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The Science And Fiction of Autism: How To Tell The Difference And Why It Is Important To Do So
What do we know and what do we not know about autism? How can parents, educators and the general public cut through the hype, the unproven and the blatantly bogus? Join renowned autism researcher Laura Schreibman and find out. Source: UC San Diego ...

10/27/2008
59.33 minutes

Energy Efficient Buildings and Appliances: from Berkeley Lab to the Marketplace
Art Rosenfeld, an appointee to the California Energy Commission and one of the architects of energy efficiency research at Berkeley Lab in the 1970s, discusses what it takes to shepherd innovative energy efficiency research from the lab to the real world....

10/27/2008
59.32 minutes

Climate Change: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
How is human activity changing the climate and what are the consequences? Is global warming the cause of more frequent droughts, stronger storms and less snow in the mountains? Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientist Dave Bader explores what scie...

10/27/2008
59.23 minutes

Life on Earth: Instructions in Three Billion (tiny) Letters or Less
All life forms are written in a standard genetic code, unique to each species. These codes have been revealed for hundreds of plants, animals, and microorganisms in just the past five years. Learn about the many exciting areas of science that are opening ...

10/27/2008
58.93 minutes

Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems of the Mammalian Brain
Join UCSD's Larry Squire in a fascinating presentation of recent research about memory systems in humans and other mammals. Source: UC San Diego Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11951 Standard...

10/27/2008
59.00 minutes

Discovery of the Transuranium Elements
Darleane Hoffman, a nuclear chemist, chronicles the discovery of the heaviest elements — those much heavier than uranium and plutonium. Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www.uctv.tv/sear...

10/27/2008
58.50 minutes

Nuclear Medicine at Berkeley Lab: From Pioneering Beginnings to Today
Thomas Budinger, head of Berkeley Lab’s Center for Functional Imaging, discusses Berkeley Lab’s rich history pioneering the field of nuclear medicine, from radioisotopes to medical imaging. Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Link to...

10/27/2008
57.95 minutes

Invention and History of the Bubble Chamber
Don Glaser won the 1960 Nobel Prize for Physics for his 1952 invention of the bubble chamber at Berkeley Lab, a type of particle detector that became the mainstay of high-energy physics research throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He discusses how, inspired b...

10/27/2008
57.50 minutes

Decisions, Responsibility and the Brain
Neuroscientist Patricia Churchland explores how the human mind functions in guiding one's decisions. Source: UC San Diego Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11190 Standard Category: Biology/Life...

10/27/2008
55.70 minutes

The Death of the Dinosaurs: 27 Years Later
Rich Muller, a Berkeley Lab physicist, discusses Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez and colleagues’ 1979 discovery that an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs. He also discusses what scientists have learned in the subsequent 27 years. Alvarez’s team detecte...

10/27/2008
55.43 minutes

Seventy Five Years of Particle Accelerators
Andy Sessler, Berkeley Lab director from 1973 to 1980, sheds light on the Lab’s nearly eight-decade history of inventing and refining particle accelerators, which continue to illuminate the nature of the universe. Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCT...

10/27/2008
54.80 minutes

Repairing DNA: Put Best Defense Against Cancer
Cancer occurs when a single cell in the body stops performing its normal function and grows out of control. Damage to DNA can lead to permanent changes, called mutations, which can result in cancerous growth. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scienti...

10/27/2008
55.00 minutes

Diet and Cancer: Are Cooked Meats Involved?
Diet has been associated with differences in cancer rates in human populations for many years. Mark Knize presents the latest research on cancer causes including work performed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory investigating some interesting chemi...

10/27/2008
47.33 minutes

The Future of the Earth’s Climate: Frontiers in Forecasting
Bill Collins discusses how observations show that the Earth is warming at a rate unprecedented in recent history, and that human-induced changes in atmospheric chemistry are probably the main culprits. He suggests a need for better observations and unders...

10/27/2008
53.02 minutes

In the Shadow of White Mountain
The University of California's White Mountain Research Station provides science unprecedented access to unique environments, environments where life exists at the edge of extremes. This award-winning documentary weaves a story of how this unique access is...

