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More precise radiocarbon dating, secrets of hibernating bear blood, and a new book series
Anchoring radiocarbon dates to cosmic events, why hibernating bears don't get blood clots, and kicking off a book series on sex, gender, and science First up this week, upping the precision of radiocarbon dating by linking cosmic rays to isotopes in wood. Producer Meagan Cantwell talks with Online News Editor Michael Price about how spikes in cosmic rays—called Miyake events—are helping archaeologists peg the age of wooden artifacts to a year rather than a decade or century. Next on the show, we have a segment on why bears can safely sleep during hibernation without worrying about getting clots in their blood...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Octopuses hunt by 'tasting' with their suckers
00:44 The unusual receptors that let octopuses hunt by touchResearchers have shown that the suckers of octopuses are covered with specialised receptors that allow them to taste by touching things. Similar receptors are also found in squid, but there are differences that mirror differences in the animals’ hunting behaviours; while octopuses feel for their prey, squid pull things towards themselves before deciding whether or not to eat it.Research article: Kang et al.Research article: Allard et al.Nature video: How octopuses taste with their arms08:48 Research HighlightsHow climate change has been linked to a devastating a...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Plant Intelligence with Paco Calvo (BS 206)
Paco calvo (L click to play audio, right click to download mp3) This month's episode of Brain Science is an intriguing interview with Dr. Paco Calvo from the Minimal Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Mercia in Spain. We talk with him about his new book Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Intelligence.We discuss the scientific evidence for plant intelligence while acknowledging that intelligence and consciousness are different phenomena. It is interesting to think of plants as demonstrating embodied cognition in contrast to the "intelligence" demonstrated by computer software....
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - March 24, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Embodiment Interviews Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

How to make driverless cars safer — expose them to lots of dangerous drivers
00:46 A new test to get autonomous vehicles on the roadTruly autonomous vehicles, ones that don't require a driver to be present and are driven by AI, aren't yet safe for public use. Part of the reason for this is it has been difficult to train them to deal with rare dangerous situations. Now researchers are unveiling a new approach to present lots of these infrequent events to the AI very rapidly, speeding up the training and testing process.Research Article: Feng et al.News and Views: Hazards help autonomous cars to drive safelyVideo: The driving test for driverless cars08:23 Research HighlightsHow bird-flu is adapting t...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Special Edition: Nonnutritive Sweeteners – March 2023
In this special episode on Low and No Calorie Sweeteners, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss with two experts the safety, efficacy and practical applications of Low and No Calorie Sweeteners. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products. For more information just go to: www.splenda.com . Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Hope Warshaw ...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - March 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

SCCM Pod-471: Mitigating Diagnostic Delays and Errors With Emphasis on Sepsis
Diagnostic delays and errors are significant contributors to patient illness, injury, and death in the United States. According to the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, diagnostic errors impact nearly 12 million Americans every year, leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased nonreimbursed healthcare costs, and even more harm when combined with other medical errors. Maureen Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Mary Jo C. Grant, ACNP, PhD, FAAN, to discuss how to reduce diagnostic delays and errors, with an emphasis on sepsis. This podcast is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through ...
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - March 8, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

How the Australian wildfires devastated the ozone layer
00:47 Wildfire smoke’s chemical composition enhances ozone depletionSmoke from the devastating Australian wildfires of 2019-2020 led to a reduction in ozone levels in the upper atmosphere, but it’s been unclear how. Now, a team proposes that smoke’s particulate matter can enhance the production of ozone depleting chemicals, matching satellite observations during the Australian fires. The results spark concerns that future wildfires, which are set to grow more frequent with ongoing climate change, will undo much of the progress towards restoration of the ozone layer.Research article: Solomon et al.News & Views: Ho...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Battling bias in medicine, and how dolphins use vocal fry
On this week’s show: Researchers are finding new ways to mitigate implicit bias in medical settings, and how toothed whales use distinct vocal registers for echolocation and communication First up this week: how to fight unconscious bias in the clinic. Staff Writer Rodrigo Pérez Ortega talks with host Sarah Crespi about how researchers are attempting to fight bias on many fronts—from online classes to machine learning to finding a biomarker for pain. Next up on the show: a close look at toothed whale vocalization. Though we have known for more than 50 years that toothed whales such as orcas, sperm whales, and dolphi...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Molecular Biologist Guy Caldwell (pt2: BS 205)
Guy caldwell (click to play audio, r Click to download mp3) BS 205 is a follow-up interview with molecular biologist Dr. Guy Caldwell we learn more about how the tools of molecular biology are used to unravel questions in neurobiology and provide hope for better treatments for problems like Parkinson's Disease.We learn about how gene editing techniques are used test the effects of single nucleotide changes in the neurons of the roundworm C. Elegans. This is possible because humans and C. Elegans share many genes. This makes it possible to economically explore a wide range of possibilit...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - February 24, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Research dopamine Interviews Neuroscience Parkinson's Disease Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts

Using sharks to study ocean oxygen, and what ancient minerals teach us about early Earth
On this week’s show: Shark tags to measure ocean deoxygenation, and zircons and the chemistry of early Earth First up this week: using sharks to measure ocean deoxygenation. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall joins us to talk about a group of researchers putting data logging tags on sharks in order to study how climate change is affecting oxygen levels in some of the ocean’s darkest depths. Next up, what can 4-billion-year-old minerals teach us about chemistry on early Earth? Producer Meagan Cantwell talks to geochemist Dustin Trail about using minerals called zircons to deduce the chemical properties of the ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 9, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Visiting a mummy factory, and improving the IQ of … toilets
On this week’s show: New clues to the chemicals used for mummification, and the benefits and barriers to smart toilets First up this week: What can we learn from a mummy factory? Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about mummy chemistry and why we don’t know much about what was used to preserve these ancient bodies. Online News Editor Michael Price makes a special appearance. Next up, how having a smart toilet can contribute to your health. Seung-Min Park, an instructor in the Department of Urology at Stanford University School of Medicine, wrote this week in Science Translational Med...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts