The universe ’s star formation history and a powerful new helper for evolution
In a fast-changing environment, evolution can be slow—sometimes so slow that an organism dies out before the right mutation comes along. Host Sarah Crespi speaks with Staff Writer Elizabeth Pennisi about how plastic traits—traits that can alter in response to environmental conditions—could help life catch up.
Also on this week’s show, host Meagan Cantwell talks with Marco Ajello a professor of physics and astronomy at Clemson University in South Carolina about his team’s method to determine the universe’s star formation history. By looking at 739 blazars, supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies, A...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - November 29, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The universe ’s star formation history and a powerful new helper for evolution
In a fast-changing environment, evolution can be slow —sometimes so slow that an organism dies out before the right mutation comes along. Host Sarah Crespi speaks with Staff Writer Elizabeth Pennisi about how plastic traits—traits that can alter in response to environmental conditions—could help life catch up. Also on this week’s show, host Mea gan Cantwell talks with Marco Ajello a professor of physics and astronomy at Clemson University in South Carolina about his team’s method to determine the universe’s star formation history. By looking at 739 blazars, supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies, Aj...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - November 29, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Neuroscience of Emotion (BS 151)
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BS 151 is a discussion of The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson. We talk about key ideas from the book and relate them to several previous episodes about emotion including interviews with Jaak Panksepp, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Luis Pessoa.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript [Buy for $2] [Free for Premium and Patreon supporters]Premium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 26, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Emotion Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Neuroscience of Emotion (BS 151)
Click image to play audio
BS 151 is a discussion of The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson. We talk about key ideas from the book and relate them to several previous episodes about emotion including interviews with Jaak Panksepp, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Luis Pessoa.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript [Buy for $2] [Free for Premium and Patreon supporters]Premium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 26, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Emotion Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 519: Fishing for viruses in senile
The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer's Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Virology Comics on sale (Amazon) Clinical Trial: antiviral for AD HHV6 and HHV7 transcripts in AD brain (TWiV 505) HSV1 in AD (Front Ag Neuro) Taiwan cohort study on antivirals and AD (Neurother) HSV1 antibodies in CSF (J Med Virol)...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 11, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 517: Just in time for Halloween
Brianne and Vincent tackle two studies that utilize infectious viruses to examine zoonotic potential of Bombali virus, a new ebolavirus from an insectivorous species in Sierra Leone, and a human mumps-like virus from an African flying fox in DRC. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Pan American Society for Clinical Virology San Diego and Houston Regional Meetings It's not SARS 2.0 (TWiV 364) Bats out of hell (TWiV 183) Bombali virus, a new Ebolavirus (Nat Micro) Asymptomatic Ebolavirus infections (virolog...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 28, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Explore the Synaptome with Seth Grant (BS 150)
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Dr. Seth Grant, director of the Genes To Cognition project in the UK, has been studying the molecular biology of the synapse for decades. This month marks his fourth appearance on Brain Science (BS 150). In his latest interview we discuss the findings of his latest paper in Neuron, and he also provides an overview of how this paper fits into his larger body of work. Longtime listeners will appreciate this update, but the material is also accessible to new listeners of all backgrounds.In earlier work Grant and his team discovered that vertebrate sy...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 26, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Evolution Brain Research Interviews learning Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Explore the Synaptome with Seth Grant (BS 150)
Seth Grant (click image to play interview)
Dr. Seth Grant, director of the Genes To Cognition project in the UK, has been studying the molecular biology of the synapse for decades. This month marks his fourth appearance on Brain Science (BS 150). In his latest interview we discuss the findings of his latest paper in Neuron, and he also provides an overview of how this paper fits into his larger body of work. Longtime listeners will appreciate this update, but the material is also accessible to new listeners of all backgrounds.In earlier work Grant and his team discovered that vertebrate sy...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - October 26, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Evolution Brain Research Interviews learning Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Dean Burnett, author of "Happy Brain" (BS 149)
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Dr. Dean Burnett from Cardiff Wales enjoys sharing neuroscience with his unique sense of humor. In his first book Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up, he debunked several myths about the power of the human brain. In his new book Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, and Why Burnett takes us beyond oversimplifications, such as “dopamine causes happiness,” and explores the complex role that things like humor and fame play in our lives. This is an episode for listeners of all backgrounds.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to s...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 29, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research dopamine Emotion Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Dean Burnett, author of "Happy Brain" (BS 149)
Dean Burnett (Click to play interview)
Dr. Dean Burnett from Cardiff Wales enjoys sharing neuroscience with his unique sense of humor. In his first book Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up, he debunked several myths about the power of the human brain. In his new book Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, and Why Burnett takes us beyond oversimplifications, such as “dopamine causes happiness,” and explores the complex role that things like humor and fame play in our lives. This is an episode for listeners of all backgrounds.
How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to s...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 29, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research dopamine Emotion Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
The future of PCB-laden orca whales, and doing genomics work with Indigenous people
Science has often treated Indigenous people as resources for research —especially when it comes to genomics. Now, Indigenous people are exploring how this type of study can be conducted in a way that respects their people and traditions. Meagan Cantwell talks with contributing correspondent Lizzie Wade about a summer workshop for Indigenous scientists that aims to s tart a new chapter in genomics.
We’ve known for decades that PCBs—polychlorinated biphenyls—are toxic and carcinogenic. In the 1970s and 1980s, these compounds were phased out of use in industrial and electronic applications, worldwide. But they are st...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
The future of PCB-laden orca whales, and doing genomics work with Indigenous people
Science has often treated Indigenous people as resources for research —especially when it comes to genomics. Now, Indigenous people are exploring how this type of study can be conducted in a way that respects their people and traditions. Meagan Cantwell talks with contributing correspondent Lizzie Wade about a summer workshop for Indigenous scientists that aims to s tart a new chapter in genomics.
We’ve known for decades that PCBs—polychlorinated biphenyls—are toxic and carcinogenic. In the 1970s and 1980s, these compounds were phased out of use in industrial and electronic applications, worldwide. But they are st...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
The future of PCB-laden orca whales, and doing genomics work with Indigenous people
Science has often treated Indigenous people as resources for research —especially when it comes to genomics. Now, Indigenous people are exploring how this type of study can be conducted in a way that respects their people and traditions. Meagan Cantwell talks with contributing correspondent Lizzie Wade about a summer workshop for Indigenous scientists that aims to s tart a new chapter in genomics. We’ve known for decades that PCBs—polychlorinated biphenyls—are toxic and carcinogenic. In the 1970s and 1980s, these compounds were phased out of use in industrial and electronic applications, worldwide. But they are sti...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