10/20/2008
59.82 minutes

The Diversity of Development: Embryos and Evolution
How does variation in genes generate the beautiful diversity of animal body shapes that fill the world? UCSD Biologist William McGinnis explains that all animals, whether fish, fowl, or fly, share similar architectural control genes called Homeobox genes....

10/8/2008
58.53 minutes

The Diversity of Development - The Evolution of Complexity: From the Human Brain to the Rainforest
The living world is made up of complex biological systems. At the level of the individual, the most complex of these systems is the human brain. But the process of evolution has produced even more complex systems, such as tropical reefs and rainforests, t...

10/8/2008
58.85 minutes

Sleep, Waking and Arousal
Is sleep for rest? To conserve energy? For development? To cool the brain? To warm it? To boost the immune system? To learn and memorize? Or to unlearn, ridding our brains of excess mental baggage? All of these ideas have been proposed, leading to ...

10/8/2008
59.37 minutes

Atoms to X-rays: How Do Proteins Fold? Theory Meets Experiments
The machinery of life depends on proteins--large organic molecules composed of tens, hundreds or even thousands of amino acids bound together and folded into specifically shaped structures. How they fold into these three-dimensional structures is known as...

10/8/2008
29.85 minutes

Science Matters: Fruitflies as a Tool For Understanding Human Genetic Diseases
Genetic researcher Ethan Bier discusses advances in steps to use fruitflies as a tool to locate the genes responsible for human genetic ailments Source: UC San Diego Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?show...

10/8/2008
43.75 minutes

The Diversity of Development: Unraveling the Mysteries of Flower Formation
For thousands of years, people have pondered the mysteries of flower development and how these flowers ultimately give rise to fruit. Martin Yanofsky, professor of biology at UC San Diego, discusses recent studies that have begun to unravel these long-sta...

10/8/2008
57.78 minutes

What Creativity Means: Steven Schick -- Musicians and Middle Schools
UCSD Music Professor George Lewis hosts renowned percussionist Steven Schick in a discussion of creativity, musical and otherwise, and how such skills as improvisation can benefit students in all aspects of life. More information about Steven Schick ca...

10/8/2008
29.65 minutes

Science Matters: The ABCs of Flower Development
The mystery of how flowers form has been pondered for centuries. Remarkable progress in recent years has led to a simple model for how flowers develop, answering age-old questions and raising new questions that will surely keep scientists busy for year...

10/8/2008
29.50 minutes

Atoms to X-rays: NanoCircuits, NanoOrgans, NanoArt
UCSD chemist Mike Sailor showcases how complex structures of near molecular dimensions, called nano structures, are being developed for diverse applications from increasing computer performance to new tools for medicine and even art. More information a...

10/8/2008
28.30 minutes

The Diversity of Development: Clockwork Genes: Biological Rhythms in Health and Agriculture
We are all painfully aware of our internal clock when we travel across time zones or undertake shift work. But our clocks also control our blood pressure and fat metabolism, as well as our cognitive abilities. In many animals circadian clocks are respons...

10/8/2008
57.18 minutes

Musicians and Middle Schools - What Creativity Means: Bertram Turetzky
A series of programs introducing middle school students to creativity and music. This installment features renowned bassist and educator Bert Turetzky, who discusses the value of improvisatory skills in both music and everyday life. More information a...

10/8/2008
29.03 minutes

Science Matters: The Evolutionary History of the Human Species
Eminent evolutionary biologist Christopher Wills takes you on an exploration of human evolutionary history and how it is derived from both the genetic and fossil records. More information about Christopher Wills can be found at: http://www-biology.uc...

10/8/2008
28.80 minutes

Grey Matters: Bird Brains - Pretty Darn Smart
Research has changed our concepts of brain organization and provided dramatic evidence showing far greater similarities between brains of birds and brains of all mammals. Harvey Karten explores what goes on inside a bird’s brain. Learn how brains of bir...

10/8/2008
57.75 minutes

What Creativity Means: Cecil Lytle -- Musicians and Middle Schools
This series of programs introduces middle school students to creativity and music. This installment features renowned pianist and educator Cecil Lytle. More information about Cecil Lytle can be found at: http://music.ucsd.edu/public/fm_music_directo...

10/8/2008
28.03 minutes

Grey Matters: Understanding Language
Why are humans the only species to have language? Is there something special about our brains? Are there genes that have evolved for language? In this talk, Jeff Elman, UCSD professor of cognitive science and co-director of the Kavli Institute for Brain a...

10/8/2008
58.95 minutes

Brain Development
UCSD Cognitive scientist Joan Stiles reveals the latest understandings about the intricate relationship between biology and external influences in the development of the brain. Source: UC San Diego Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www...

10/8/2008
58.73 minutes

Music and the Mind
In this edition of "Grey Matters," Aniruddh Patel, of the Neurosciences Institute, discusses what music can teach us about the brain, and what brain science, in turn, can reveal about music. More information about the Neurosciences Institute can be fou...

10/8/2008
51.78 minutes

Ten Thousand Years of Crop Improvement: From Crop Domestication to Molecular Agriculture
Even without genetic "engineering", how "natural" are our crop plants? How do genetically modified crops differ? Join biologist Maarten Chrispeels and explore how crop plants have changed since humans began farming. More information about biologist Ma...

10/8/2008
42.67 minutes

The Origin of the Human Mind: Insights from Brain Imaging and Evolution
UCSD cognitive scientist Martin Sereno takes you on a captivating exploration of the brain's structure and function as revealed through investigations with new advanced imaging techniques and understandings of evolution. More information about UCSD cog...

10/8/2008
57.27 minutes

Atoms to X-Rays: Cosmic Voyages through Computer Simulation and Visualization
Using the known laws of physics and the immense capacities of high performance computers, renowned astrophysicist Mike Norman takes you on an unprecedented journey across space and time to witness the formation of galaxies and cosmic structure as well as ...

10/7/2008
56.23 minutes

Science Matters: Biology as Literature: Learning to Read the Molecular Book of Life
The blueprint for living systems is built on a molecular language contained within cells. From an alphabet of only 4 letters comes a mute but eloquent 'literature' whose highest expression is human existence. Join Dr. Daniel Masys as he explores the oppor...

10/7/2008
26.22 minutes

New Drug Treatments and the Future of Stem Cells for the Aging Brain
Join Stuart Lipton of The Burnham Institute and discover important anti-aging strategies, the latest drugs for degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and the potential use of human stem cells for neurological conditions. More information ...

10/7/2008
57.28 minutes

California Teach: Responding to the Science and Math Crisis
An overview of the CalTeach program at UCSD, part of a unique statewide initiative to produce new teachers from the ranks of science and math undergraduates. More information about the CalTeach program can be found at: http://www.ucsd.edu Source:...

10/7/2008
29.58 minutes

Bioremediation: The Hope and the Hype for Environmental Cleanup
Terry Hazen discusses when it’s best to resort to engineered bioremediation of contaminated sites, and when it’s best to rely on natural attenuation. Recent advances have greatly broadened the potential applications for bioremediation. At the same tim...

10/7/2008
57.75 minutes

Decisions: How Do We Animals Decide What To Do?
We make thousands of decisions every day: where to go, what to do, when to do it. Join UCSD's William Kristan and discover how neurons, synapses, and chemical input play out in decision making. More information about UCSD's William Kristan can be found...

10/7/2008
57.98 minutes

Atoms to X-Rays: The Calculus of Bike Racing
Join mathematician and record-breaking cyclist Dan Wulbert in an exploration of mathematical principles demonstrated through exercises applied to bike racing. Source: UC San Diego Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV: http://www.uctv.tv/search-de...

10/7/2008
59.73 minutes

Seismic Imaging of the Earth's Interior
Earth scientist Barbara Romanowicz discusses how she explores the deep structure and dynamics of the Earth using seismic tomography. More information about Earth scientist Barbara Romanowicz can be found at: http://eps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/faculty.cg...

10/7/2008
52.93 minutes

Stem Cells: The Brain's Beginnings
During the past decade, there have been dramatic advancements in the brain and cognitive sciences. For the first time, understanding how the brain works has become a scientifically achievable goal. In this new lecture series, Grey Matters: Molecules to Mi...

10/7/2008
59.38 minutes

Building the Brain: From Simplicity to Complexity
What are the mechanisms by which neurons differentiate to achieve the spectacular complexity of the brain? Join UCSD's Nick Spitzer as he explains what we know about this process. More information about UCSD's Nick Spitzer can be found at: http://www...

