Searching for a lost Maya city, and measuring the information density of language
This week’s show starts with Contributing Correspondent Lizzie Wade, who spent 12 days with archaeologists searching for a lost Maya city in the Chiapas wilderness in Mexico. She talks with host Sarah Crespi about how you lose a city—and how you might go about finding one.
And Sarah talks with Christophe Coupé, an associate professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Hong Kong in China, about the information density of different languages. His work, published this week in Science Advances, suggests very different languages—from Chinese to Japanese to English and French—are all equally effici...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
"Avocado Analysis" -- The Discovery Files
Scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, shedding light on the ancient origins of this buttery fruit and laying the groundwork for future improvements to farming. The study reveals for the first time that the popular Hass avocado inherited about 61% of its DNA from Mexican varieties and about 39% from Guatemalan ones. The research also provides vital reference material for learning about the function of individual avocado genes, and for using genetic engineering to boost productivity of avocado trees, improve disease resistance and create fruit with new tastes and textures. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - August 22, 2019 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
The point of pointing, and using seabirds to track ocean health
You can learn a lot about ocean health from seabirds. For example, breeding failures among certain birds have been linked to the later collapse of some fisheries. Enriqueta Velarde of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about what these long-lived fliers can tell us about the ocean and its inhabitants.
Also this week, Sarah and Cathal O’Madagain of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris discuss pointing—a universal human gesture common to almost all children before age 1. They discuss why pointing matters, and how this simple...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
The point of pointing, and using seabirds to track ocean health
You can learn a lot about ocean health from seabirds. For example, breeding failures among certain birds have been linked to the later collapse of some fisheries. Enriqueta Velarde of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about what these long-lived fliers can tell us about the ocean and its inhabitants. Also this week, Sarah and Cathal O ’Madagain of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris discuss pointing—a universal human gesture common to almost all children before age 1. They discuss why pointing matters, and how this simple ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
The point of pointing, and using seabirds to track ocean health
You can learn a lot about ocean health from seabirds. For example, breeding failures among certain birds have been linked to the later collapse of some fisheries. Enriqueta Velarde of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about what these long-lived fliers can tell us about the ocean and its inhabitants.
Also this week, Sarah and Cathal O’Madagain of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris discuss pointing—a universal human gesture common to almost all children before age 1. They discuss why pointing matters, and how this simpl...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The point of pointing, and using seabirds to track ocean health
You can learn a lot about ocean health from seabirds. For example, breeding failures among certain birds have been linked to the later collapse of some fisheries. Enriqueta Velarde of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about what these long-lived fliers can tell us about the ocean and its inhabitants. Also this week, Sarah and Cathal O ’Madagain of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris discuss pointing—a universal human gesture common to almost all children before age 1. They discuss why pointing matters, and how this simple ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
The point of pointing, and using seabirds to track ocean health
You can learn a lot about ocean health from seabirds. For example, breeding failures among certain birds have been linked to the later collapse of some fisheries. Enriqueta Velarde of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about what these long-lived fliers can tell us about the ocean and its inhabitants.
Also this week, Sarah and Cathal O’Madagain of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris discuss pointing—a universal human gesture common to almost all children before age 1. They discuss why pointing matters, and how this simple...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Spotting slavery from space, and using iPads for communication disorders
In our first segment from the annual meeting of AAAS (Science ’s publisher) in Washington, D.C., host Sarah Crespi talks with Cathy Binger of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque about her session on the role of modern technology, such as iPads and apps, in helping people with communication disorders. It turns out that there’s no killer app, but some de vices do help normalize assistive technology for kids.
Also this week, freelance journalist Sarah Scoles joins Sarah Crespi to talk about bringing together satellite imaging, machine learning, and nonprofits to put a stop to modern-day slavery.
In our monthly books...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Spotting slavery from space, and using iPads for communication disorders
In our first segment from the annual meeting of AAAS (Science ’s publisher) in Washington, D.C., host Sarah Crespi talks with Cathy Binger of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque about her session on the role of modern technology, such as iPads and apps, in helping people with communication disorders. It turns out that there’s no killer app, but some de vices do help normalize assistive technology for kids.
Also this week, freelance journalist Sarah Scoles joins Sarah Crespi to talk about bringing together satellite imaging, machine learning, and nonprofits to put a stop to modern-day slavery.
In our monthly books...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Spotting slavery from space, and using iPads for communication disorders
In our first segment from the annual meeting of AAAS (Science’s publisher) in Washington, D.C., host Sarah Crespi talks with Cathy Binger of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque about her session on the role of modern technology, such as iPads and apps, in helping people with communication disorders. It turns out that there’s no killer app, but some devices do help normalize assistive technology for kids.
Also this week, freelance journalist Sarah Scoles joins Sarah Crespi to talk about bringing together satellite imaging, machine learning, and nonprofits to put a stop to modern-day slavery.
In our monthly boo...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Spotting slavery from space, and using iPads for communication disorders
In our first segment from the annual meeting of AAAS (Science ’s publisher) in Washington, D.C., host Sarah Crespi talks with Cathy Binger of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque about her session on the role of modern technology, such as iPads and apps, in helping people with communication disorders. It turns out that there’s no killer app, but some de vices do help normalize assistive technology for kids. Also this week, freelance journalist Sarah Scoles joins Sarah Crespi to talk about bringing together satellite imaging, machine learning, and nonprofits to put a stop to modern-day slavery. In our monthly books s...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Molecular aging and p16INK4a in testicular cancer survivors
Maria Teresa Bourlon, MD, MS, of Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Mdicas y Nutricin Salvador Zubirn, Mexico City, Mexico, discusses the link between chemotherapy and premature ageing, via the biomark...
Author: VJOncology
Added: 09/06/2018 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - September 6, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
What forced migration can tell us about diabetes
Worldwide, the rate of type II diabetes is estimated to be around 1 in 11 people - about 9%. For the Pima people of Arizona, 38% of the adult population have the condition - but across the border in Mexico, the rate drops down to 7%.
The difference between the groups is their life experience - one side displaced, the other on their traditional... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
