New insights into endometriosis, predicting RNA folding, and the surprising career of the spirometer
News Intern  Rachel Fritts talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new way to think about endometriosis—a painful condition found in one in 10 women in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows on the outside of the uterus and can bind to other organs. Next, Raphael Townshend, founder and CEO of Atomi c AI, talks about predicting RNA folding using deep learning—a machine learning approach that relies on very few examples and limited data. Finally, in this month's edition of our limited series on race and science, guest host and journalist Angela Saini is joined by author Lundy Braun, profe ssor of patholog...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

New insights into endometriosis, predicting RNA folding, and the surprising career of the spirometer
News Intern Rachel Fritts talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new way to think about endometriosis—a painful condition found in one in 10 women in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows on the outside of the uterus and can bind to other organs. Next, Raphael Townshend, founder and CEO of Atomic AI, talks about predicting RNA folding using deep learning—a machine learning approach that relies on very few examples and limited data. Finally, in this month's edition of our limited series on race and science, guest host and journalist Angela Saini is joined by author Lundy Braun, professor of pathology...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

New insights into endometriosis, predicting RNA folding, and the surprising career of the spirometer
News Intern Rachel Fritts talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new way to think about endometriosis —a painful condition found in one in 10 women in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows on the outside of the uterus and can bind to other organs. Next, Raphael Townshend, founder and CEO of Atomic AI, talks about predicting RNA folding using deep learning—a machine learning approach that relies on very few examples and limited data. Finally, in this month's edition of our limited series on race and science, guest host and journalist Angela Saini is joined by author Lundy Braun, professor of pathology and la...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

A risky clinical trial design, and attacks on machine learning
Charles Piller, an investigative journalist for Science, talks with host Sarah Crespi about a risky trial of vitamin D in asthmatic children that has caused a lot of concern among ethicists. They also discuss how the vitamin D trial connects with a possibly dangerous push to compare new treatments with placebos instead of standard-of-care treatments in clinical trials. *Note of correction: At 9:10 in the Vitamin D trial segment, the host says it is unknown if bone fractures appeared  in placebo or treatment groups. In fact, while this information was not disclosed in a peer-reviewed publication, this is known through deta...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

A risky clinical trial design, and attacks on machine learning
Charles Piller, an investigative journalist for Science, talks with host Sarah Crespi about a risky trial of vitamin D in asthmatic children that has caused a lot of concern among ethicists. They also discuss how the vitamin D trial connects with a possibly dangerous push to compare new treatments with placebos instead of standard-of-care treatments in clinical trials. Next, Birhanu Eshete, professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, talks with producer Joel Goldberg about the risks of exposing machine learning algorithms online—risks such as the reverse engineering of trai...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

A risky clinical trial design, and attacks on machine learning
Charles Piller, an investigative journalist for Science, talks with host Sarah Crespi about a risky trial of vitamin D in asthmatic children that has caused a lot of concern among ethicists. They also discuss how the vitamin D trial connects with a possibly dangerous push to compare new treatments with placebos instead of standard-of-care treatments in clinical trials. Next, Birhanu Eshete, professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, talks with producer Joel Goldberg about the risks of exposing machine learning algorithms online—risks such as the reverse engineering of training...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

A risky clinical trial design, and attacks on machine learning
Charles Piller, an investigative journalist for Science, talks with host Sarah Crespi about a risky trial of vitamin D in asthmatic children that has caused a lot of concern among ethicists. They also discuss how the vitamin D trial connects with a possibly dangerous push to compare new treatments with placebos instead of standard-of-care treatments in clinical trials. Next, Birhanu Eshete, professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, talks with producer Joel Goldberg about the risks of exposing machine learning algorithms online—risks such as the reverse engineering of trainin...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 10, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

ABC of emotions
All of psychology can be summed up as a combination of Affect, Behaviour and Cognition. Emotions are affect proper, but being in an affective or emotional state also carries along with it certain changes in behaviour and cognitions. For eg, an angry person not only feels angry but also behaves in an aggressive manner and his whole perception of other conspecifics is coloured by his being in a state of anger. Now consider certain basic and prototypical emotions like joy, sadness, interest, fear, love , anger and surprise, disgust. While all of them have a distinct affective tone associated with them, less is known about...
Source: The Mouse Trap - July 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: cognition emotion ABCD emotions Source Type: podcasts

Understanding Action Potentials (spikes) with Mark Humphries (BS 186)
Mark Humphries (click to play or right click to download audio) This month's episode of Brain Science features Mark Humphries, author of The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds. We explore how the brain uses electrical signaling in surprising ways, beginning with a look at how an action potential (aka. "the spike") is produced. Then we consider what Humphries calls "the dark neurons," which are neurons that rarely generate spikes. We explore their role and also how it relates to the brain's spontaneous activity. One of the more surprising recent discoveries in ne...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - July 23, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Chemistry Brain Research Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Synapses Source Type: podcasts

Stephen Fleming: The Science of Self-Awareness (BS 185
Stephen Fleming (Click to play. R Clk to download) This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Stephen Fleming, author of "Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness." We explore the concept of metacognition and learn that while explicit metacognition (thinking about thinking) may be unique to humans, it is built on building blocks shared with other species. We also explore what can go wrong and why it matters. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Sorry about the delay: episode transcript will be available on 6/26/21Pr...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 25, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science Decision Making Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Stephen Fleming: The Science of Self-Awareness (BS 185
Stephen Fleming (Click to play. R Clk to download) This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Stephen Fleming, author of "Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness." We explore the concept of metacognition and learn that while explicit metacognition (thinking about thinking) may be unique to humans, it is built on building blocks shared with other species. We also explore what can go wrong and why it matters. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript: Buy for $3:50 orclick here if you are a Premium...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 25, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science Decision Making Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Stephen Fleming: The Science of Self-Awareness (BS 185)
Stephen Fleming (Click to play. R Clk to download) This month's episode of Brain Science is an interview with Dr. Stephen Fleming, author of "Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness." We explore the concept of metacognition and learn that while explicit metacognition (thinking about thinking) may be unique to humans, it is built on building blocks shared with other species. We also explore what can go wrong and why it matters. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Episode Transcript: Buy for $3:50 orclick here if you are a Prem...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - June 25, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Cognitive Science Decision Making Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Google AI beats humans at designing computer chips
An AI that designs computer chips in hours, and zooming in on DNA’s complex 3D structures.In this episode:00:46 An AI computer microchip designerWorking out where to place the billions of components that a modern computer chip needs can take human designers months and, despite decades of research, has defied automation. This week, however, a team from Google report a new machine learning algorithm that does the job in a fraction of the time, and is already helping design their next generation of AI processors.Research Article: Mirhoseini et al.News and Views: AI system outperforms humans in designing floorplans for micro...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts