ROBERT SAMPSON on Neighborhood Violence

Robert J. Sampson, Department Chair of Harvard University’s Department of Sociology, talks about his interest in criminology and urban sociology and the linkage of urban neighborhoods with violence. Sampson is a Current Classics scientist (Soc. Sci, gen) from Apr. 2008, and has a Fast Breaking Paper comment. View an article from PNAS (podcast added May 9, 2008).
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GEOFFREY HODGSON on Darwinian Principles

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK; here he discusses core Darwinian principles for the analysis of social and economic evolution. Read his New Hot Paper comment from Jan. 2008(podcast added May 1, 2008).
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YOUNAN XIA, is the James M. McKelvey Professor for Advanced Materials

The Xia group at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is pursuing cutting-edge research in three major frontiers: nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and photonic devices. Current Classics scientist in Mat. Sci., Dec. 2007 (podcast added April 1, 2008).
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Queen’s University's PAULA REIMER

Dr. Paula J. Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology (GAP) and Director of the 14CHRONO Centre for Climate, the Environment, and Chronology at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. A Current Classics scientist in Geo., Apr. 2008 (podcast added April 1, 2008).
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IBRAHIM DINCER - from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Prof. Dincer discusses how the use of exergy combines the conservation of mass and conservation of energy principles together with the second law of thermodynamics for the design, analysis, and performance improvement of energy systems. Read the complete Emerging Research Fronts comment, Aug. 2007 (podcast added Dec. 2007).
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MATIAS ZALDARRIAGA - Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Harvard University

Prof. Zaldarriaga discusses 21 centimeter cosmology and the theoretical framework for a new frontier in observational cosmology. Read the complete Fast Moving Fronts comment, Nov. 2007 (podcast added Dec. 2007).
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JAMES CLEEMAN - Coordinator of the National Cholesterol Education Program at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute at NIH

Cleeman discusses his article, "Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults," (J. I. Cleeman, et al., JAMA-J AM MED ASSN, 285[19]: 2486-97, May 2001). A Current Classics scientist in Cli. Med., Oct. 2007 (podcast added Oct. 2007).
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MARK NEWMAN - Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan

Prof. Newman discusses his 2003 SIAM Review paper entitled, "The structure and function of complex networks." A Current Classics scientist in Com. Sci., Oct. 2007 (podcast added Oct. 2007).
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BARRY L. WANNER - Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University

Prof. Wanner discusses "One-step inactivation of chromosomal genes in Escherichia coli K-12 using PCR products", (Datsenko, KA, et al., PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA, 97[12], 6640-45, JUN 2000). A Current Classics scientist in Com. Sci., Oct. 2007 (podcast added Oct. 2007).
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JACQUES BANCHEREAU Talks About Dendritic Cells and the Control of Immunity

Jacques Banchereau is director of the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas. Dr. Banchereau focuses his research on manipulating dendritic cells, often called the "sentinels" of the immune system. A Current Classics scientist in Imm., Aug. 2007 (podcast added Oct. 2007).
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SUDHIR KUMAR - Professor of Biology at ASU of Arizona State University

Sudhir Kumar is a renowned expert in the field of evolutionary bioinformatics. In this podcast, he talks about the development of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software, which has made useful methods of comparative sequence analysis accessible to the scientific community. A Current Classics scientist in Com. Sci., Aug. 2007 (podcast added Sep. 2007).
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DAVID STEVENSON is the Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Modelling at The University of Edinburgh

In this podcast, Stevenson discusses the global distribution of tropospheric ozone and methane, and how sensitive these gases are to human influences. Read his New Hot Paper comment from Sep. 2007 (podcast added Sep. 2007).
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GEORGE KUNOS of NIAAA on the Role of Endocannabinoids in Neuroendocrine Regulation

George Kunos, director of NIAAA's Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, discusses how endocannabinoids interact with the hormone leptin. Read his Emerging Research Front comment May 2007 (podcast added Aug. 2007).
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DENNIS SELKOE Talks About the Fundamental Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease

Dennis Selkoe is the Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Here he discusses his career-long research studies on understanding Alzheimer's disease. Dennis Selkoe was interviewed for the Special Topic of Alzheimer's disease, commented on his Fast Breaking Paper, and is Current Classics scientist in Neu. Sci. & Beh., Aug. 2007 (podcast added Aug. 2007).
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DAVID SPERGEL on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Satellite

David Spergel is a theoretical astrophysicist in the Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. Here he discusses the implications for cosmology and how what has been learned from WMAP satellite data relates to other astronomical observations. Links to many of Spergel's previous comments can be found in his recent Fast Breaking Paper comment. Podcast added Aug. 2007.
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University of New England's BRIAN BYRNE Talks About Behavioral Genetics

Brian Byrne, Research Professor of Psychology at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, discusses how genetic and environmental influences on processes important for learning to read and spell are already at work in children prior to the start of formal schooling. Read his Fast Moving Fronts comment, July 2007.
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HIROKI KATO Demonstrates the Functional Role of RIG-I and MDA5 as RNA Virus Sensors

Hiroki Kato of the Akira Lab at Osaka University discusses the functional role of two RNA helicases, RIG-I and MDA5 as RNA virus sensors. Read his Fast Breaking Paper comment, April 2007.
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WOLFRAM SCHULTZ from Cambridge Investigates How the Brain Processes Reward Function

Prof. Wolfram Schultz of the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, discusses the neuromechanisms involved in going after a reward and how the brain processes reward function. Read his New Hot Paper comment, May 2007.
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ADAM KUPER on Indigenous People and Political Successes

Adam Kuper, Professor of Anthropology at Brunel University, discusses the ideology of the indigenous peoples’ movement, a global social movement that has booked remarkable political successes in the past decade. Read his Emerging Research Fronts comment, April 2007.
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University of Aarhus' INGE FOMSGAARD Protecting Plants

Inge Fomsgaard, Professor of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Aarhus, discusses the possible exploitation of natural defense chemicals for protecting agricultural plants against weeds, insects, pathogens, and other pests. Read his Fast Moving Fronts comment, Mar. 2007.
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BRUCE RUSSETT, Our Top Armed Conflict Researcher, on the Democratization Process

In this podcast, Yale University's Dr. Bruce Russett talks about ways in which to promote democracy in peaceful manner. Read his interview from the Special Topic of Armed Conflict, Dec. 2006.
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The University of Exeter’s PETER COX on Humanity’s Role in Climate Change

Professor Peter Cox of the University of Exeter discusses the research that stemmed from his 2000 Nature paper, "Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model." Read his interview from the Special Topic of Global Warming, Jan. 2007.
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RALPH HINGSON from The NIH Talks About Early Alcohol Abuse Intervention

Ralph Hingson, Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at NIH, discusses several interventions that can reduce college drinking and related harm. Read the New Hot Paper comment, Jan. 2007.
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ISAAC BENTWICH from Rosetta Genomics on microRNAs

Isaac Bentwich, founder of Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., discusses the therapeutic potential of human microRNAs. Read his New Hot Paper comment, Nov 2006.
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University of Frankfurt's MOHAMED EL NASCHIE

University of Frankfurt's Mohamed El Naschie talks about the potentially positive social and political effects of new research across various disciplines. Read his New Hot Paper comment, Nov. 2006.
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St. Jude Children's' WILLIAM EVANS on Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Dr. William E. Evans of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, talks about the collaborative effort his hospital has undertaken with Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam to identify gene expression patterns in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that are different in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cancers. Read his Fast Moving Fronts comment, Sep. 2006.
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