The AI that accurately predicts the chances of rain
AI weather forecasters, mapping the human brain and the 2021 science Nobel prizes.In this episode:00:52 Improving the accuracy of weather forecasts with AIShort-term rain predictions are a significant challenge for meteorologists. Now, a team of researchers have come up with an artificial-intelligence based system that weather forecasters preferred to other prediction methods.Research article: Ravuri et al.08:02 Research HighlightsThe vaping robot that could help explain why some e-cigarettes damage lungs, and the sea-slugs that steal chloroplasts to boost egg production.Research Highlight: This robot vapes for scienceRese...
Source: Nature Podcast - October 6, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Anil Seth explores Consciousness (BS 188)
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In his thought-provoking new book Being You: A New Science of Consciousness, neuroscientist Anil Seth provides both an accessible discussion of the neuroscience of consciousness and a compelling overview of his approach to what he calls “the real problem” of consciousness. His approach focuses on trying to understand the experience of consciousness by looking at levels, content, and self. He has been inspired by the work of many other scientists including the contemporary focus on prediction. Starting from the well-established, thoug...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - September 24, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Research Consciousness Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
David Eagleman
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This month’s episode of Brain Science features bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman. We talk about his latest book Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. It is a great overview of the current science of brain plasticity appropriate for both new listeners and longtime fans.Eagleman proposes a new way of looking at memory and explains why he thinks synaptic change is not the whole story.We also explore the implications of our growing understanding of what influences brain plasticity, including what we c...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Plasticity Brain Research Interviews Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
David Eagleman explores Brain Plasticity (BS 187)
David Eagleman, PhD (click to play audio, Right click to download)
This month’s episode of Brain Science features bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman. We talk about his latest book Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. It is a great overview of the current science of brain plasticity appropriate for both new listeners and longtime fans.Eagleman proposes a new way of looking at memory and explains why he thinks synaptic change is not the whole story.We also explore the implications of our growing understanding of what influences brain plasticity, inclu...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Plasticity Brain Research Interviews Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes For Newbies Source Type: podcasts
David Eagleman
, PhD (click to play audio, Right click to download)
This month’s episode of Brain Science features bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman. We talk about his latest book Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. It is a great overview of the current science of brain plasticity appropriate for both new listeners and longtime fans.Eagleman proposes a new way of looking at memory and explains why he thinks synaptic change is not the whole story.We also explore the implications of our growing understanding of what influences brain plasticity, including what we c...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - August 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Books Brain Plasticity Brain Research Interviews Memory Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D
Researchers uncover how grid cells fire in a 3D space to help bats navigate, and a fabric that switches between being stiff and flexible.In this episode:00:47 Mapping a bat’s navigation neurons in 3DGrid cells are neurons that regularly fire as an animal moves through space, creating a pattern of activity that aids navigation. But much of our understanding of how grid cells work has involved rats moving in a 2D plane. To figure out how the system works in a 3D space, researchers have mapped the brain activity of bats flying freely around a room.Research Article: Ginosar et al.07:44 Research HighlightsHow a ‘toxin spong...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D
Researchers uncover how grid cells fire in a 3D space to help bats navigate, and a fabric that switches between being stiff and flexible.In this episode:00:47 Mapping a bat’s navigation neurons in 3DGrid cells are neurons that regularly fire as an animal moves through space, creating a pattern of activity that aids navigation. But much of our understanding of how grid cells work has involved rats moving in a 2D plane. To figure out how the system works in a 3D space, researchers have mapped the brain activity of bats flying freely around a room.Research Article: Ginosar et al.07:44 Research HighlightsHow a ‘toxin spong...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Understanding Action Potentials (spikes) with Mark Humphries (BS 186)
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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
Food shocks and how to avoid them
Addressing the problem of sudden food scarcity in US cities, and the up-and-coming field of computational social science.In this episode:00:45 Food shocksClimate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical crises can cause food shortages. To tackle this issue, Alfonso Mejia and colleagues have modelled how to best mitigate these food shocks in US cities. Alfonso tells us about the new analyses and what steps cities could take in the future.Research Article: Gomez et al.News and Views: How to buffer against an urban food shortage06:07 Research HighlightsA tiny lattice can withstand the impacts of projectiles at twice...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Food shocks and how to avoid them
Addressing the problem of sudden food scarcity in US cities, and the up-and-coming field of computational social science.In this episode:00:45 Food shocksClimate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical crises can cause food shortages. To tackle this issue, Alfonso Mejia and colleagues have modelled how to best mitigate these food shocks in US cities. Alfonso tells us about the new analyses and what steps cities could take in the future.Research Article: Gomez et al.News and Views: How to buffer against an urban food shortage06:07 Research HighlightsA tiny lattice can withstand the impacts of projectiles at twice...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Stephen Fleming: The Science of Self-Awareness (BS 185
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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
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
