TWiV 574: How economics shapes science
From Georgia State, Vincent speaks with economics professor Paula Stephan about the ways science is supported in the US, how universities offload risks, the absence of risk-taking, and much more. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Paula Stephan Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode How Economics Shapes Science Coalition for Next Generation Life Science Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 17, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
20 June 2019: Non-native species, and a blood-inspired robot battery
This week, what makes birds invasive, and a robotic fish powered by a blood-like battery.In this episode:00:44 How do alien bird species establish themselves?Researchers have been looking at how bird species settle in non-native locations. Research article: Redding et al.08:22 Research HighlightsCrafting the perfect crêpe, and anti-fungal wasp eggs. Research Highlight: Physicists tackle a delicate challenge: making the ideal crêpe; Research article: Strohm et al.10:09 Robot bloodMultipurpose battery fluid both moves and powers a robot fish. Research article: Aubin et al.; News:&nbs...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 19, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
20 June 2019: Non-native species, and a blood-inspired robot battery
This week, what makes birds invasive, and a robotic fish powered by a blood-like battery.In this episode:00:44 How do alien bird species establish themselves?Researchers have been looking at how bird species settle in non-native locations. Research article: Redding et al.08:22 Research HighlightsCrafting the perfect crêpe, and anti-fungal wasp eggs. Research Highlight: Physicists tackle a delicate challenge: making the ideal crêpe; Research article: Strohm et al.10:09 Robot bloodMultipurpose battery fluid both moves and powers a robot fish. Research article: Aubin et al.; News:&nbs...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 19, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
30 May 2019: Cold fusion, gender parity in universities, and studying wildfires
This week, looking back at cold fusion, a ranking of gender balance in universities, and measuring the impact of wildfires. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
30 May 2019: Cold fusion, gender parity in universities, and studying wildfires
This week, looking back at cold fusion, a ranking of gender balance in universities, and measuring the impact of wildfires. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
30 May 2019: Cold fusion, gender parity in universities, and studying wildfires
This week, looking back at cold fusion, a ranking of gender balance in universities, and measuring the impact of wildfires. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
"Patch Work" -- The Discovery Files
Engineers at Rutgers and Oregon State Universities have found an inexpensive way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse tiny silver wires with polyester. It's estimated that 42 percent of the energy used for indoor heating is wasted to heat empty space and objects instead of people. However, the new heating patches can be sewn into clothing, so they can be more localized to specifically warm humans. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - December 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
"Tracker Tracks" -- The Discovery Files
Raising further questions about privacy on the internet, researchers from Princeton and Stanford universities have released a study showing that a specific person's online behavior can be identified by linking anonymous web browsing histories with social media profiles. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - February 14, 2017 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Motivational interviewing for smoking cessation
Smoking remains a substantial public health problem around the world and the search for effective ways to help people stop is ongoing. Nicola Lindson-Hawley, Tom Thompson and Rachna Begh from the Universities of Oxford and Plymouth updated the Cochrane Review of motivational interviewing in March 2015, and Nicola (left) and Rachna describe the findings, starting with Rachna. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 26, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 5 March 2015
This week, the human family tree gets even more tangled, should universities stop investing in fossil fuels, and Ebola ’s impact on mothers-to-be. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - March 4, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 5 March 2015
This week, the human family tree gets even more tangled, should universities stop investing in fossil fuels, and Ebola’s impact on mothers-to-be. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - March 4, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: podcasts
