TWiV 449: The sound of non-silencing
The TWiV Council explores the finding that facial appearance affects science communication, and evidence that RNA interference confers antiviral immunity in mammalian cells.Hosts: Vincent Racaniello,Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, andKathy SpindlerBecome a patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeJMBESciComm IssueFacial appearance affects science communication (PNAS)Your face matters to science (virology blog)RNA based antiviral immunity in mammals (Immunity)How mice say nodavirus (TWiV 245)Press release on science meeting gender disparity The Traditional Lecture is Not Dead. I Would Know – I’m A Professor (virolo...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 9, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Remembering Jaak Panksepp (BS 134)
Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp spent much of his career toiling in relative obscurity, but when he died in April 2017 the Washington Post credited him with "revealing the emotional lives of animals." His book Affective Neuroscience essentially created a new field and he was a very popular guest on the Brain Science Podcast .This month I want to honor Dr. Panksepp by re-airing the first interview I recorded with him back in 2010.
While newer theories about emotion disagree with Dr. Panksepp's conclusion that all mammals, including humans, share basic subcortical circuits that cause emotions, his appreciation for the affect...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 5, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Emotion Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
TWiV Special: Trial by Error, Continued
David Tuller returns to discuss the continuing saga of the UK's PACE trial for chronic fatigue syndrome, including the accusation that he is engaging in libelous blogging.Host: Vincent RacanielloGuest:David Tuller Become a patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeTWiV 397: Trial by ErrorAll articles by David Tuller at virology blogGetting it wrong on chronic fatigue syndrome (NY Times)Esther Crawleyslide (Twitter)David'sfundraising pageIntro music is by Ronald Jenkees.Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 31, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Emotions and Personality: Take 8
I am currently reading ‘Emotions in the practice of psychotherapy‘ by Robert Plutchik and have been finding it a good read. In it Plutchik elaborates on his famous psycho-evolutionary theory of emotions that led to the circumplex and the Plutchik wheel of emotions. Basically, Plutchik argues that emotions can be classified on three dimensions- intensity, similarity and polarity (complementarity) and if one were to focus on similarity and polarity one can find eight basic or primary emotions, with other emotions either being a blend of the primary emotions or differing in intensity.
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Source: The Mouse Trap - May 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: emotion personality ABCD ABCD model emotions personality disorders Plutchik Source Type: podcasts
The Stages of Moral Development
I have alluded to Kohlberg’s stage theory of Moral Development a few times in this blog, but never devoted an entire post exclusively to that; time to rectify that. For those not familiar with the Kohlberg model, I suggest that they read up an excellent description here.
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To recap, Kohlberg argues, that we go through three levels (and two stages within each level) as we advance on our path of moral development. He arrived to this conclusion, among other things, based on a long-term study of 58 young men over a span of two decades. The stage of moral development was asse...
Source: The Mouse Trap - May 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: moral sense ABCD ABCD model kohlberg moral development Morality stages Source Type: podcasts
Michele Nadeem-Baker Video Blog: Month 6
What is it like to participate in a clinical trial for CLL? Michele Nadeem-Baker, a CLL patient and patient advocate, shares highlights (and lowlights) during her FCR/ibrutinib treatments at Dana-Farb...
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Added: 05/08/2017 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - May 8, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Month 5 of Michele Nadeem-Bakers Video Blog
Michele Nadeem-Baker, our CLL correspondent who is participating in a clinical trial at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is back after her BMB (bone marrow biopsy), reporting during her fifth infusion. Mi...
Author: patientpower
Added: 05/08/2017 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - May 8, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Counting Neurons with Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel (BS 133)
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Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel and her colleagues developed a pioneering technique that has made it possible to accurately count the number of neurons in brains of all sizes. This has led to some big surprises including the fact that the human brain contains an average of 86 billion neurons rather than 100 billion as had long been assumed. She describes this work in her wonderful book The Human Advantage: How Our Brains Became Remarkable and I really enjoyed interviewing her for Brain Science 133.
While some neu...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - April 26, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Anatomy Brain Research Glial Cells Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Interviews Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 438: Drs. TWiV go to Washington
On the eve of the March for Science, the TWiV team gathers at ASM Headquarters in Washington, DC with guests Stefano and Susie to talk about the state of science communication.Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy SpindlerGuests:Stefano Bertuzzi andSusan SharpBecome a patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeJournal of Microbiology& Biology Educationsci comm issueASM CulturesStefano Bertuzzi and thescientists' big picture (Washington Post)March for ScienceThe March for Science (NY Times) I have always marched for science (virology blog)A scientist who studies marcheson the March...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 23, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Honoring William Uttal's Contributions to Cognitive Neuroscience (BS 132)
William Uttal 1931-2017 (click to play)Dr. William Uttal, who died last month at the age of 86, had a very unusual career, going from physics and engineering to psychology and cognitive science. I think his unique background contributed to the refreshing skepticism that he brought to the growing use of imaging (especially fMRI) in the cognitive sciences.He was a prolific writer on the subject and back in 2012 I had the honor of talking with him about his bookMind and Brain: A Critical Appraisal of Cognitive Neuroscience. In addition to shedding light on the limitations of imaging (such as poor reproducibility), Dr. Uttal a...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 31, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: brain imaging Cognitive Science Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 430: The persistence of herpesvirus
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy SpindlerThe TWiX cabal discuss sexual transmission of Zika virus in mice, and how immune escape enables herpes simplex virus escape from latency. Become a patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeNido2017 MeetingASM Clinical Virology SymposiumZika virus sexual transmission in mice (Cell Rep)Viral RNA is not infectious virus (virology blog)Methyl-phospho switch (TWiV 369)Immune escape of herpesvirus from latency (Cell Rep)Restarting lytic gene expression (J Virol)Letters read on TWiV 430This episode is brought to you by Blue Ap...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 26, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
What is Mind? (BS 131)
In part 2 of our look back at 10 years of Brain Science we consider the last 5 years from the perspective of What is Mind? This is a question that His Holiness the Dalai Llama asked several times during his historic visit to Alabama in November of 3014. (For highlights listen to BSP 113.)Brain Science was launched, as the Brain Science Podcast, in December 2006, making it one of the longest running shows among all genres. Our overriding goal has been to explore how recent discoveries in neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brains make us human. BS 130 looked back at the first 5 years and this month BS 131 con...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - January 30, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Evolution Consciousness Embodiment Neuroscience Philosophy of Mind Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
'Clean' and Healthy Eating--What Does That Mean?
In this quick summary, Dr Bhargava reviews the many diet trends that swirl around on websites, blogs, and discussion boards. What do you need to know? (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 12, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
'Clean' and Healthy Eating--What Does That Mean?
In this quick summary, Dr Bhargava reviews the many diet trends that swirl around on websites, blogs, and discussion boards. What do you need to know? (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast - January 12, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
The Strengths Workout: Hope for the new year
I have always wanted to write a book; however I am very irregular with even my blog posts and think that I lack the self-discipline to write regularly or write for a longer project. I want to test both these assumptions.
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Moreover, I have been consciously moving away from theoretical stuff to more hands-on and applied issues. Writing a book typically appeared an intellectual pastime to me- where I could demonstrate my ostensibly expert/superior knowledge of a subject; lately however, I have started to veer more towards writing more of a book that is grounded in personal experience and uses theo...
Source: The Mouse Trap - January 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: strengths book VIA Source Type: podcasts
