors common to autism—including low eye contact, repetitive movements, and the verbatim repetition of words and phrases—are misin…
00:01:36 |
Fri 27 Sep 2019
Making Pluripotent Stem Cells
With the capacity to form any tissue in the human body, induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs, are critical to the work of the UC San Diego Stem Cell program in studying disease and potential cure…
00:02:20 |
Fri 13 Sep 2019
Midwest Towns Move to Avoid Flooding from Climate Change
Climate change and atmospheric rivers are bringing flood water to people’s homes, devastating communities. Entire towns are moving to escape rising waters, which is called managed retreat. Flood expe…
00:06:42 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Marine Natural Products: From Sea to Pharmacy
Nature has provided the inspiration for many of today’s most important medicines, yet the need for new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and antibiotic resistant bacterial infection remains high…
00:51:04 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
The International Response to Climate Change: Perspectives from within the UN System
At the 24th meeting of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention, governments completed the so-called Paris Rulebook, the set of guidelines for implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement, …
00:55:47 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
A New Focus for Energy Efficiency
Our planet is experiencing worldwide growth in energy consumption and CO2 emission and is experiencing temperature rise and climate change at an accelerating rate. This video introduces the Institute…
00:29:01 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
SALTO - Teaching an Old Robot New Tricks
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, first unveiled Salto’s high-flying capabilities in 2016. Now, they’ve equipped the robot with a slew of new skills, giving it the ability to bou…
00:04:48 |
Wed 21 Aug 2019
Seaweed as a Superfood
Marine biologist Jennifer Smith talks about the properties and history of the superfood seaweed. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 35070]
00:03:32 |
Fri 09 Aug 2019
Modern Oceanography and the Changing Arctic Ocean
The Arctic is changing rapidly in response to changes in global climate and economic activity and yet much of it remains unexplored with modern scientific techniques. Jeff Bowman describes his group'…
00:54:51 |
Fri 02 Aug 2019
Making Brain Organoids: A Primer
Brain organoids, or cortical organoids, hold much promise in finding interventions for neurological conditions, and have already proven useful in understanding the effects of Zika and rare neurologic…
00:02:27 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
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