10/7/2008
57.37 minutes

College Bound: Choosing A College
A series of programs designed to aid parents of middle school and high school students in preparing their children to enter college. College Bound is a series of programs designed to aid parents of middle school and high school students in preparing th...

10/7/2008
23.83 minutes

The National Ignition Facility: Making Star Power on Earth
Imagine a sphere much smaller than a pea releasing enough energy to supply all of the electricity needs of the United States for a brief moment in time. How could this be possible? At the National Ignition Facility, a huge laser in Livermore, California, ...

10/6/2008
58.55 minutes

Imaging the Voices of the Past: Using Physics to Restore Early Sound Recordings
Physicist Carl Haber and colleagues have found a way to digitize century-old recordings believed to be unplayable, and as a result, some of the music and spoken word recordings in the Library of Congress collection may spring back to life. Learn how basic...

10/6/2008
58.00 minutes

The World as a Hologram
UC Berkeley's Raphael Bousso presents a friendly introduction to the ideas behind the holographic principle, which may be very important in the hunt for a theory of quantum gravity. More information about UC Berkeley's Raphael Bousso can be found at:...

10/6/2008
54.57 minutes

Beyond The Human Genome: What's Next?
UC Berkeley's Daniel Rokhsar and his colleagues were instrumental in contributing the sequences for three of the human body's chromosomes in the effort to decipher the blueprint of life- the completion of the DNA sequencing of the human genome. Now he is ...

10/6/2008
57.83 minutes

Space Radiation and Cataracts
Eleanor Blakely, radiation biologist of the Life Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been a scientist at Berkeley Lab since 1975. She is studying the effect of radiation on cataracts which concerns not only cancer patients, but...

10/6/2008
57.67 minutes

Arts Education in America
Given the widening disparity in educational funding from community to community what role should arts education play? UC Davis Dean of Education Harold Levine moderates this discussion with Jonathan Kozol, Muriel Johnson, Halifu Osumare and Sarah Anderber...

10/6/2008
57.43 minutes

Science Matters: Symbolic Communication in Stingless Bees: Exploring the 3rd Dimension
Besides humans, bees are the only animals known to use sophisticated symbolic communication. Join UCSD's James Nieh and explore how his research has made remarkable discoveries about the bee's ability to communicate. More information about UCSD's James...

10/6/2008
46.25 minutes

E=mc2
Go behind the famous equation with Hitoshi Murayama. This famous equation, part of the theory of relativity set forth by Einstein, changed our understanding of nature at the most fundamental level. The fascinating story of energy (E) and mass (m) is still...

10/6/2008
56.57 minutes

Applying to UC: Freshman Applicants Online
With the online application now the preferred way for students to apply to UC, this session will offer important tips on the latest enhancements and will also provide information on the new personal statement prompts. The presentation tools are designed s...

10/6/2008
59.27 minutes

Science Matters: Endemic San Diego Fauna: What's Being Lost? Why Should We Care?
Why is the proliferation of Argentine ants not just a nuisance for California homeowners, but a threat to the state's ecosystems? Why should we care about declines in the biodiversity of microbes, insects and reptiles? Join Robert Fisher, a former UCSD po...

10/6/2008
29.63 minutes

Atoms to X-Rays: Sensing Chemical and Biological Compounds Using Nanomaterials
Join UCSD Chemist Mike Sailor to explore nanotechnologies that have been developed to make reliable, inexpensive and low-power sensors and the advances and challenges that make more sophisticated sensor devices possible. More information about UCSD Ch...

10/6/2008
41.80 minutes

Energy Crisis: Will Technology Save Us?
Will we run out of certain forms of energy, such as oil, and what are the replacement options? How does hydrogen fit into the future U.S. energy picture? What is carbon sequestration and why does it matter? What about sustainable energy sources such as so...

10/6/2008
52.00 minutes

Pancho
Do you know the signs and symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes? Follow Pancho, a 16 year old Latino high school student, as he shows the signs and symptoms of the disease. Then learn about the team approach to treatment of this increasingly common disease. F...

