Snakes living the high-altitude life, and sending computing power to the edges of the internet
On this week’s show: How some snakes have adapted to the extremes of height and temperature on the Tibetan Plateau, and giving low-power sensors more processing power
First up on the podcast, tough snakes reveal their secrets. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Staff Writer Liz Pennisi about how snakes have adapted to the harsh conditions of the Tibetan Plateau.
Next on the show, Producer Meagan Cantwell talks about moving more computing power to the edges of the internet. She is joined by Alexander Sludds, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Research Lab for Electronics. They discuss a faster...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - October 20, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Audio long-read: The race to save the Internet from quantum hackers
Almost everything we do on the Internet is made possible by cryptographic algorithms, which scramble our data to protect our privacy. However, this privacy could be under threat. If quantum computers reach their potential these machines could crack current encryption systems — leaving our online data vulnerable.To limit the damage of this so called 'Q-day', researchers are racing to develop new cryptographic systems, capable of withstanding a quantum attack.This is an audio version of our feature: The race to save the Internet from quantum hackersNever miss an episode: Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts, G...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Wellbeing - feeling addicted to your phone?
In the wellbeing podcast, the dread topic of phone usage has come up again - how social media, and an "always on" culture can affect our wellbeing.
But knowing that, and changing our behaviour are two different things - so to give some advice on reducing our reliance on phones, Abi and Cat are joined by Nidhi Gupta, assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who's been using techniques from behavioural addictio n to help with device usage.
For more from Nidhi, visit https://phreedom.net/
Some of the research that Nidhi mentions
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/5/e20162...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Psychiatry : Behavioral Therapy vs Supportive Therapy for Youths With Social Anxiety Disorder
Interview with Jens Högström, PhD, and Eva Serlachius, MD, PhD, authors of Therapist-Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Internet-Delivered Supportive Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
COVID, 2020 and a year of lost research
The pandemic's unequal toll on the research community, and a newly discovered mitochondria-like symbiosis.In this episode:00:48 The pandemic's unequal toll on researchersAlthough 2020 saw a huge uptick in the numbers of research papers submitted, these increases were not evenly distributed among male and female scientists. We look at how this could widen existing disparities in science, and damage future career prospects.Editorial: COVID is amplifying the inadequacy of research-evaluation processes09:18 Research HighlightsHow a parasite can make viral infections more deadly, and the first known space hurricane.Research Hig...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
COVID, 2020 and a year of lost research
The pandemic's unequal toll on the research community, and a newly discovered mitochondria-like symbiosis.In this episode:00:48 The pandemic's unequal toll on researchersAlthough 2020 saw a huge uptick in the numbers of research papers submitted, these increases were not evenly distributed among male and female scientists. We look at how this could widen existing disparities in science, and damage future career prospects.Editorial: COVID is amplifying the inadequacy of research-evaluation processes09:18 Research HighlightsHow a parasite can make viral infections more deadly, and the first known space hurricane.Research Hig...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
13 February 2020: The puzzling structures of muddled materials, and paving the way for the quantum internet
This week, uncovering the structure of materials with useful properties, and quantum entanglement over long distances.In this episode:00:45 Analysing Prussian bluesAnalogues of the paint pigment Prussian blue are used in a variety of chemical processes. Now, researchers have uncovered their atomic structure. Research Article: Simonov et al.; News and Views: Ordered absences observed in porous framework materials08:17 Research HighlightsTeenagers’ natural sleep cycles impact on academic performance, and an extinct, giant rodent with a surprisingly tiny brain. Research Highlight: A teenager’...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 12, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
13 February 2020: The puzzling structures of muddled materials, and paving the way for the quantum internet
This week, uncovering the structure of materials with useful properties, and quantum entanglement over long distances.In this episode:00:45 Analysing Prussian bluesAnalogues of the paint pigment Prussian blue are used in a variety of chemical processes. Now, researchers have uncovered their atomic structure. Research Article: Simonov et al.; News and Views: Ordered absences observed in porous framework materials08:17 Research HighlightsTeenagers’ natural sleep cycles impact on academic performance, and an extinct, giant rodent with a surprisingly tiny brain. Research Highlight: A teenager’...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 12, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use
Interview with Katherine L. Possin, PhD, author of Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use: The Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial, and Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, FAAHPM, author of A Telephone-Based Dementia Care Management Intervention—Finding the Time to Listen (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 30, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
22 August 2019: Combating online hate speech, and identifying early fossils
This week, the resilience of internet hate groups, and searching for early life.In this episode:00:46 Tackling internet hateResearchers have been modelling how hate groups interact online, and have come up with suggestions to combat this activity. Research article: Johnson et al.; News and Views: Strategies for combating online hate08:55 Research HighlightsGallstone growth, and the reproductive strategies of hitchhiking stick insects. Research Highlight: The ‘net’ that leads to excruciating stones in the belly; Research Highlight: The insect that lost its homeland — and its sex life11:23...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
22 August 2019: Combating online hate speech, and identifying early fossils
This week, the resilience of internet hate groups, and searching for early life.In this episode:00:46 Tackling internet hateResearchers have been modelling how hate groups interact online, and have come up with suggestions to combat this activity. Research article: Johnson et al.; News and Views: Strategies for combating online hate08:55 Research HighlightsGallstone growth, and the reproductive strategies of hitchhiking stick insects. Research Highlight: The ‘net’ that leads to excruciating stones in the belly; Research Highlight: The insect that lost its homeland — and its sex life11:23...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Psychiatry : Efficacy of Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction
Interview with Klaus Wölfling, PhD, author of Efficacy of Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - July 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
"Bit by Bit" -- The Discovery Files
Researchers at MIT have improved upon a technique known as "frequency hopping," which protects data transmitted over the internet by sending them across random frequencies. Rather than randomize data in packets of thousands of bits, the MIT method does so with every 1 or 0 bit of data every microsecond -- the smaller data load and faster speed could make the information less likely to be intercepted by hackers. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - June 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Can Real-World Experience Become Real-World Evidence (RWE ²)?
Figuring out how to improve life and maximize health through the medical Internet. (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast - March 26, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