10/6/2008
20.97 minutes

Applying to UC: The Personal Statement
Helping students craft a strong personal statement requires an understanding of the role it plays in UC admissions and of effective writing strategies. Yvette Gullatt reviews in detail the new prompts and provide a case study to test your skills at thinki...

10/6/2008
52.52 minutes

The Chemistry of Cell Surfaces
The chemistry and landscape of the cell surface is the topic of this lecture presented by Carolyn Bertozzi, Material and Physical Bioscience Division, as part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series 2000. Source: Lawrence B...

9/12/2008
51.35 minutes

When Things Get Small
What could a stadium-sized bowl of peanuts, a shrinking elephant, and a crazed hockey player have to do with nanoscience? Those are just a few of the goofy excursions that await you when witty host Adam Smith and wacky physicist Ivan Schuller take you on ...

9/12/2008
28.03 minutes

Atoms to X-Rays: Spin Electronics the Science & Technology of Combining Magnetism and Semiconductors
Join physicist Frances Hellman for a fascinating presentation about semiconducting and magnetic materials and her research into what is called "spin electronics," which strives to use unique combinations of these materials to control electrons. Source...

9/12/2008
50.03 minutes

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: How AMS Works in Biology and Health Care
Carbon dating is a technology borne out of archeologists' desire to date ancient artifacts but it has also spawned exciting applications in biomedical science. Techniques refined at Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrome...

9/12/2008
49.50 minutes

Physics Meets Biology
If scientists could take advantage of the awesomely complex and beautiful functioning of biology’s natural molecular machines, their potential for application in many disciplines would be incalculable. Nobel Laureate and Director of the Lawrence Berkele...

9/12/2008
48.37 minutes

Atoms to X-rays: The Universe is Rated "R" -- For Violence
From time immemorial the cosmos has comforted humanity with its seemingly placid constancy. However, when science looks closer, we get a different story. From solar flares and thermonuclear burning engulfing the surfaces of neutron stars, to particle beam...

9/12/2008
46.05 minutes

Science on Saturday: Comets and the Stardust Mission: What’s in our Solar System’s Freezer?
The occasional appearance of comets has awed humans throughout history. But how much do we really know about comets? Did a comet kill the dinosaurs? And, what can comets tell us about our own ancient history? With comet dust from NASA’s Stardust mission...

9/12/2008
44.50 minutes

Science Matters: Tracking the Elusive Forest Elephants of Kakum National Park, Ghana
UCSD Biologist Lori Eggert discusses the methods, process and need to use genetic material literally left behind by the secretive and elusive forest elephants of Ghana, and shares the importance of this method in understanding the true extent and nature o...

9/12/2008
29.58 minutes

Atoms to X-rays: The Mystery of Empty Space: Higgs Bosons, Vacuum Energy and Extra Dimensions
Get ready to re-think your ideas of reality. Join UCSD physicist Kim Griest as he takes you on a fascinating excursion, addressing some of the massive efforts and tantalizing bits of evidence which suggest that what goes on in empty space determines the p...

8/12/2008
42.88 minutes

Science Matters: The Genetics of Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife is endangered by human activities as never before and species extinctions threatens the biosphere and our own future well being. Renowned wildlife biologist David Woodruff will illustrate the use of new genetic methods in the management of threa...

8/12/2008
29.92 minutes

Driving a Rocket Fueled Car: 500 Miles at 400 Degrees Below Zero
The physical and chemical properties of hydrogen make its use superior to fossil fuels. Producible virtually anywhere from using electricity, it is a simple, non-toxic molecule that can generate electricity or power vehicles cleanly, efficiently, and even...

8/12/2008
36.33 minutes

Science Matters: Plant Genetics and the Environment
What if plants could grow with less water, in poor soil, using less fertilizer or toxic chemical pesticides to produce food for a hungry world? Or what if plants could remove toxic substances from the environment? UCSD plant biologist Julian Schroeder tak...

8/12/2008
29.78 minutes

Musicians and Middle Schools: What Creativity Means with Chinary & Susan Ung
George Lewis welcomes Cambodian composer Chinary Ung and violist Susan Ung for a demonstration of the unusual sounds of traditional Cambodian instruments and the effect of culture on music. More information about Chinary Ung can be found at: http://...

8/7/2008
28.78 minutes

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